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An Outbreak of MPox in the Democratic Republic of Congo Should Cause Concern
We need to remember the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. If a virus threatens people anywhere, it threatens people everywhere.
April 4, 2024
Why Do So Many Christian Colleges and Universities Maintain Gendered Residence Life Policies?; Families Find Ways to Protect Their LGBTQ Kids; LGBTQ-Inclusive Church in Cuba Welcomes All in a Country that Once Sent Gay People to Labor Camps (and more)
About that Lifehouse Skit: A Conversation with Katie Pruitt
“The more I have gotten away from Christianity, and all the ways I’ve kind of come back to it as a student, I find this version of Jesus as a white dude with blue eyes and abs so confusing. It’s just so far away from the truth.”
Religiously Unaffiliated Is the Fastest Growing Religious Category
According to a new national survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), U.S. adults who identify as religiously unaffiliated are the fastest-growing religious category. It’s also the only category experiencing growth.
Oscar Romero and The Violence of Love
Love is the only power that can confront violence and overcome it by converting violent people into people of goodwill and peace.
April 3, 2024
Fake Right-Wing Panic About “Trans” Easter is Part of Trump’s Push for Christian Nationalism; Oklahoma State Supreme Court to Hear Arguments About Taxpayer Funded Religious Charter School; Using Civil Rights-era Laws, Trump Allies Plot Anti-Racism Protections – for White People (and more)
In the Flesh
“Christ is risen; he is risen indeed.” Now, what? We return to our homes and to business as usual.
Ending White Affirmative Action Programs Known as “Legacy”
Since World War I, the normative quota system at the most prestigious universities and colleges has been replaced by a more benign-sounding system—legacy.
Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric of Dehumanization
Trump’s dehumanizing language about immigrants to this country–referring to them as vermin, rapists, criminals, drug dealers, and worse–reflect the continuing influence of white, Christian supremacy at the core of the Doctrine that stains the United States.
April 2, 2024
The Oldest Black School in America is Reopening to the Public; The Ancient, Volatile Christian Ideas Behind Trump’s Obsession With Blood; The Rocking Story of How Religion Crept into Popular Music—Where it Remains Even Today (and more)
April 1, 2024
‘I’m Spiritual’: Navigating Black Women’s Complex Relationship With Religion, Spirituality and Labeling Our Faith ; Christian Communities in North America Lead Solidarity Walks for Gaza Amid Ongoing War; Pope Overcomes Health Concerns to Preside Over Easter Mass and Appeal for Peace in Gaza and Israel (and more)
What Is This?: Two Easter Stories
Some Christians save money their entire lives for the journey to our holiest site. Hearing the story of Life tearing through the veil of death is our sustenance. But, if we have the privilege of doing so, placing one foot in front of the other toward the place where it happened can reinvigorate our faith and belief.
Jesus is Dead
If you’ve ever experienced a Good Friday service like this, you know the supreme dissonance between the moments when the last candle is extinguished and we walk out of the sanctuary, and when we are all standing together in the foyer, quietly wondering, “What now?”
March 29, 2024
Black Pastors See Popular Easter Services as an Opportunity to Rebuild In-Person Worship Attendance; With Texas’s Deportation Law on Pause, Migrants Turn to the Church; Resigned President is Suing Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for Defamation; England and Wales: Same-Sex Marriage a Decade On: More Choice for All Couples is the Best Legal Way Forward, Study Argues (and more)
Heresy of the Trump Bible
If a claim can be made that God inspired America’s founding documents, then someone else might claim that Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” was inspired as well.
Footnotes | Trump Wants You to Buy the “God Bless the USA” Bible
In a stunningly blatant display of white Christian nationalism, Donald Trump is encouraging his followers to buy a pro-America Bible in partnership with singer Lee Greenwood who is best known for his 1984 song, “God Bless the USA.”
He Died…Didn’t He Die?: A Womanist Response and Critique of Traditional Soteriology
Trauma will no longer be theologized and glorified. Abuse will no longer be a medal of honor. Sexual violence will no longer be worthy of rousing applause.
March 28, 2024
‘I’m Really Proud to Be on the Frontlines of Religion’: New Gallup Poll Finds Drop in Church Attendance; With its Soldiers Mired in Gaza, Israel Fights a Battle at Home Over Drafting the Ultra-Orthodox; Putin, the Religion Card: How Russia’s Leader Uses Public Piety to Wield Power (and more)
Toy Soldiers in the Southern Baptist Wars
A few in my generation of Baptists became leaders in the SBC. Others of us proved the conservatives were right about the slippery slope. That is to say, once you open the door to affirming women in ministry, a belief in the radically inclusive, expansive kin-dom of God is rarely far behind.
Alabama’s Confederate God Marches On
In the 7-2 majority LePage decision, Parker first admits there is no scientific evidence or legal rationale for defining life as beginning at conception.
New Study Highlights the Needs of Hispanic-Led Protestant Churches
Though many are facing financial struggles, U.S. pastors of Hispanic congregations are grateful for their position, according to a recent Lifeway Research report. Diverse worship styles don’t change their shared desire for community outreach and service.
March 27, 2024
A Year After the Deadly Nashville Shooting, Christian School Relies on Faith – and Adopted Dogs; Bible Bill Sent to Tennessee Governor; Listening to the New Emerging Voices of Christianity (and more)
Why I Can’t Honk for Jesus
During this tension-filled political climate, one might expect to encounter a group of Moms For Liberty demonstrating, or worse, something resembling Charlottesville’s “Unite the Right” rally. The primarily blue-voting area of the country is not above such scenes.
PRRI Analyzes Support for LGBTQ Rights
The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released an analysis earlier this month on the current views on LGBTQ rights in all 50 states. The report was part of PRRI’s 2023 American Values Atlas.
Look Back | March Madness: Dean Smith Visits an RA Banquet
He embodied the teachings of Jesus and quietly lived a life that shunned the limelight and deferred attention to others. His convictions about racial equality and equal rights helped shape the Deep South.
March 26, 2024
Virginia Parent Hoped Holy Bible Would be a Lesson in Book Ban Debate; An Arizona Church Known for Feeding Migrants Now Says the City is Blocking Its Work; Putting Chaplains in Public Schools is the Latest Battle in Culture Wars (and more)
The Church as Welcome Mat
“Come as you are.” The church could be considered God’s welcome mat. But so often, when people arrive, they feel as if the rug has been pulled from under them.
Let’s Get Better at Being Together
Undoing what we know is challenging, but it is easier to unlearn or loosen our grip on what we believe, provided we are honest about it. So, what do we truly understand about death?
Embracing Paradigm Shifts and Possibilities at the Wild Goose Festival
Editor’s Note: Good Faith Media is a 2024 Wild Goose Festival media partner. The following appeared in the March/April issue of Nurturing Faith Journal. Headlines that once shocked us are becoming less surprising. Faith communities are producing more divisive...
March 25, 2024
Thousands of Faithful Attend Palm Sunday Celebrations in Jerusalem Against a Backdrop of War; Gaza Christians Ask for Peace on Palm Sunday; Christian TV Evangelicals Fire Up Trump Support with Messianic Message (and more)