Re-branding Is Not the Cure: Campolo & Claiborne Miss the Core Problem in Evangelicalism
There certainly was a time when leading evangelicals railed against money grubbing and corporate domination, but that time is long past.
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Sharing the Bad News of Donald Trump’s ‘Theology of Glory’
“Quite possibly, bearing the cross might mean opening our homes to immigrants, confronting our racist uncles at Thanksgiving dinner, taking to the streets, and putting our bodies on the line.”
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The Black Church in Trump’s America: Refuge and Resistance
“Resistance will require us to renounce our own tendencies to espouse practices of Islamophobia, patriarchy, and homophobia in our congregations and denominations,” says Rev. Leslie Callahan.
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How Long Before Trump Claims ‘Religious Freedom’ to Avoid Paying Taxes?
The existing evidence suggests Trump is a master at avoiding paying what he owes.
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It’s Not Climate Change, It’s Climate Chaos: Lessons from COP22
When it comes to participating in climate chaos, we are like infants learning to walk.
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“I Can’t Defend My People”: Opting Out of Evangelicalism, Post-Election
November 8th was, for so many of us, the death knell for any claim white evangelicals as a group had on caring for “the least of these.”
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The Semiotics of Trump: All the Cool Kids Are Doing It
When I saw Trump bumper stickers on the backpacks of middle-class white kids in Tidewater,…
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Donald Trump Scares LGBT People Worldwide and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap
Backlash At UN & Elsewhere; Religious Leaders Rally Against Marriage Equality in Taiwan & El Salvador.
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Don’t Be Fooled By Trump’s Acceptance of Marriage Equality: Here’s What to Expect
“Religious freedom” is a tactic that has worked for powerful straight white men for centuries—why switch it up now?
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Normalization is Control: Telling Stories to Survive
Respected journalists are no longer holding Trump accountable but have switched to presenting him as a reasonable politician.
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