Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has no âlitmus test for appointments,â his spokeswoman said Friday, despite a statement earlier in the week indicating he would only nominate a state health director who shared his âChristian values.â
Former National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins said he is âheartbrokenâ that more of his fellow White evangelicals have not received the COVID-19 vaccines. He added that many White evangelicals have been âvictimized by the misinformation and lies and conspiracies that are floating around,
In this issue of A Public Witness, we recite the ways the Lordâs Prayer has been co-opted at political rallies across the country. Then we meditate on what is happening and the inherent politics of the Lordâs Prayer.
An Oregon church is suing the coastal city of Brookings, arguing that an ordinance restricting the churchâs meal program for the unhoused violates its right to religious freedom. St. Timothyâs Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon filed the lawsuit against the city on Jan.
In this issue of A Public Witness, we open up the book on recent efforts to ban or deplatform unwanted perspectives. Then we turn the pages on the ways these efforts often backfire, proving to be a harmful approach for dealing with noxious opinions.Â
We kickoff with a look at the health-related controversies that have swirled around the NFL. We then ask for an official review from Christian thinkers past and present. Finally, we send up a Hail Mary that encourages followers of Jesus to think about their sports
With so many ideological strands animating the far-right â including racism, antisemitism, and fervent nationalism â a shared affinity for Christian Nationalism has come to serve as a unifying element, scholars of extremism say. And as Christian Nationalismâs presence grows, experts are concerned it could expand
A Republican-dominated South Dakota House committee on Friday rejected Gov. Kristi Noemâs proposal to require public schools to have a moment of silence to start the day. The Republican governor first billed the proposal at a conservative Christian conference in Iowa last year as âputting prayer back in schools.â
In this issue of A Public Witness, we tune into the oral arguments in Shurtleff v. City of Boston. We also judge the effort to undermine the Jeffersonian-called separation of church and state by conservative Christians and unlikely allies like President Joe Biden and the ACLU.
Regardless of what happens on Capitol Hill, Progressive National Baptist Convention leaders said they plan to lobby Congress in March and register voters weekly in their congregations and communities.