by Jason Edwards | Jun 4, 2025 | Opinion
A few years ago, when my son was still small, he looked up at his mom and asked, “Will I ever be a normal boy?” It’s the kind of question a child asks when the world has already started to draw its lines. Jackson is older now—a high school sophomore with strong...
by Craig Nash | Jun 3, 2025 | Opinion
Like their work to narrowly define the idea of family, the U.S. K-12 education system is a sphere of influence that Seven Mountain Mandate (7MM) adherents have spent decades chipping away at, carving it into their Christian-supremacist vision of the world. (Their...
by Angela Yarber | Jun 3, 2025 | Opinion
As Pride Month unfolds against the backdrop of escalating anti-trans legislation and harmful rhetoric from political leaders, faith communities are uniquely positioned to embody radical love, justice and truth. Now more than ever, it is imperative that these...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 3, 2025 | Opinion
In his first major work, “Madness and Civilization,” published in 1961, the postmodernist philosopher Michael Foucault examines the humane treatment of individuals considered insane by so-called “enlightened” clinician reformers from the 18th century, including Samuel...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 3, 2025 | Opinion
In his first major work, “Madness and Civilization,” published in 1961, the postmodernist philosopher Michael Foucault examines the humane treatment of individuals considered insane by so-called “enlightened” clinician reformers from the 18th century, including Samuel...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 2, 2025 | Opinion
On May 15, 2025, the South’s largest surviving antebellum house burned to the ground, sparking debate over the legacy of American chattel slavery. Only a smoldering façade remained, inspiring celebration and memes shared on social media by people glad to see the...