Ted Cruz’s ‘Boomerang’ Rhetoric Problem
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy explores how recent rhetoric from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas surrounding 'illegitimacy' reveals broader stakes for democratic deliberation.
Lessons From Unsettling Advent
This issue of A Public Witness shares some of the meaningful insights we’ve learned from Unsettling Advent this year on the topics of state executions, political anxieties, and bloodshed in Israel.
In Texas, Debate Over School Chaplains Escalates School Board Culture Wars
Conservative Christian activists are hoping to turn Texas public schools into a ‘mission field.’
Lawsuit: Priest Says First Gas Execution in US Poses Threat to Religious Liberty
The Rev. Jeff Hood, spiritual adviser to Kenneth Smith, argued the restrictions imposed during the execution would violate Hood’s right to the free exercise of religion.
Before He Was House Speaker, Mike Johnson Represented a Creationist Museum in Court. Here’s What That Episode Reveals About His Politics
Word&Way trustee and scholar of American evangelicalism William Trollinger argues that Johnson’s association with Ark Encounter makes sense given the strong connection between Young Earth Creationism and Christian Right politics.
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).
Unsettling Advent 2023, Day 12
Many churches hold Blue Christmas services that allow people a sacred space for mourning. Perhaps the laments that come from political loss also need to be acknowledged in this season of anticipation.
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.
Unsettling Advent 2023, Day 11
This devotional poses a question ringing through the ages: Will we choose to adopt the values of Herod or the way of Jesus?
Unsettling Advent 2023, Day 10
We live in a time of great precariousness and it is important to be reminded that the only kingdom sure to last is the kingdom of God.