Partisan Persecution Complex
This issue of A Public Witness looks at the false claims of Christian persecution leveled against Biden in the midst of an acrimonious campaign.
Review: Jingjiao
In "Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China," Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the surprising history of the early Eastern church — referred to as Jingjiao, or the Luminous Teaching.
Pastor-Turned-Congressman Wants to Nuke Gaza
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, a Republican from Michigan who used to serve as a Baptist pastor, suggested at a town hall during Holy Week that the Gaza Strip should be nuked.
Some State Lawmakers Want School Chaplains as Part of a ‘Rescue Mission’ for Public Education
Many chaplains and interfaith organizations oppose the campaign, calling the motivation offensive and dangerous — especially without standards around proselytizing or serving students from different religious backgrounds.
A Conversation With Jim Wallis and Brian Kaylor About Christian Nationalism
In the midst of this Holy Week, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker had the chance to interview two authors of seemingly divergent books on White Christian Nationalism in America.
Black Pastors See Popular Easter Services as an Opportunity to Rebuild In-Person Worship Attendance
The monthly church attendance of Black Protestants declined 15% from 2019 to 2023, a larger drop than any other major religious group.
Study: Unaffiliated Americans Are the Only Growing Religious Group
The biggest change came among those who said they quit their religious upbringing because of its treatment or teachings of LGBTQ people.
Donald Trump, Bible Salesman
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy explores the various meanings behind Trump’s recent endorsement of Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the USA Bible.’
More Than 140 Global Christian Leaders Call for Gaza Cease-Fire in Holy Week Letter
‘We repent of the ways we have not stood alongside our Palestinian siblings in faithful witness in the midst of their grief, agony, and sorrow,’ the leaders wrote.
Finding Salvation in the Ballot Box?
This issue of A Public Witness looks at recent and dangerous efforts from Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, Charlie Kirk, and others to define religious adherence by partisanship.