Truth Over Power
The ongoing protest of the election is not about a search for truth; it is an attempt to shape truth to suit the desires of the powerful. President Trump wasn’t making a legal or a factual argument. He was using his power to put a
Trump’s Evangelicals were Complicit in the Desecration of Our Democracy
Michael Gerson: I come back to this group repeatedly, not only because I share an evangelical background and resent those who dishonor it, but because the overwhelming support of evangelicals is the single largest reason that Trump possesses power in the first place. It was
An Attack Done in Jesus’s Name
Amanda Tyler of BJC: Like hundreds of millions of people across the country and around the world, I watched in horror as what once seemed unthinkable played out before my eyes. Read full piece
Faith Leaders Nearly Unanimous In Condemning Assault On Capitol
As the pro-Trump mob stormed up the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a big yellow banner stood out among the blue Trump flags carried high by the throng: "JESUS SAVES." Read full piece
Franklin Graham & the Sons of Samuel
After the Oklahoma City bombing, Billy Graham offered words on hope and justice. A quarter-century later, his son instead inflames partisan divides following an attack on the U.S. Capitol. Like the sons of the biblical prophet Samuel, Franklin appears unable to carry the mantle of
Southern Baptist Ethicist Russell Moore to Trump: Resign
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and an outspoken Never Trumper, called for the president to leave after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Remember that Epiphany Ends with Herod’s Terror
Pastors who have kept their sermons subtle and safe must now ask, Will this Sunday’s sermon or church ways change? Read full piece
Christian Nationalism Clearly Evident in Capitol Riot
Signs of Christian nationalism—not to be confused with honest-to-God biblical faith—were hard to miss when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, some advocates for separation of church and state observed. Read full piece
White Privilege on Display at U.S. Capitol
Can you imagine what would have happened if Black Lives Matter behaved in that manner? We would have witnessed “Bloody Wednesday.” Instances such as these epitomize white privilege. Read full piece
Even After Insurrection, Pro-Trump Prayer Meeting Filled with Calls for a Trump ‘Miracle’
An online pro-Trump prayer meeting was filled with defiance on Wednesday night (Jan. 6), even as evangelical and charismatic supporters of President Donald Trump admitted that chances the election will be overturned were slim.