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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Burns Strider, Hillary Clinton’s disgraced former “faith guru”—accused of sexually harassing at least two young…
Read MoreChallenging the Religious Left: RD on the Radio
RD’s Peter Laarman discussed his year-end piece, THE YEAR IN RELIGION: A RAY OF HOPE AMID…
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The Year in Religion: A Ray of Hope Amid the Usual Fecklessness
Taking my cue from the revised pater noster commended by His Holiness, I begin by…
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Shameful GOP Tax Plan Taxes Reality
Okay, we’re off to the races on what the White House and GOP Congressional leadership…
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Will Dems Find Moxie to Resist Immoral GOP Tax Plan?
For almost ten years now, the folks at Sojourners and other progressive evangelical outfits have…
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*UPDATE*: Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador? His Distinguished Predecessor Hopes for the Best
[Editor’s note: a clarification/correction to the author’s reporting of his interview with Rabbi Saperstein was…
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The Bad Religion at the Heart of GOP Healthcare Policy
Even as Mitch McConnell’s last-ditch and putatively face-saving “repeal, then replace” maneuver fails, it’s important…
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