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Voting the Ten Commandments

While much has been written about the direct link between conservative evangelicalism and support for MAGA, there’s an opposite link less talked about. These are self-identified Christians who vote MAGA despite their theology. “These things are not related,” one MAGA…

When the church tries to ‘yeet’ Jesus

Who is the church? This is a question I have wrestled with in recent years. Not in a condemning sort of way, as if I have some ultimate authority to determine who is in or out, but in a “Have…

White Christians have responsibility to vote against Trump’s agenda

Every American has the obligation to vote. But in this week’s midterms, white Christians in particular have a responsibility to undo the damage they’re done by supporting Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. Christians should vote against the movement that…

Polls show Latino voters souring on Trump’s failed promises

Months of surveys reveal an American Latino and general population increasingly opposed to President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation agenda and overall approach to immigration, a group of pollsters said during a recent press briefing. And a deteriorating U.S. economy hasn’t helped…

The power of claiming elections are rigged

There was a time when saying a federal election was rigged would have been an extraordinary political claim. In the 2000 presidential election, with the outcome hanging by a chad and resting on only a handful of votes in Florida,…

Pardons, pedophiles, predators and power

There are moments in American history when the presidency reveals more than the character of one president. It reveals something about us. Donald Trump’s second presidency should force America — especially Americans who describe themselves as Christians, defenders of police,…

Today’s UMC has only 3 megachurches

With Highland Park Methodist Church of Dallas now claiming to have disaffiliated with The United Methodist Church, there are only three U.S. churches with more than 10,000 members in the UMC, down from six in 2022. But that’s not the…

Paxton gets warm welcome at East Texas Baptist megachurch

The pastor of one of the largest churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas did not outright endorse Ken Paxton in Sunday’s service but urged his congregation — with Paxton present — not to vote for the political…

In Texas Senate race, the girlfriends are silent

In a U.S. Senate race often focused on “biblical values,” not much has been said about the women most close to James Talarico and Ken Paxton. It has been well-publicized that Paxton, current attorney general in Texas, has been in…

Ohio senator condemned for wanting to ban Muslim candidate from DC

Interfaith Alliance joined the chorus of condemnation for Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio for claiming a Muslim politician should be banned from the nation’s capital and from public office for not believing Jesus died for humanity’s sins. “This…

‘Eye for Eye’ for execution teams, too?

On Sept. 30, 50 year-old Christa Pike experienced a failed execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn. Seven or more needles were inserted into her veins with such force that one was bent sideways inside a vein, causing…

Narnia is not a test to separate faithful Christians from enemies

“Sometimes one story is the beginning of all the others,” the narrator proposes in the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, as a forest green furniture cover falls from the dark brown wardrobe. “Are you ready?” Polly…

Religious observance in US ‘stable,’ combined research says

Realistic thoughts on hope

Re-forming our consciences?

‘Eye for Eye’ for execution teams, too?

Voting the Ten Commandments

When the church tries to ‘yeet’ Jesus

White Christians have responsibility to vote against Trump’s agenda

Polls show Latino voters souring on Trump’s failed promises

The power of claiming elections are rigged

Pardons, pedophiles, predators and power

Today’s UMC has only 3 megachurches

Paxton gets warm welcome at East Texas Baptist megachurch

In Texas Senate race, the girlfriends are silent

Ohio senator condemned for wanting to ban Muslim candidate from DC

‘Eye for Eye’ for execution teams, too?

Narnia is not a test to separate faithful Christians from enemies

Half of Christian questions on ChatGPT are attempts to understand the Bible

When Churches Bear False Witness in a Political Campaign

Who Counts as an Evangelical? A View from Beirut

‘Let nothing be forgotten’: Holocaust survivors’ memorial books honored lives lost and vibrant hometowns

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Religious observance in US ‘stable,’ combined research says

Realistic thoughts on hope

Re-forming our consciences?

‘Eye for Eye’ for execution teams, too?