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Christian Nationalist Contortionists
The Christian Nationalist circus is full of actors confused about who they are supposed to entertain
‘Supergirl’ Deserved Better
People will see minority-led movies if they’re good, but when they are bad, we blame the minority, not the movie.
Civic and Faith Leaders Organize Williamsburg, Virginia’s First Pride Festival
A common theme among festival attendees was gratitude for not having to leave their own community to find a Pride event.
Two Sports Pride Nights, One Faith
Opposition to a group of people is loud but not transformative.
In No Mood to Celebrate (White) Freedom
Freedom is not a gift an oppressor can give because oppressors can only offer the freedom they possess.
The Politics of White-Body Supremacy: On ‘White Fragility’ or ‘Colonial Defensiveness’
Coined by Robin DiAngelo, “white fragility” refers to a state in which even a minimal amount of “racial” stress becomes intolerable to individuals racialized as white, triggering defensive behaviors. I happen to think it’s nonsense.
Good Fruit?: A Response to Matthew Vines’ Latest Attack on Queer Theology
When Vines released God and the Gay Christian in 2014, it was both revolutionary and deeply healing for queer Christians who had long struggled to reconcile their queerness with their faith.
The Race for AI Leads to a Brick Wall
The time is now for people of good faith to demand that tech companies and politicians tap the brakes on AI.
No Rainbow: AI, Creative Destruction, and the Theology Silicon Valley Forgot
We are being asked to trust innovation without receiving any corresponding covenant from those who profit most from it.
Chinese Officials Continue Latest Wave of Religious Repression
The Chinese government has detained two leaders of a Christian congregation that has long been the target of the country’s communist regime.
Faithful Pride | Isn’t Pride a Sin?
There are many contexts in our lives where pride is considered a good thing, perhaps even virtuous.
SCOTUS Denies Louisiana Prisoner Financial Damages for Religious Rights Violations
The Supreme Court ruled against Damon Landor, a Rastafari, whose religious rights were violated when guards shaved his head.
The Unexpected Grace of American Football in France
Unexpectedly, some of the things that have helped me hold onto both community and hope here, in France, have been unmistakably American.
A Deficit of Curiosity
The person who stops learning, stops being curious, and stops exploring their world ultimately settles for less.
Telling the Truth | The World Tried to Colonize My Mind
The world tried to colonize my mind so thoroughly that feeling trapped meant feeling voiceless inside my own body.
The Politics of White-Body Supremacy: On White Ignorance
Systemic racism is often reinforced through a structural, learned ignorance that allows dominant groups to misunderstand the world they inhabit.
U.S. Adults Have Mixed Views of AI, Pew Study Finds
Views on the negative impacts of AI are split along generational lines, with younger survey participants being more leery of its impact than older ones.
Courage Beyond Fear
May you have the ear to hear the next act that will be required, not without fear, but with courage beyond fear.
‘No July 4th Without Juneteenth,’ Perryman Tells Cooperative Baptists
Growing up, I knew you had to celebrate Juneteenth before you got to celebrate July 4th.
Longing for the Summer of ‘78
he more I reflect on the summer of 1978, and honestly, all of my childhood summers, the more I long for the simplicity and innocence of it all.
Parham, Ayers Receive Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Award
The Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer honor was awarded to two distinguished leaders on Thursday in Jacksonville, Florida, during an annual luncheon at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly.
Nate Bargatze Forfeits the Benefits of Neutrality
Since everything Trump does is transactional, there is no room for the middle, apolitical environment that folks like Bargatze pine for.
Juneteenth Invites Us to See Color
White people have not been trained to think complexly about race in school, in mainstream discourse, or in social institutions.
Hospicing Whiteness: Why Reform is not Enough
There is a particular kind of death that cannot be rushed, bargained with, or reformed into something livable.
Abandoning Missionary Zeal for Transformational Travel
Travelers learn that fear is for people who don’t get out much, that we’re all equally lovable children of God, and by traveling, we get to know the family.
Russia Attacks One of Europe’s Holiest Christian Sites
On Sunday, Russian drones set the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra ablaze.
‘Disclosure Day’: An Even Closer Encounter
The disclosure at the heart of Disclosure Day may not be the disclosing of secrets at all.
Women’s Ordination and the Future of the Church
The SBC remains the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, so its decisions affect many Christians and impact the lives of women in the church.
When “Enough” Disappears: Elon Musk, Trillionaire Wealth, and a World Far From the Kin-dom of God
“Enough” is what makes community possible. It is what reminds people that abundance is meant to be shared.
A Reading List for a Summer of Somebodiness
“I am somebody” is a natural response to attempts to minimize one’s “me-ness,” to deny one’s aliveness through macro and microaggressions and inflictions of systematic pain and suffering.