Unsettling Advent 2023, Day 17
Former pastor of Gaza Baptist Church Rev. Hanna Massad writes that we find solace in knowing that, like Mary and Joseph, we have a place of refuge — the “ark of the cross.”
New Study Finds Christian Nationalists To Be More Complex Than Media Portrayals
Many Christian Nationalists, the group Neighborly Faith found, espouse troubling views while simultaneously expressing openness to aspects of American pluralism.
Pope Francis Condemns Saturday’s Israeli Attack on Christian Church As Act of Terrorism
'It’s war, it’s terrorism,' Pope Francis said.
On the YouVersion Bible App, Americans Looked for Hope, Not Arguments, in 2023
Bible verses on topics like hope and peace were among the most searched for on the YouVersion Bible app in 2023.
Unsettling Advent 2023, Day 16
Rev. Alex Awad, a retired minister who served as pastor at East Jerusalem Baptist Church and a professor at Bethlehem Bible College, reflects on modern-day Herods and how the Christmas story gives oppressed people around the world hope.
In Texas, Debate Over School Chaplains Escalates School Board Culture Wars
Conservative Christian activists are hoping to turn Texas public schools into a ‘mission field.’
Satanic Nationalism in Iowa?
This issue of A Public Witness treks to the Hawkeye State to consider a recent stunt by the Satanic Temple and what options are available beyond endorsing Christian Nationalism (or Satanic Nationalism).
Unsettling Advent 2023, Day 12
Many churches hold Blue Christmas services that allow people a sacred space for mourning. Perhaps the laments that come from political loss also need to be acknowledged in this season of anticipation.
ACLU Files Suit Against DC Transit Agency Over Refusal To Display Religious Group’s Ads
The ACLU said the agency’s advertisement policy discriminated against certain opinions and violated the First Amendment.
Mike Bickle, Founder of International Prayer Movement, Confesses to Some Past Misconduct
Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer movement in Kansas City, said he’d had moral failings more than two decades ago but said many of the allegations against him are false.