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2022-01-18T21:12:09+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Is Christ a Sacrifice or a Survivor? How Atonement Theory Impacts Survivor Experiences Within the Church

Last updated on: January 18, 2022 at 9:12 pm By Guest Contributor

Churches, faith leaders, and Christ-followers must unlearn the violence-acceptance beliefs that have infiltrated Christ’s message. Through ongoing training, mentoring, and platform giving for survivors we can become a faith the sees our God as who he is- a survivor not a sacrifice. Read more

2022-01-11T16:16:20+00:00

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A Christian Defense of Critical Theory

Last updated on: January 11, 2022 at 4:16 pm By Guest Contributor

Equality is the goal. Read more

2021-11-17T17:40:21+00:00

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Where are the White Leaders?

Last updated on: November 17, 2021 at 5:40 pm By Guest Contributor

The Bible tells us that we are not many races but one race created by God. Read more

2021-10-29T02:53:01+00:00

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The Real (Spiritual) Problem with the Texas Abortion Ban

Last updated on: October 29, 2021 at 2:53 am By Guest Contributor

Society sees abortion as a spiritual issue and the violation against a woman’s right to choose as a political issue. Read more

2021-10-22T16:50:21+00:00

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Christianity and Environmentalism

Last updated on: October 22, 2021 at 4:50 pm By Guest Contributor

What are Christians to make of the big environmental questions in 2021? Read more

2021-05-21T21:23:32+00:00

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How Religious Freedom Benefits the Black Church

Last updated on: May 21, 2021 at 9:23 pm By Deseret News

The fight for religious freedom must include defending the rights of all people. Read more

2021-02-19T17:53:43+00:00

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Amid Increasing Secularization and Waning Influence, Can the Black Church Evolve?

Last updated on: February 19, 2021 at 5:53 pm By Deseret News

A new documentary from PBS and a landmark study about Black Americans’ religious and spiritual lives point to tensions in the Black church and ask the question: Will the Black church survive? Read more

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2021-02-09T16:32:48+00:00

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Was Bernie’s Raincoat a Modern-Day Early Christian Sackcloth?

Last updated on: February 9, 2021 at 4:32 pm By Guest Contributor

At this point, the 79-year-old senator’s inauguration outfit has been called everything from oppressive to iconic. Not only are the resulting memes pervasive, but they’re evidently philanthropic: the look was rapidly merchandised, raising $1.8 million for Vermont charities. We’re speaking, of course, of Senator Bernie Sander’s now-famous garb – a raincoat, some hand-made mittens, and a cheap, disposable mask. It’s baffling that such an ordinary getup would cause such a fuss – unless that’s the point. Clothing can cause a... Read more

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2020-11-10T16:59:48+00:00

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Does the Bible Condone Slavery?

Last updated on: November 10, 2020 at 4:59 pm By _Guest

Does the Bible condone modern day slavery as we understand it today from our country’s history? This issue is much deeper than a question of intellectual curiosity. It is about the authority of God’s Word, which reveal God’s morals to us and how we are to treat one another. The tension before us is, “If God condones one human being owning another, how can I love and follow Him?” Abraham Lincoln said it best, “If anything is wrong, slavery is... Read more

2020-11-10T16:49:00+00:00

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What Does the Bible Teach Us About Slavery?

Last updated on: November 10, 2020 at 4:49 pm By _Guest

Let’s begin in Leviticus by looking at the most difficult passage on slavery in all of the Bible… Leviticus 25:39 “If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:40 he shall be with you as a hired worker and as a sojourner. He shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee. 41 Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his... Read more

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