Pope Francis vs. the Bishops: An “Overblown” Narrative?
Writing in Crux, associate editor John Allen cautions against the “overblown” narrative of “perceived resistance from…
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Republicans To Get Free “Spiritual, Historical” Trips to Israel
Remember a few weeks ago I wrote that Israel will be a 2016 litmus test…
Read MoreRev Raphael Warnock: If Churches Aren’t in Trouble With Power, They’re Probably in Bed With It
In a powerful NPR segment (listen below) on whether the Black Church still matters, Michel Martin…
Read MoreTrendwatch: Thieves Taking the Christ out of Christmas. Literally.
The war on Christmas, it’s been well documented, is not a real thing. Though there…
Read MoreGambian Leaders Portray Anti-Gay Law as Defense of Islam, Ugandan Politicians as ‘Christmas Gift’; Global LGBT Recap
Gambia: President, Foreign Minister Portray Anti-Gay Persecution as Defense of Islam, Africa We have reported…
Read MoreWhy the Evangelical Dissonance Over Obama Immigration Action?
According to a new PRRI poll, 60% of white evangelicals “support the goals of Obama’s…
Read MoreIn Wake of Eric Garner Case, Southern Baptist Leader Rips Racism in the Church
After the failure yesterday of a grand jury to indict the New York police officer who…
Read MoreThe Divorce Rate Is Falling. Shouldn’t That Mean the Sky Isn’t?
Claire Cain Miller of the New York Times Upshot blog dismantles the myth of the…
Read MoreThe Racial Dimension of Trusting in Police Violence
Though many religious leaders have sought to turn Mike Brown’s death into a movement for…
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Netherlands’ “War on Xmas” is “War on ‘Black Pete’”
In November, while governor Jay Nixon declared the controversy in Ferguson to be a state…
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