Category: Religion
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The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
Most Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nation’s Capital on January 6th, 2021. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; “Jesus saves” and “Don’t Tread on Me;” Christian flags and Confederate Flags; even a prayer in Jesus’ name after storming the…
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Religious Liberty is at Stake
A public high school coach demands the right to lead players and others in prayer on the field following games before his official duties have concluded.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC)
gislation, testify in Congress and unite with others across faiths to ensure that every American has, and will always have, the right to follow his or her spiritual beliefs. Founded in 1936, they bring our uniquely Baptist perspective of “soul freedom” to protecting religious liberty for all and defending the separation of church and state.…
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Catholic High School Fires Teachers
On December 22 — just three days before Christmas — Regis Jesuit High School outside Denver fired two faculty members for allowing a student to publish a pro-choice essay in the school newspaper. The teachers, Maria Lynch and Nicole Aduini, were blindsided. Only six days before their termination, the school’s principal had actually thanked them…
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Mormon to Lutheran
Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace Katie Langston is an unlikely convert to Christianity. She grew up in a devout, conservative Mormon family in Utah, served a proselytizing mission to Bulgaria when she was 21, married for “time and all eternity” in the Mormon temple when she was 23. From the outside,…