Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Progressive Christian
Religion News

alabama

Select a Category Danny & Jeff fresh writings latest poetics north texas fellowship of reconciliation Sermon theology from death row Thoughts Uncategorized

Select a Month October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 July 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 May 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013

October 2023

October 24, 2023

“I Might Have a Son Out There that I Love Very Much” : The Casey McWhorter Tapes (5): Scheduled for Execution on November 16, 2023 in Alabama

““I Might Have a Son Out There that I Love Very Much” : The Casey...

October 24, 2023

“I’d Found Humanity Again” : The Casey McWhorter Tapes (4): Scheduled for Execution on November 16, 2023 in Alabama

“I’d Found Humanity Again” : The Casey McWhorter Tapes (4): Scheduled for Execution on...

October 23, 2023

“Peace is going to see me through this execution” : The Casey McWhorter Tapes (3): Scheduled for Execution on November 16, 2023 in Alabama

“Peace is going to see me through this execution” : The Casey McWhorter Tapes...

October 21, 2023

“Hope Comes Back Around.”: The Casey McWhorter Tapes (2): Scheduled for Execution on November 16, 2023 in Alabama

“Hope Comes Back Around.”: The Casey McWhorter Tapes (2): Scheduled for Execution on November...

October 19, 2023

“‘Daddy Didn’t Love Me’ Kind of Kid”: The Casey McWhorter Tapes (1): Scheduled for Execution on November 16, 2023 in Alabama

*The following was transcribed by Casey McWhorter’s spiritual advisor, The Rev. Dr....

October 19, 2023

Killers in Our Midst: My Grandfather, Casey McWhorter, the State of Alabama and the Consistent Immorality of Killing

Killers in Our Midst: My Grandfather, Casey McWhorter, the State of Alabama and the...

March 2023

March 22, 2023

Gov. Kay Ivey: Alabama’s CHICKENHAWK

*Letter to Editor that appeared in various Alabama media outlets today. Chickenhawk is...

September 2022

September 13, 2022

Alabama Insanity: On the Potential Gas Chamber Execution of Alan Eugene Miller

September 13, 2022 Alabama Insanity: On the Potential Gas Chamber Execution of Alan...

September 11, 2022

Pull Back The Curtains on Executions!!!

Pull Back The Curtains on Executions!!! crossposted @ Death Penalty Action, By...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

LAMENTATIONS: on JOE JAMES (Execution Date: July 28)

Joe Nathan James, Jr. killed Faith Hall in 1994. There doesn’t seem to be...

October 2020

October 21, 2020

Leon Prince: Serial Sex Offender / Almost My Rapist

Leon Prince: Serial Sex Offender / Almost My Rapist There aren't many people in my...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

EJ Bradford: Martyr of Hoover, Alabama / Home of Racists

Did they know they'd hired a racist? It's possible. Maybe they didn't know how...

April 2018

April 23, 2018

Black Breasts and White Impotence

*This piece is based on an incident that recently happened to 25-year-old Chikesia...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

The Holy Fingers of Jesus: On the Execution of Torrey McNabb

The diagnosis is terminal. Truth be known, you probably only have a week or...

December 2015

December 25, 2015

Christmas in Dixie

When the frantic calls started to flood his phone, Bobby Daniels knew his son...

April 2015

April 23, 2015

Guns Don’t Belong at Church

Recently, I read a story that the evangelical megachurch Briarwood Presbyterian in Birmingham, Alabama...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

The Courage to Be Queer: A Theological Exploration

*I delivered this keynote address at the LGBTQ Religious Experience Summit at Sam Houston State...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

The Lynching of Sureshbhai Patel

The video is horrific. Madison, Alabama police officer Eric Parker slammed Sureshbhai Patel into...

February 08, 2015

The Queer Resurrection of Alabama

The year was 2005. I was a junior at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama....

April 2014

April 27, 2014

Donald Sterling, Churches and Race

I grew up on the Southside of Atlanta. Our county transitioned from a...

March 2014

March 02, 2014

My First Job in Ministry, Forgiveness & the Imperfect Pursuit of Perfection

Forgiveness is not something I am good at...but I know it is something that...