Remembering Jesus Amid Drumbeats of War
This issue of A Public Witness reflects on the current escalation of violent hostilities between Israel and Lebanon and the historic Christian population caught in the crossfire.
200 Christian Leaders Across Denominations Call Defending Democracy a ‘Test of Faith’
More than 200 Christian leaders have signed a document arguing that 'democracy stands embattled.'
The SBC Will Sell Its Nashville Headquarters to Defray Abuse-Related Legal Costs
SBC leaders also set up a new department to deal with the issue of abuse, though the fate of a long-delayed database of abusers remains unknown.
The Global Methodist Church Will Meet in Costa Rica. Sexuality Is Not on the Agenda.
The new denomination, with 4,715 congregations, will meet to adopt a constitution and iron out its governance structure.
Poll: Faith Leaders Key to Providing Access to Mental Health Care
Sixty-eight percent of U.S. adults said they would likely seek mental health care if a religious leader in their community recommended it, according to a new poll from the American Psychiatric Association.
Aiding Flood Victims in South Sudan, Faith Leaders Work on Long-Term Solutions
With more than 750,000 people displaced by annual flooding, churches in the country have become involved in constructing dikes to safeguard thousands of lives at risk.
Loving Our Neighbors Means Not Lying About Them
This issue of A Public Witness treks to Ohio to consider how Christians have been supporting Haitian immigrants before and since the vile politics of the past week.
Review: One Lost Soul
In “One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon’s Search for Salvation,” Daniel Silliman cuts to the heart of Nixon’s tragedy: Nixon wanted to be loved by God but couldn’t figure out how.
New Survey Points to Correlation Between Christian Nationalism and Authoritarian Views
White evangelical Protestants are the religious group most likely to score high on the Public Religion Research Institute’s Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale.
Lutherans in Walz’s Minnesota Put Potlucks Before Politics During Divisive Election Season
The ways Midwest Lutherans live that faith in the public sphere — on social and political hot-button issues — can be as different as a marshmallow-topped hotdish from a prickly pear cactus salad.