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).
Pope, Once a Victim of AI-Generated Imagery, Calls for Treaty To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
Francis added his voice to increasing calls for binding, global regulation of AI in his annual message for the World Day of Peace, which the Catholic Church celebrates each Jan. 1.
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.
Review & Giveaway: Work Pray Code
Carolyn Chen’s "Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley" explores how work has displaced religion in so many people’s lives. If we can’t serve both God and mammon, it feels like a lot of people have chosen the latter.
Review: The Gospel According to James Baldwin
In "The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us About Life, Love, and Identity," Greg Garrett invites new readers and longtime lovers of the great writer into a thoughtful exploration of his continued relevance.
Ahead of White House Hanukkah Celebration, a Wave of Faith-Led Cease-Fire Demonstrations
The demonstrators, who were later arrested, noted the ongoing Jewish holiday, shouting, 'No Hanukkah to celebrate, cease-fire cannot wait!'
Preaching to Polarized Congregations: A Responsibility and a Challenge, Clergy Say
'It's not about going from red to blue to purple,' Andrew Hanauer of One America Movement advises clergy. ‘It's about going above the partisan divisions.’
‘Jesus, How I Love Thee’: Kansas Public School District Warned About Bible Lessons, Worship Songs
The Freedom from Religion Foundation says that the Goddard school district ended unconstitutional practices after receiving their letter.
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
This issue of A Public Witness goes to church with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to contrast his recent “sermon” with how the stories of the first Christmas deal with politicians.