From Kneel-Ins to the Condemnation of “Racial Sin”: The Meaning of the PCA’s “Overture on Pursuing Racial Reconciliation”
Over the last 20 years, major American denominations, particularly those with southern origins (such as…
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#SorryNotSorry: What U.S. Christian Denominations Teach About Homosexuality
The massacre of 49 individuals in an Orlando gay nightclub on June 12 has ignited…
Read MoreBaptist Resolutions Signal More Culture War
Because of the outspoken opposition to Donald Trump by some of its leaders, and its…
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The Complicity of #NeverTrump Evangelicals in a Demagogue’s Rise
Although the question of whether Donald Trump would win the nomination as the presumptive Republican…
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Culture Warriors Surrender, But Battles Rage On
The culture wars are over, according to Barton Swaim, a former speechwriter for former South Carolina…
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Female Deacons: Pope Francis Walks It Back, Women Clergy Weigh In
The recent flurry of headlines over the possibility of women deacons in the Catholic church may…
Read MoreWhy Conservative Evangelicals Won’t Let Us Pee in Peace
Whenever you think about the principled Southern Baptist leaders opposing the ascension of America’s Problem…
Read MoreTrump Turns Evangelical-GOP Coalition Topsy-Turvy
Donald Trump has a way of turning things topsy-turvy, and the religious world is certainly…
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The Divide Between “Trumpvangelicals” and the Rest of Us
In September of last year, I weighed in on the debate over whether evangelicals really…
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Why Trumpvangelicals Don’t Need Ted Cruz: Conservative Christianity’s Authoritarian Streak
Donald Trump’s bizarre rise seems to be, as new research suggests, the result of an increasing American…
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