United States
- Report: Christians May Have Helped Run Half of Native American Boarding SchoolsCanada’s findings at Kamloops last year have spurred US officials and denominations to investigate their involvement in the residential school system.Emily McFarlan Miller - Religion News Service|
- New Novavax Shot Could Appeal to Pro-Life Christian SkepticsThough Catholic and evangelical leaders have endorsed existing options, this vaccine is the first without links to fetal-derived cell lines.Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service|
- Nothing NewPopular spiritual author and Oprah favorite Eckhart Tolle quotes Jesus a lot. Is he a Christian?James A. Beverley |
- Let the Modern World Make You UncomfortableJake Meador challenges the church to rethink its attachment to the American way of life.Timothy D. Padgett|
- Make Worship Patriotic Again? The Top 10 Songs for Fourth of July ServicesA look at America’s favorite God-and-country tunes, from Revolutionary War anthems to a Trump-inspired musical number.Kate Shellnutt|
- Resolved to DisciplineSouthern Baptists repent of inflated membership numbers.Bob Smietana in Indianapolis|
- The Radical Christian Faith of Frederick DouglassThe great abolitionist spoke words of rebuke—and hope—to a slaveholding society.D. H. Dilbeck|
- When Is It a Sin to Vote for a Political Candidate?Christians consider the moral weight of the ballot.Compiled by Daniel Silliman|
- The Arc of White Evangelical Racism Is Long, but ComplicatedAnthea Butler’s book isn’t for those who don’t like being challenged, but her account leaves out important nuance.Paul Thompson|
- The Church Should Ask Two Questions About the Current Drug CrisisWhere do we find it? And more importantly, are we really prepared for what we’ll find?Emily Belz|
