Politics & Society
False gods of war
In Trump’s Situation Room, as on the fields of Ilium, those who wage war seem unable to experience the violence they inflict as real violence.
The certainty summit
In 1978, a who’s who of conservative evangelical leaders met in Chicago to draft a statement on biblical inerrancy. It would change the course of church and state.
The substance of small things I’ve seen
Hope and change mean something different to me now than they did in 2009.
The D.C. church that beat the Proud Boys in court now owns their name
“There was no disagreement as to whether we should engage,” says Metropolitan AME pastor Bill Lamar, “but there was definitely a risk calculation.”
Trump the savior-king
The president, just as the Christian Reconstructionists intended, sits at the top of a violent system as the mouthpiece of a silent, abusive God.
God cares about people, not what you call the West Bank
A US House committee will now use the biblical names Judea and Samaria. The point is to frame a political conflict as a religious war.
Criticize J. D. Vance’s ordo amoris comments all you want—but please, leave Jews out of it
Christian responses that appeal to the gospels have misrepresented both the biblical texts and Jewish ethnocentrism.
An ungovernable faith
By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for control.
March 5, Ash Wednesday C (Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
Isaiah and Matthew invite us into deeper solidarity. None is well until all are well.
White supremacy shows up in unexpected places
Supremacy feels so good on the inside that we are all vulnerable to its sirens.
Mariann Budde stoked fires of mercy
It’s been said that a sermon should be judged by its impact beyond the moment when it’s preached. In the last month, the bishop’s sermon at the National Cathedral has been making a difference.
Why are Trump and Musk blocking the church’s work with refugees?
An administration that presents itself as the champion of beleaguered Christians is instead spreading lies about them.
A dish best not served
The desire for revenge is sweeping our nation. How can Christians counter this?
J. D. Vance, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the parable of the Good Samaritan
The vice president’s mangling of the Christian ordo amoris is just a smokescreen for the largest deportation operation in American history.