by Starlette Thomas | Jan 22, 2026 | News
Gallup’s latest Honesty and Ethics Survey finds Americans’ trust in clergy continues to decline. Clerics join pharmacists, high school teachers, business executives, police officers, stockbrokers and telemarketers in “record low” ratings. In 2025, 27% of U.S. adults...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 21, 2026 | News
Days after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a survey by Quinnipiac University asked Americans if the shooting was justified. According to the new national poll, 53% of respondents say the shooting was...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 19, 2026 | Opinion
The Raceless Gospel is part proclamation, part embodied praxis. The integration of physical engagement with belief strengthens my conviction that we are all God’s children and race is not a genealogical indicator. Feet to pavement, I am convinced following Jesus...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 15, 2026 | News
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) and Christians Against Christian Nationalism (CACN) are confronting the rise of Christian nationalism by offering “Faith-Rooted Organizing for Clergy.” The Clergy Quarterly Touchpoint is an online series...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 12, 2026 | Opinion
The Trump administration is actively trying to erase African American history and make the present insufferable for persons who are marginalized, criminalized and dehumanizingly categorized as “illegal” and “alien.” So, I work for a future I can live into. By this, I...
