Wrestling With History
This issue of A Public Witness provides a seat to listen to a recent lecture by Diana Butler Bass as she considers the stories we tell about history, especially about race and religion.
The Family Leader President Calls for Ouster of Iowa Supreme Court Justices After Abortion Decision
The president and CEO of a prominent conservative group is calling for three Iowa Supreme Court justices to resign or be impeached or ousted for ruling against allowing Iowa’s six-week abortion ban to take effect.
Four Historically Black Baptist Churches Awarded Grants To Preserve Work of Pioneering Architects
The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund partnered with Conserving Black Modernism, which focuses on preserving modern architecture by Black architects and designers.
Reparations Campaign Takes New Forms With Bible Study, Juneteenth March
'The case for restitution and restoration is laid out across the Old Testament and New Testament,' reads the introduction of the National Council of Churches' study.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Woos GOP Christian Voters But Stays Tight-Lipped on His Own Catholic Faith
Ron DeSantis’s religious rhetoric and hard-charging policies are at the center of his outreach to White evangelicals. And yet, when it comes to his own Catholicism, the culture warrior is much more guarded, rarely mentioning the specifics of his faith and practice.
Arabic ‘In God We Trust’ Signs Will Test Limits of Louisiana’s Law
Schools across Louisiana will also receive free LGBTQ+ Pride-themed posters to hang in their classrooms, though the designs might not be what some state lawmakers had in mind when they passed the new mandate Tuesday.
Pastor-in-Chief?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside Ryan Binkley’s longshot presidential campaign to hear about his decision to run and how he’s managing his dual roles as candidate and pastor.
Pat Robertson, Broadcaster Who Helped Make Religion Central to GOP Politics, Dies at 93
For more than a half-century, Robertson was a familiar presence in American living rooms because of his “700 Club” television show, the Christian Coalition, and blaming natural disasters on everything from homosexuality to the teaching of evolution.
Utah District’s Bible Ban Spurs Protest by Parents, Republicans
Republican lawmakers rallied with more than 100 Bible-toting parents and children at Utah’s Capitol on Wednesday to protest a school district’s decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in the wake of a GOP-backed “sensitive materials” law passed two years ago.
For Many Southern Baptists, the Only Campaign Question is Which GOP Candidate to Support
Southern Baptists form a core part of the White evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted Republican in recent elections, and is expected to again in 2024. But Southern Baptists are weighing their options in the GOP presidential primary field.