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August 2014

August 07, 2014

Inclusive Language for God Does Not Equal Heresy

An article on WORLD magazine’s website bemoans a Grammy-nominated Christian band’s “drift from biblical orthodoxy.” The substance of this move toward...

August 07, 2014

It’s Time for the Church to Start Taking Gun Violence Seriously

Between Thursday evening and Sunday on July 4 weekend, 82 people were shot in the...

August 07, 2014

Between Faith and History: Thinking About African American Religious History as an Interdisciplinary Field

Christopher Bonner asked an excellent question in his recent post, “What can we truly know...

August 07, 2014

The Only Two Questions Any Pastor Should Be Asking Right Now

Pastors spend a lot of time solving problems, and that means asking questions. Unfortunately, most...

August 04, 2014

Bishop Henry McNeal Turner and the Politics of Reconstruction-Part 4

by Andre E. JohnsonR3 Editor*Read part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Read Part 3 here. Get your...

August 02, 2014

‘Rock Star’ Pastors Lose Their Luster

It’s not easy being a celebrity pastor these days with that pesky Internet around.Consider the...

August 01, 2014

10 Ways Male Privilege Shows Up in the Church

I’ve been thinking a lot about privilege lately. Well, not just lately. I overheard that...

August 01, 2014

Mommy, Minister and Unmarried: Single Mothers in the Pulpit

When Philadelphia’s St. Paul Baptist Church hired the Rev. Leslie Callahan as its first female...

August 01, 2014

Way Too Many People Still Believe These Hideous Stereotypes About Israelis and Palestinians

My heart jumped when I saw the poster at the entrance to the Muslim community...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Higher Calling, Lower Wages: The Vanishing of the Middle-Class Clergy

For someone seeking a full-time job as a church pastor, Justin Barringer would seem to...

July 30, 2014

Members Mourn Atlanta Church; Why Don’t They Talk?

When a congregation has to leave its church building, it’s like moving away from home....

July 29, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court Has Never Defined “Religion”

Debate about religion in American public life existed well before America’s independence. Many talk about...

July 29, 2014

The Sunni-Shia Divide

An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East...

July 29, 2014

Pastors in Poverty

by Carol Howard MerrittR3 ContributorFirst Posted on the Author's blogMost of us have seen this...

July 25, 2014

Christians Call for Boycott of New TV Show ‘Black Jesus’

"The Boondocks" creator Aaron McGruder has come up with a new controversial comedy show entitled...

July 25, 2014

U.S. Religious Leaders Embrace Cause of Immigrant Children

After protesters shouting “Go home” turned back busloads of immigrant mothers and children in Murrieta,...

July 25, 2014

Islamophobia and Antisemitism

In a hundred years from now when historians and scholars of religion look back on...

July 25, 2014

F#ck the Poor!

When I was coming up, I used to hear people say “It’s a sin to...

July 25, 2014

White Guilt Will Not Save Us From Police Brutality #JusticeForEricGarner

This weekend, I was on Twitter, and there it was again. Another hashtag, #EricGarner, #JusticeForEricGarner....

July 24, 2014

Why I Can No Longer “Stand Up” For Israel

I love Israel.I have studied, lived, and served in Israel and cannot wait to return...

July 24, 2014

When God Was a Girl

July 24, 2014

Religion is the New Political Science

If I were a member of Congress (now there’s an idea for a second career)...

July 22, 2014

What the Surveys Don’t (and Can’t) say about the Rise of the Spiritual but Not Religious”

It all begins with “survey says….”The pollsters now regularly tell us that religion is on...

July 22, 2014

A Letter to Christians About LGBT Protections and Religious Freedom

Dear faithful brothers and sisters:Some of you do not understand how your country can extend...

July 20, 2014

Sporting Events and Religion

On Saturday I went to one of the massive temples across the country where we...

July 20, 2014

Why You Can’t Ignore Religion If You Want to Understand Foreign Policy

At the June 2014 meeting of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR),...

July 20, 2014

Religion and SCOTUS: An Overview of Decisions by the Roberts Court

The Roberts Court, which began in 2005 and has been altered by two replacements —...

July 20, 2014

Religion and State: School Vouchers and Clergy Parsonage

For a number of years now, I have been privileged to attend the White House...

July 17, 2014

Why Are We Losing Our Religion? Because Internet

The number of the religious unaffiliated in the United States has doubled since 1990. Almost...

July 17, 2014

Are You ‘Spiritual’ but Not Religious?

Spiritual Versus ReligiousDefining religion might be the best way to start this part. Religion "is...

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