Recent Articles
Reaction and Response | Four in 10 Worry About ‘Illegal Immigration’
Four in 10 Americans reported that they worry “a great deal” about “illegal immigration” in a recent Gallup survey. Several faith leaders offered their reaction and response to the findings.
Look Back | Creating Sacred Space for Conversations on Abortion
Conversations about abortion often overlook or ignore the stories of people who have experienced them. Rather than dividing into ‘pro-choice’ or ‘pro-life’ camps, a ‘pro-voice’ perspective offers another path.
May 13, 2022
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: White Nationalists Get Religion: On the Far-Right Fringe, Catholics and Racists Forge a Movement; Native American Boarding Schools in Kansas Supported US Land Grab and Forced Cultural Assimilation; Dispute Over School Anti-Racism Policies, ‘Critical Race Theory’ Move to Courts; Bible Used to Fuel Homophobia in Africa (and more)
The Looming Dangers of the SCOTUS Opinion
The leaked SCOTUS opinion that would overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’ shocked supporters of reproductive health care last week. There are other implications that need to be considered, too.
Half of Federal Indian Boarding Schools in U.S. Involved Religious Organizations
The U.S. Department of Interior released on May 11 a report of its initial findings on the Federal Indian Boarding School System that operated from around 1819 to 1969. Religious organizations had significant involvement in the system.
How Do You Preach on the Trinity?
Trinity Sunday, June 12 this year, is the one Sunday set aside for the preaching of arguably the most important and most arduous doctrine in the Christian faith. So, how does one preach on the Trinity?
May 12, 2022
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Why Tennessee is Just Now Looking to Life a Ban on Clergy in the Legislature; With Piles of Campaign Cash, Christian Activists Make North Texas School Board Races a State Battleground; Religion Professor: Marjorie Taylor Green’s Version of Christianity is a Massive Betrayal of the Teachings of Jesus; United Methodist Churches Cannot Disaffiliate from Denomination, Church Court Rules (and more)
The Cowbird Dilemma
A bird nest in the garage has revealed a number of unexpected dilemmas. It recalls the various moral and ethical quandaries we face when trying to determine the best course of action.
Have You Heard of the ‘Umms’?
Why there is waning church attendance has been the topic of conversation for at least the past 25 years. You likely know about the so-called “dones” and “nones,” but have you heard of the “umms”?
Righteousness, Justice and the Darkness of Our Times
Generations of sincere people have abused and misused the fourth beatitude of the Sermon on the Mount. We must consider two key terms, “righteousness” and “justice,” to interpret it rightly.
May 11, 2022
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: How Politics Poisoned the Evangelical Church; How Christian Nationalism Perverted the Justice System and Gutted Our Rights; Orthodox Christian Churches are Drawing in Far-Right American Convert; Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Local Church Form Partnership to Host Thinking About Race Event (and more)
Not Ashamed, but Often Embarrassed
Many Americanized Christians seem more concerned about narrow political goals than about emulating the life and teachings of Jesus. All of this is being done under the guise of “Christian values.”
Radically Rearranging for What Is Just
Working for justice often requires upsetting the norms, but it also requires rearranging systematic practices that violate human rights. A Sierra Leonean proverb provides helpful guidance in this work.
Why I Am Leery of Labels, and You Should Be Too!
Labels can be useful, but they can also be misleading and even harmful. Here is why you should be leery about labels.
May 10, 2022
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Abortion: Why is the Court Using Religious Belief to Alter What Should Be Secular Law?; Questions Raised Over Similarities, Including Bible Verses, in San Diego Police Department Requests for COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions; Caste Doesn’t Just Exist in India or Hinduism – It is Pervasive Across Many Religions in South Asia and the Diaspora; Moscow Continues Ignoring Church Leaders’ Pleas for Peace (and more)
The Children Caught in the Middle Don’t Get a Say
While it has been nearly 50 years of political bickering since the ‘Roe v. Wade’ decision, the children caught in the middle often don’t get a say. Here is part of my story and experience.
Is There a Constitutional Right to Privacy?
Is there a Constitutional right to privacy? It depends on who you ask. While this right is the basis for many Supreme Court decisions, many “originalists” do not believe such a right is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Nearly Half of U.S. Disapproves of SCOTUS, Two-Thirds Affirm Legal Abortion
A recent YouGov survey asked U.S. adults to share their views on the Supreme Court and polled respondents’ views on abortion. The findings track closely with two other surveys released last week.
May 9, 2022
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: After Leak, Religious Rift Over Legal Abortion on Display; A 49-Year Old Crusade: Inside the Movement to Overturn Roe v. Wade; Walla Union Bulletin; Centuries-Old Passion Play Returns After Pandemic Break (and more)
The Stars and the Scriptures
To see a woman’s lifelong dream come to fruition in historic and important ways leaves one feeling empowered and full to the brim of curiosity of what can happen when you see yourself represented in spaces not created for you.
Extending to Women the Right to Privacy
Humans have not done well in extending to women the right to privacy. Instead, we’ve held their feelings, experiences and decisions up for public scrutiny. It’s time for that to change.
Look Back | Politically Redefined Christian Ethics Undermines the Gospel
Many evangelicals in the U.S. have cast aside truthfulness, character and compassion for political expediency. It is baffling what those who claim a high allegiance to biblical truth will now accommodate and advance.
May 6, 2022
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Louisiana Wants to Make Abortion a Crime of Murder. Supporters Even Say its Unconstitutional.; Abortion was Only a Means to Religious Power for Political Right; Religion Doesn’t Always Justify Anti-Abortion Rhetoric. Look at Judaism; Rabbi Reveals Why Abortion Access is Important – and Supported by Scripture (and more)
There’s More to Tell, Especially Now
Good Faith Media has launched its spring giving campaign. We need your help to tell more stories and cover more critical topics so that we can bend the arc of history towards justice. Will you join us?
Why ‘Pro-Choice’ is ‘For-Life’
Many Christians approach the issue of abortion as if it’s as simple as to kill or not to kill babies. The truth is that this issue is incredibly complicated and layered.
When Integrity Leaves the Public Square
Our public life is unsettled, with the values that many profess to hold being jettisoned for the sake of convenience and political ambition. The absence of integrity brings to mind a refrain from the biblical book of Judges.
May 5, 2022
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: With Roe Teetering, Religious Activists on Both Sides Flock to the Supreme Court; ‘Abortion Restrictions are Racist’: Women of Color in South Face Overturning Roe v. Wade; How Evangelicalism’s Twin Seeds of Biblical Literalism and Constitutional Originalism Spelled the End of Roe; Alabama Church of ‘Bloody Sunday’ on Endangered Places List (and more)
‘Griswold v. Connecticut,’ ‘Roe v. Wade’ and the Right to Privacy
A leaked draft of a possible SCOTUS majority opinion in ‘Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health’ was published May 2. Until the final ruling is announced, we should consider how a right to privacy could be impacted by this ruling.
You Can’t Sell a Church
Churches across the nation are struggling to make ends meet. Mine is no exception. Now more than ever, it’s important to remember that the church is not a building.
Is a New Labor Movement Emerging?
Amazon and Starbucks employees have sought to unionize in the past year, calling attention once more to wage stagnation and economic inequity. Do these efforts signal a new labor movement?