Netflix’s Carlton Pearson Biopic, “Come Sunday,” Reveals Christianity’s Struggle for its Soul
What’s the message, Bishop? That question, asked by the church’s closeted gay music director, Reggie…
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A Locked and Loaded Covenant: The Religious Roots of America’s Gun Culture
Garry Wills was being only slightly ironic when he wrote (in the wake of the…
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Billy Graham Was More Like White America’s Surrogate Savior Than “America’s Pastor”
OK, I completely understand why the Graham family and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association would cotton…
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Billy Graham and the Gospel of American Nationalistic Christianity
Billy Graham’s death on the same day as the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm…
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I Don’t Think ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Means What You Think it Means: A Counterargument
The sudden birth and development of the #NEVERAGAIN movement, led by students who survived the…
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All Of A Sudden, There’s Nazis Everywhere… And They Only Seem to Associate with One Party
Years ago, back in south-central Pennsylvania, I heard one of those friend-of-a-friend stories that seem…
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Fox News Controversy on Yoga and White Supremacy Reveals Problem of Yoga Discussion
A recent Fox News headline, “Americans who Practice Yoga Contribute to White Supremacy, Michigan State…
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Is Christianity Greening? Depends On Who (and How) You Ask
One of the most vexing questions to confront Christians in this post-Christendom age is how…
Read MoreHillary Clinton’s Disgraced “Faith Guru” is Out… Now How About the “Faith Operations” Industry?
Burns Strider, Hillary Clinton’s disgraced former “faith guru”—accused of sexually harassing at least two young…
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New Survey: Catholic Women “Disengaged & Disengaging” — And Don’t Listen to US Bishops
Nearly five years into Pope Francis papacy, with its great expectations for a revival of…
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