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2021-02-07T13:09:31-05:00

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Disgraced Congresswoman Greene is Christian Nationalism’s new hero

Last updated on: February 7, 2021 at 1:09 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene may have been censured, but she didn’t repent. She continues leading the Christian Nationalist congregation more boldly than ever, repeating the tenets of its theology. Christians Against Christian Nationalism describes the movement: Christian Nationalism demands Christianity be privileged by the State and implies that to be a good American, one must be Christian. It often overlaps with and provides cover for white supremacy and racial subjugation. Marjorie Taylor Greene is the new hero/resurrected martyr of Christian... Read more

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2021-02-01T07:14:22-05:00

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Israel, Palestine, and Covid 19: a travesty

Last updated on: February 1, 2021 at 7:14 am By Kathryn Shihadah

Israel, Palestine, and Covid 19: “No country has done what we are able to do,” said Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu. He is so right – but not in the way he thinks he is. Dear Patheos readers, My full-time gig is writing about Palestine – the human rights situation, the American politics and money that drive Israeli policy and practices. As Christians who want to “do justice and love mercy” (Micah 6:8), we should care about injustice anywhere. The scale... Read more

2021-01-25T10:09:07-05:00

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We’ve made God in our image, and we’re answering our own prayers

Last updated on: January 25, 2021 at 10:09 am By Kathryn Shihadah

Ever since Inauguration Day, Evangelical Christians have been declaring on social media their plan to spend lots of time in prayer during the next four years. Wonderful! Prayer is so important; our president and our country need prayer. As someone who prayed Evangelically for many years, I know a bit about the potential pitfalls, so I need to speak up. Priscilla Shirer, daughter of conservative megachurch pastor Tony Evans, posted a devotional online that illustrates well a prayer formula in... Read more

2021-01-18T14:40:56-05:00

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Evangelicals, you have some denouncing to do

Last updated on: January 18, 2021 at 2:40 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

Whether you supported the Capitol attack or not, Evangelicals, you are forever tied to the incident. Social media will not be kind to you or to the Jesus you recognize as Savior. Footage has come out from last week’s invasion in which Jesus’ name is loudly invoked by a group of insurrectionists in the House chamber. Led by “QAnon Shaman,” the fur-and-horn-helmet-wearing gentleman whose image has become familiar to us all, the crowd joined in prayer to the “heavenly Father,”... Read more

2021-01-17T20:02:42-05:00

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Hate has no home in Christianity

Last updated on: January 17, 2021 at 8:02 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

Jesus expects us to love even our enemies, but Christians apparently love to hate each other – or at least we talk like we do. The word “hate” has been thrown around a lot lately, and not just in politics. Evangelicals and Progressives, we need to talk about this kind of destructive language. We need to stop tearing each other down and start showing love and respect. Don’t you agree? Our default response, of course, is “yes, you need to stop... Read more

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2021-01-15T14:19:27-05:00

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Evangelicals and Progressives, let’s dialogue about privilege

Last updated on: January 15, 2021 at 2:19 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

Among the many misunderstandings between Evangelicals and Progressives, the idea of “privilege” is high on the list. As our country grows more and more polarized, we Christians are participating in the mudslinging just as much as anyone else. Evangelicals are lining up mostly with political Conservatives, while Christian Progressives are mostly siding with political Progressives and Liberals. My brothers and sisters, these things ought not to be so (James 3:10). As I’ve scrolled through social media the last few days,... Read more

2021-01-08T17:03:13-05:00

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Come Sail Away (Part Three) – “This sounds like a coup”

Last updated on: January 8, 2021 at 5:03 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

(Part One of Come Sail Away is here, Part Two is here.) As the guests leave the dining hall, most of them head toward the back of the ship, where the live Christian music concert will start in a few minutes. You stroll in the opposite direction, eager for some quiet. You need to sort out your thoughts. Up ahead, you see a small group also heading away from the crowd, and you recognize the blonde woman who’d introduced the... Read more

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2023-09-13T16:40:01-04:00

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Evangelicals and progressives: let’s dialogue about Jesus and poverty

Last updated on: September 13, 2023 at 4:40 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

Instead of talking past each other or ignoring each other, can we start listening? I’ll go first by listening to one of my detractors. I’m a collector of interesting social media tidbits, always taking screenshots of memes, copying and pasting comments that I find intriguing or eye-opening. I keep them in a file on my desktop and skim through them every once in a while, to remind me how people explain themselves and what they believe. In the semi-anonymity of... Read more

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2021-01-01T12:02:13-05:00

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It’s a good day to get caught up!

Last updated on: January 1, 2021 at 12:02 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

Post Apocalypse! It’s come to my attention that, due to a flukey tech problem at Patheos, many of my subscribers did not receive my last few posts. Obviously, this is a catastrophe of massive proportions. Other subscribers haven’t read them due to extenuating circumstances (like holiday inertia, TV binge-watching, or excessive post-egg nog napping). Or maybe you’re just not on the Grace-Colored Glasses train yet (subscribe to my newsletter now)! For all of these reasons and so many more (that... Read more

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2020-12-30T14:28:19-05:00

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In the new year, resolve to improve your Cultural Intelligence

Last updated on: December 30, 2020 at 2:28 pm By Kathryn Shihadah

“Cultural intelligence” – the capability to relate and work effectively across cultures – is something that every white, privileged person needs to work on to help make this world a better place. If you know how to read, or how to listen to people talking, you can be part of the solution to the urgent problems of inequality, injustice, and racism. Make a New Year’s Resolution to understand the people around you better by improving your cultural intelligence, one page... Read more

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