Religious Leaders Need ‘Empty the Pews’ Which Chronicles the Darker Side of the ‘Nones’ Phenomenon
In 2020, the rise of the so-called religious “Nones”—those who claim no religious affiliation—has evolved…
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A Short Primer on Married Priests in the Wake of Francis’ Denial of the Amazon Synod
The recent announcement by Pope Francis that he will not allow married men to be…
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Trump Admin Grant to ‘Hookers for Jesus’ Ignites Twitter Firestorm Over Taxpayer Funded Religious Coercion
Reuters’ Sarah N. Lynch broke a big story on Monday morning highlighting one of the more…
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Trump’s SOTU Address Was a Christian Nationalist Dog Whistle
Amid the ripping paper and misbegotten medals, Trump’s State of the Union address promised nationalism…
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Amid Reality-TV Gimmicks and Xenophobic Rhetoric, Trump’s SOTU Appeals to Evangelicals
Since late December, 2019, when retiring editor-in-chief of Christianity Today Mark Galli published his infamous…
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MLK Monument That Never Was, is a Reminder of the King Too Often Ignored
During the controversy surrounding the selection of a design for the Martin Luther King Jr….
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What If Donald Trump is Just as Christian as Evangelicals?
There is no such thing as abuse of power when one has been chosen by God to rule. There is no such thing as obstruction of justice when God alone decides who is worthy of justice.
Read MoreUpdate #2: No Safe Place For Truthtellers: A Larger Frame For the House Chaplain Brouhaha
Pundits that play the story as merely another “unforced error” on Ryan’s part miss this crucial point about the containable rage of the exposed despoilers toward someone who is, by all accounts, a mild-mannered and well-regarded figure.
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Parkland Activists Don’t Care What You Think And They’re Not Interested in the Faith Wars
It’s been interesting to wake up this morning and discover that the #NEVERAGAIN kids have…
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So You Think You Can Dance, Or At Least Lead A Populist Moral Movement
I want to write just a quick response to Nicholas Laccetti’s piece on the new…
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