Space X and the Photo-Op: Trump’s Use of the Bible Was Just the Latest in a Series of Christian Nationalist Messages
Trump’s supporters are busy combing the scriptures for that perfect verse that justifies the president…
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White Evangelical Leaders Still Too Preoccupied With ‘Order’ to Listen to Black Truth
Yesterday, President Donald Trump stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC,…
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In Speech to Religious Broadcasters William Barr Warns of Secular Tyranny, Promotes Christian Tyranny
I’ve said it before, and if you’re reading this, you’ve very likely heard the same…
Read MoreIs God a Winning Strategy for Democrats?
Pete Buttigieg and other Democrats have begun to talk up their Christian beliefs in hope of appealing to more voters, but there are a few problems with that approach.
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Trump’s Pathological Devotion to Border Walls Isn’t Political, It’s Theological
His hollow performances of Christian piety are so illegible because Trump’s object of worship isn’t the God of Abraham, or even the United States. To Trump, land borders themselves are holy, worth honoring with menacing shrines and protecting with the blood of innocents.
Read MoreThe Southern Baptists Dumped a Predator or Two, but Let’s Hold Off on the F-word
The #metoo and #churchtoo movements have put SBC leaders on the defensive, as earlier revelations of widespread child sexual abuse by priests did to the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy. Yet both groups continue to deny that there could be any connection between all-male power and the sexual abuse of women and children.
Read MoreThe Dark Side of Our Obsession With Trapped Thai Children
Surely most of us, no matter our political bent, feel sad for the entrapped children in both circumstances. But our collective conscience leads us to two different interventions on their behalf.
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You’re Using It Wrong: Rachel Held Evans Returns to the Bible
One critic was like, “Rachel Held Evans bases her Biblical interpretation on all the feels”… So I took a picture of my endnotes, which are lengthy, and sent them to him with the note, “All the feels, page 1,” “All the feels, page 2″…
Read MorePence Defends US Immigration Policy in Guatemala … Using Scripture
After all the uproar over Jeff Sessions’ use of Romans 13 to defend the extravagant cruelty of separating migrant families at the U.S. border, you might be tempted to bet against administration members citing scripture.
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The Christian Worldview Revealed by Sessions’ Use of Romans 13
This view of government did not spring into existence with this administration or with the Truth Project—Focus users have been learning it for decades.
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