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‘Empty the Pews’ Gives Voice to Those Who’ve Escaped Toxic Christianity

By Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O'Neal

…hat process than we are now, over ten years later). I think we were both struck by how our stories were completely different yet were similar in so many ways, which of course makes you think about what you’d find if you juxtaposed a whole bunch more stories with each other. We started saying, “One day we should do an anthology on this” in, like, 2012! And it took this long to actually make it happen. Chrissy: Ha, yeah, back in grad school I used t…

The ‘C’ Word: What We’re Missing When We Talk About ‘White Privilege’

By Murali Balaji

…religion. Ever since Trump walked to St. Johns’ and waved that Bible, most news stories and commentary focused on what white evangelical America is saying. Well guess what? Only 40% of this country identifies as Christian in some way, shape, or form, and only a portion of those Christians identify as evangelical. So why won’t journalists pay attention to the other 60% of folks who identify as unaffiliated, and those of us who are Jewish, Hindu, Si…

From “It’s Just Words” to Just Words: Speech Ethics in the Time of Trump

By Brad R. Braxton

…h. Eventually, compassion becomes the sturdy stalk that gives life to the fruit of kindness. Rule #3: Practice Hospitality Hospitality is the gracious honoring of one’s neighbors, especially strangers. A compelling gesture of hospitality is contained in the Sanskrit greeting: “Namaste,” or “the sacred in me greets the sacred in you.” Even as people stand firm on their differences of opinion, their spirits can bow with reverent hospitality. When we…

Heresy, Bad Taste, or Capitalist Adventure: Is it Still Pentecostalism?

By Anthea Butler

…oming of Christ, Apostles must be recognized, and the government should be run by Christians in order to cleanse the world for Christ’s coming. Power encounters such as exorcisms must be done to cleanse not only people, but cities and communities; and those who participate in this will also lead in the new Reformation. Pentecostalism: What Is It Now? All of this activity points to one conclusion: whatever Pentecostalism started out to be is not wh…

Marriage Equality: No More (Word) Games

By William Myatt

…or my Christian faith? Instead of having the discussion in a vacuum, where words and ideas can be analyzed outside of experience, I make sure that my analysis runs directly through experience, and most importantly, through the experience of the suffering. Relative to this discussion, there is no more appropriate voice to include than that of the LGBT community, those whose experience has been objectified in “our” discussions of “their” rights. If…

Oh My God…

By Gary Laderman

…sexual and are therefore indifferent to the theistic arena), God is just a word, not The Word, that can refer to just about any experience that is hard to describe with other words. While many equate religious belief with belief in one God, it is time to recognize that religious diversity in America is a messy, complicated, and confusing social reality not limited to one theological vision of a Father in Heaven, or a Creator of the Universe, or a…

Turn On The News: Ending Zoom Church is a Great Idea for a Column — Provided You Completely Ignore the Disability Perspective

By Daniel Schultz

…the author’s ideas. Tish Harrison Warren might be entirely right that the world would be a better place if churches returned to entirely in-person worship. I think the world would be better off if New York Times opinion editors concentrated less on what might spark conversation and more on what needs to be said at the present moment. This isn’t it. ### The opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not reflect those of his empl…

Insecto-Theology: A Wake for Our Planetary Commons

By Jacob J. Erickson

…and resilience with them. These stories tell of a creaturely cloud of witnesses, a wake across generational memory. We need to recover such a more minute attention and wakeful, expansive storytelling as well. To construct stories and myths, policies and protests that call forth the creativity of the creeping things of the earth might be one of the most needed spiritual practices for our moment. Insecto-theology, perhaps….

New Mag Provides a Platform for Christians of Color

By Anita Little

…segments of the voting bloc that we can look at. We’ve looked at white evangelicals, poor or working-class whites, we get it. What about the poor or working-class blacks who also believed in the things Trump said? How about the Latinos who voted for Trump as well? It’s time to look at some of these other areas now. The first print issue of Faithfully Magazine can be purchased here….

Rather Than Attack Amnesty For Labeling Israel an Apartheid State Critics Could Address the Actual Problems

By Joshua Shanes

…ity has called for the “liquidation” of Israel. They’ve called for its restructuring in accordance with international law. Those who object that this would make Israel a binational state ignore that the reality on the ground is already binational, but only one national group under Israeli control receives full rights and protections. No state—no matter how just the cause of its establishment—has the right to exist based on the indefinite oppressio…