by Randall Balmer | Jun 18, 2025 | Opinion
Southern Baptists are at it again. Meeting in Dallas last week, the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, passed several resolutions addressing the critical issues of our time. They resolved to ban pornography, oppose...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 17, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Feature|Opinion, Opinion
In Michel Foucault’s groundbreaking 1975 book, “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison,” he explored how those who violated the laws of the royal sovereign were subject to torture as a form of punishment. Reform meant the goal of punishment had to evolve from...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 16, 2025 | Opinion
The images captured in 1850 are believed to be the earliest known pictures of Africans who were enslaved during American chattel slavery. The plate daguerreotypes, an early type of photo, are of Renty Taylor and his daughter, Delia. Both are posed and photographed...
by Angela Yarber | Jun 16, 2025 | Opinion
For many queer folks, June is a holy month. The Pride flag, our sacred symbol. Its festivals and parades, a visual rainbow of our diversity and the sparkle we will not keep in the closet. I love it. And I loathe the ways it has been commodified by straight supremacy,...
by Barry Howard | Jun 16, 2025 | Opinion
When I learned of Dr. John Killinger’s passing on June 5, 2025, at the age of 91, I found myself reflecting with deep gratitude on a friendship that spanned 35 years and had a profound influence on my life and ministry. Respected as one of America’s most gifted...
by Erin Parks | Jun 13, 2025 | Opinion
Advice and teaching for living a Christian life are almost universally the same: attend church, read your Bible and pray. This “holy trinity” of spiritual practice is often communicated to be most effective when practiced regularly. But what happens when “regular” or...
