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

Empathy Mining

Home
Progressive Christian

2021-08-20T07:07:46-04:00

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.

Far-Right Lawmakers are Trying to Erase the Role Models of Minorities

Last updated on: August 20, 2021 at 7:07 am By Shane Phipps

The truth is under attack in this country. This has been so in the battlefields of social media for years, but now the war has shifted into our most fundamental and sacred dispensaries of knowledge and discovery, our public schools. Public education has been under attack from far-right legislatures for decades now. At first, this attack was hidden behind the innocent sounding guise that no child would be “left behind.” It’s taken time and the historically bizarre and dangerous presidency... Read more

2021-08-07T11:10:27-04:00

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.

A Message from the Front Lines of the Indoctrination Wars

Last updated on: August 7, 2021 at 11:10 am By Shane Phipps

Over this summer break, I quite intentionally took time away from writing about political things. I unplugged myself from most of the controversies that swirl around us, and it was divine. But school’s back and the real world comes back with it. My break from writing about political things is over and I have a lot to say about the current attempted invasion of heinous political agendas into public schools in many red states across the country, including my... Read more

Social Emotional Learning

2021-05-18T11:17:52-04:00

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.

We Could All Be Better at Love

Last updated on: May 18, 2021 at 11:17 am By Shane Phipps

I’ve been finding it hard to write my column here lately. The reason for that is that I haven’t been driven to write by self-righteous anger. After more than four years of feverishly doing battle against the agenda and hateful bluster of the former president, I have been reveling in the relative peace and calm brought by the Biden administration. Things are far from perfect in our government, there are still lots of problems and so much division that it... Read more

2021-03-22T11:25:35-04:00

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.

Thank God for Our Pets

Last updated on: March 22, 2021 at 11:25 am By Shane Phipps

Since I’m a teacher, I spend quite a bit of time at home alone, since my wife doesn’t have as much time away from work as I do. This has been especially true in this past year. With quite a bit of my work being done at home during the months we were doing virtual school. As a person who loves creative expression in many different forms, my schedule does provide me with a good amount of time for that.... Read more

2021-03-12T19:39:23-04:00

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.

Defending My Politics with My Faith: Part 5-Abortion

Last updated on: March 12, 2021 at 7:39 pm By Shane Phipps

This is the 5th and final installment of my series called, Defending My Politics with My Faith. My topic today is abortion. (portions of this article have been reprinted from a previous article I wrote.) When it comes to Christianity and politics, the topic of abortion is the ultimate deal breaker and the great divider. Perhaps above all else, it is the issue that drives so many fundamentalist Christians to the polls to vote for Republicans. When I used to... Read more

2021-03-04T14:09:01-04:00

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.

“In the World but Not of the World”: The Church vs. The Equality Act-an Open Letter

Last updated on: March 4, 2021 at 2:09 pm By Shane Phipps

Dear Church of God (Anderson, Indiana Assembly), Christians often like to use the phrase, “I am in this world, but not of this world.” The implication of the phrase means, supposedly, that while we do live in a broken world, the things of this world are not what we are about. We are here but for a short time and then head to the world that really matters. I haven’t got a problem with that phrase or its implication.... Read more

Multiple Perspectives

Religion

religious freedom

Social Commentary

Church of God (Anderson)

Equality Act

2021-03-02T10:33:34-04:00

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.

Defending My Politics with My Faith Part 4: Immigration

Last updated on: March 2, 2021 at 10:33 am By Shane Phipps

This is the fourth installment of my series called, Defending My Politics with My Faith. The issue on the table today is immigration. Let me start by saying that I think the vast majority of Americans are almost totally ignorant when it comes to the real issues behind the immigration situation in America. The media is pretty good at pointing out the problems because they make for sensational stories—bands of refugees risking their lives by marching toward the U.S. border... Read more

Immigration wait times

Jose Vargas

2021-02-19T10:41:57-04:00

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.

Defending My Politics with My Faith Part 3: Homosexuality and LGBTQ Rights

Last updated on: February 19, 2021 at 10:41 am By Shane Phipps

This article, the third part of my series called Defending My Politics with My Faith, will focus on homosexuality and LGBTQ Rights. There might not be a topic that is more widely divisive across Christendom. There are just about as many ways to interpret this topic as there are people. The way a Christian looks at this topic likely hinges upon their own experiences and the experiences of people they know. I think it’s safe to assume that the more... Read more

2021-02-15T11:26:49-04:00

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.

Defending My Politics with My Faith: Part 2 Racial Issues

Last updated on: February 15, 2021 at 11:26 am By Shane Phipps

This is part two of my series called Defending My Politics with My Faith. In this series, I am going to try to explain how I’ve come to my progressive Christian political voting stance by analyzing some of the most divisive socioeconomic issues of our time through my personal lens as a left-leaning Christian. My number one goal in this series is to be non-judgmental and positive, focusing on what I believe and not what others believe. If you missed... Read more

2021-02-12T13:38:46-04:00

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.

Defending My Politics with My Faith Series: Part 1-The Economy

Last updated on: February 12, 2021 at 1:38 pm By Shane Phipps

I made a New Year’s resolution of sorts to help restore peace and civility in what small way I can through my writing. The past year, I fell victim too often to writing in an attacking and judgmental tone as I admonished more conservative Christians for their support of our former president. As a consequence, I fear that I was guilty of several things: Playing for ratings—let’s face it, negative articles get clicks Preaching to the choir—most of those clicks... Read more

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

How did Jesus provide for the temple tax?

Select your answer to see how you score.

He multiplied bread Found in a tree A coin in a fish's mouth He borrowed from Judas

Support this
Column

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category 150 word story 2nd Amendment AARP abortion addiction aging alcoholism Anderson Wigwam Andrew Jackson Appalachia Basketball bias bigotry Black Lives Matter Christianity Christmas, Constitution, Bill of Rights Civil War Clinton cloning confirmation bias Conservation Constitution Controversial Creationism Creepy tales David Bowie depression Dogs Education Election Electoral College Empathy Environmental Evolution exvangelical faith Family Family History Fantasy Genealogy Genesis George Washington Ghetto Global Warming Gun Control health care High School Basketball Hillary History Hockey homosexuality Hoosier Hysteria Hoosiers Hunting immigration income inequality Interview ISTEP Jurassic Park Kaepernick Ken Hamm Kids say the Darndest things LGBTQ Love MAGA Manifest Destiny Merit Pay Mike Pence Muhammad Ali Multiple Perspectives Music Music Review Nashville News media NHL No Child Left Behind NRA Paradox Parenting Pence Perspective Politics POTUS Poverty Predators Race Religion religious freedom Sci Fi Science Secret of Life sexual harrassment Short Stories Slavery Small Town Indiana Smashville Social Commentary social media sports Stress technology Terrorism Thomas Jefferson Trauma Trump Turning 50 Uncategorized war Washington DC White Privilege wooly mammoths words in red Writing Writing Process Writing, Writing Process Young Earth

Select a Month June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 August 2021 May 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 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 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Progressive Christian