God’s Man in Texas?
This issue of A Public Witness heads deep in the heart of Texas to track the campaign of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred as he shows up in pulpits hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
Oklahoma Parents and Teachers Sue to Stop Top Education Official’s Classroom Bible Mandate
The suit alleges that the mandate violates the Oklahoma Constitution because it involves spending public money to support religion and favors one religion over another by requiring the use of a Protestant version of the Bible.
Asian American Evangelicals’ Theology Is Conservative. But That Doesn’t Mean They Vote That Way
Pastors and leaders in the Asian American Christian community say younger evangelicals are moving away from their parents’ and grandparents’ more unconditional loyalty to the Republican Party.
Faith-Based Environmental Groups Take On Fossil Fuels As ‘A Sacred Duty’
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Church, and the United Methodist Church — among other Christian denominations — have committed to divestment from the fossil fuel industry.
Elton John Turns the Saga of Televangelist Tammy Faye Into Song for Broadway
Messner gained lasting affection for stepping out of the strict evangelical, anti-gay doctrine of the time to show compassion and empathy toward a gay minister living with HIV and AIDS.
Truth-Telling in Greenwood
This issue of A Public Witness explores how challenging White supremacy and Christian Nationalism requires both honesty and repair.
Trump Has Long Blasted China’s Trade Practices. His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles Were Printed There
‘Taking what has long been understood as a global message religiously and stamping it with the flag of one nation is the type of thing that for centuries theologians would call heresy,’ said Brian Kaylor.
Evangelicals for Harris’ Anti-Trump Billy Graham Ad Prompts Threat of Lawsuit
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, led by the late evangelist’s son the Rev. Franklin Graham, has said it might sue over the ad’s use of clips from a 1988 Graham sermon.
Stopping the ‘Jezebel Spirit’
This issue of A Public Witness looks at the origins of the unbiblical phrase ‘Jezebel Spirit’ and the danger it poses in today’s politics.
Oklahoma Amends Request for Bibles That Initially Appeared to Match Few Versions
Tailoring the request — part of State Superintendent Ryan Walters’s efforts to require Bibles in public schools — so that only one manufacturer’s Bible could qualify would be illegal.