Federal Executions Pit The Trump Administration Against The Catholic Church
For the ninth time in six months, the Trump administration is preparing to put a federal prisoner to death. Read full piece
The Death Grip of Rulers
President Donald Trump will leave the White House next month after overseeing a deadly year of federal executions. We should pause and reflect on this moment. After all, our government conducts this killing spree in our names and with our resources.
A Unique Recipe for Healing: Bill Murray & a Biblical Text
Against the backdrop of a pandemic’s blight and wounds from an acrimonious election, a group of acclaimed actors on Sunday will stage an online reading of a religious text with remarkable relevance to the current moment: the Book of Job.
Southern Baptist Leaders Amplify Trump’s Lies About Election Fraud
Prominent Southern Baptist leaders were among those taking to social media Dec. 2 to affirm and defend Donald Trump’s 46-minute video in which he repeated blatantly false accusations that the 2020 election was rigged against him and should be overturned. Read full piece
Detroit Pastor on Delayed Wayne County Election Certification: ‘Shame on Those Enablers’
On Wednesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, in a news conference to condemn Republican efforts to invalidate Detroit votes. Anthony, who is also pastor of Fellowship Chapel, called on election officials to stand up for
Trump has Changed the Way Evangelical Christians Think About the Apocalypse
If COVID-19 is a true sign of the end times, then Trump can’t be the hero evangelical Christians think he is. Read full piece
Trump’s Election Support from White Evangelicals Shows We’re the Biggest Obstacle to Racial Justice
I pray for a change in these attitudes and a time when the operative word in "white evangelical" would be "evangelical" rather than "white." Read full piece
Trump Divided Nation & Churches, But His Evangelical Fans Have Few Regrets
Despite his defeat in the recent presidential election, supporting President Trump has been a boon to many evangelical Christians. Will political gains undermine their ability to minister to their neighbors?
The Evangelical Reckoning Begins
Andy Stanley, the pastor of one of the largest megachurches in the country, ponders the future of an influential corner of American Christianity. Read full piece
Trump’s Racist Appeals Powered a White Evangelical Tsunami
Much of the Trump 2020 phenomenon can be explained by a far simpler way of looking at the electorate: There are White evangelical Christians — and there is everybody else. Read full piece