A Texas Pastor Irresponsibly Reopened Church; Now 50 Members Have COVID
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 7, 2020 One of the criticisms people like me have had about reopening churches (or schools) in the midst of the pandemic is that, unlike grocery…
J.K. Rowling and the Measuring of a Woman
JULY 7, 2020 BY CAPTAIN CASSIDY Hi and welcome back! Lately, a huge controversy hit social media when J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, offered a series…
A Minnesota School District Will Foolishly Make Kids Say the Pledge Each Week
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 7, 2020 In Litchfield, Minnesota, they’re still a long way from having a school board full of sensible people. The six-member Litchfield Public Schools board voted…
Christianity, Because How the Heck Do You Explain the Resurrection Otherwise?
JULY 7, 2020 BY BOB SEIDENSTICKER Christian apologist Jim Wallace has an explanation for the Resurrection story. He gives his winning argument in a recent video, “Why Naturalistic Explanations for…
Evangelical Author Gets Backlash After Showing Support for Her Lesbian Daughter
BY BETH STONEBURNER JULY 7, 2020 Best-selling Christian author and speaker Jen Hatmaker made headlines a few years ago when she admitted to supporting LGBTQ people — which, as an…
Huge cash bonanza for US churches slammed by American Atheists
JULY 7, 2020 BY BARRY DUKE AMONG places of worship in the US that received between $6 to $10 billion of taxpayers’ cash due to COVID-19 lock-downs in America was…
Florida County Commissioner Who Opposed Mask Mandate Now In Hospital With COVID-19
JULY 11, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE #MAGA – Florida County Commissioner Paul Waldron, a Trump-loving Republican who voted against a mask mandate late last month, has been hospitalized in critical…
Satanists: We’ll Sue if Mississippi Puts “In God We Trust” on Its New Flag
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 9, 2020 Late last month, Mississippi lawmakers decided they would retire their old racist flag with a Confederate symbol on it and choose a new one…
Slaves, Sons, and Submission
JULY 8, 2020 BY AVELLINA BALESTRI There is a common claim made that the distinction between Muslim and Christian understandings of God are a stark difference between a distant, remote,…
President Trump Considers Dropping Bleach On COVID-19 Hotspots
JULY 10, 2020 BY ANDREW HALL. Washington DC – President Trump is looking at losing the 2020 election in an Electoral College landslide. Democratic hopeful Joe Biden is polling well…
Islam’s anti-racist message from the 7th century still resonates today
JULY 10, 2020 BY THE CONVERSATION 020 BY THE CONVERSATION By Asma Afsaruddin, Indiana University One day, in Mecca, the Prophet Muhammad dropped a bombshell on his followers: He told…
Keeping our Brothers and Sisters
JULY 11, 2020 BY JOHN MARK N. REYNOLDS Moral men have a duty to help their neighbors, but nobody has an obligation to force other people to help. Jesus told…
Nancy Goroff, a Secular Jew from New York, Wins Democratic Primary for Congress
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 9, 2020 New York held its primaries on June 23, but the absentee ballots weren’t counted until this week, which delayed some of the closer results.…
Conservative Christians Lash Out After CNN Anchor Says Jesus “Was Not Perfect”
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 10, 2020 During a handoff segment on CNN Monday night, anchor Don Lemon was making the point that a lot of people who are revered in…
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The Christianese to Know for the Endtimes Apocalypse
JULY 9, 2020 BY CAPTAIN CASSIDY Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I showed you a story about how right-wing American Christians tried really hard to help fanatical Jews in Israel…
A Gathering Storm
JULY 8, 2020 BY GABRIEL BLANCHARD Be warned, this post is a bit grim. I have entirely lost confidence that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in November.…
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Economy or Empire? What We Build Next Starts With Schools
JULY 11, 2020 BY ERIN WATHEN Guest Post: Rev. Robyn Fickes Bles Last week I received the call every pastor dreads. A beloved member of your flock has passed away.…
America’s New Religion and the Scandal of the Cross
JULY 10, 2020 BY FREDERICK SCHMIDT There has been more than one article of late that rightly describes the progressive politics of our day as a religion. And there is…
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How secular is Turkey? It just ruled an ancient cathedral is a mosque.
JULY 11, 2020 BY RICK SNEDEKER Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, one of the ancient world’s most beautiful surviving examples of Eastern Orthodox Christian architecture, was on July 10 declared a Muslim…
The Trump Campaign Wants to Save a Brazilian Jesus Statue That’s Not Coming Down
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 6, 2020 The Trump campaign’s latest digital ads on Facebook say “WE WILL PROTECT THIS” under a statue of Jesus… except the statue in question is…