In 1988, my best friend asked me to join him on a clandestine mission to smuggle the Jesus Film into Afghanistan. As our departure grew near so did our excitement. Backpacks, camping gear, thousands of dollars in cash, and 500lbs of film equipment boarded a plane for Karachi, Pakistan as did two young and idealistic …
Are White Evangelicals Really the Problem?
Much has been written in recent days about "white evangelicals" and there is just as much emotion conjured up when seeing the term. Those on the political right are often offended by the moniker as it attacks their truncated theological heritage. Those on the political left use it as a power word against a theologically …
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Seven Sins of American Evangelical Civil Religion
The imagery and symbols are clear. Church and state have never truly been separated in the United States. From its inception, the marriage of religion and politics has been a powerful force to unite pundits around political ideologies. It doesn't matter if the ideologies are conservative or liberal, invoking faith during an inaugural address or …
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Hang On! It’s going to be another bumpy four years!!
Sitting on the credenza behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is the bust of Latino civil rights leader CĂ©sar Chávez. Other leaders of the movement decorating the most powerful place on the planet—Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Robert F. Kennedy—give a clear signal to the 46th US president’s agenda for America. Among his …
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