Prominent DC Churches Shift Approach — Somewhat — to Trump Inauguration
This issue of A Public Witness considers the upcoming prayer services for the presidential inauguration and the problems with access spirituality.
Some US Lawmakers Want More Christianity in the Classroom. Trump Could Embolden Their Plans
Challenges to state-level Christian Nationalist measures are now working their way through the courts, which have grown friendlier to conservative Christian interests thanks to Trump’s judicial appointments.
How Churches Helped Build and Give Away the Panama Canal
While Trump fantasizes about retaking the waterway, this issue of A Public Witness digs into American colonialism and the roles Christian leaders and denominations played.
At Turning Point USA’s AmFest, Charlie Kirk Takes a Victory Lap for Trump Election
How the onetime Christian student organization convinced pastors to turn their flocks into GOP voters.
Trump Bible Gets New ‘Inauguration Day Edition’ Just in Time for Jan. 6
A new ad urges supporters to buy a Bible commemorating Trump's return to the White House. The new edition of the God Bless the USA Bible features Trump's name on the cover and will be on sale until Jan. 19.
At Trump’s Inauguration, Reports of a Pay-To-Pray
According to a report, you can pray with Trump and Melania. It'll only cost you $100,000.
Churches Consider What Sanctuary Might Look Like in Trump’s Second Term
The news that Trump may rescind a policy discouraging immigration officials from arresting people at churches is making some church leaders reconsider sanctuary.
In Bethlehem, a Christian Pastor Says a Year of Protest for Palestinians Shows Few Gains
Asked about Mike Huckabee potentially becoming the U.S. ambassador to Israel, the Rev. Munther Isaac called the prospect 'frightening,' adding, 'Huckabee presents himself, at least, as a man who does not live in reality.'
‘This Is Not America’
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy explores the continued relevance of the Jan. 6 insurrection and three active attempts to subvert democracy: threats against the press, attempts to imprison political opponents, and promises to deport 11,000,000 immigrants.
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 on Federal Death Row, Three Remain
'I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level,' Biden said in his statement.