Disciples of Christ elect first woman of color to lead a mainline denomination
Despite all the talk of mainline decline, Teresa Hord Owens, the first woman of color to lead a mainline denomination, is not in survival mode. “The life that w...
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America, a Christian Nation? What Does that Mean?
I am fascinated by the assumption that America was founded as a Christian nation. Sure, many of the “founders” were Christian, Protestant Christian mind you, b...
UUA Elects First Woman President
(RNS) An Arizona pastor and immigrant advocate has been elected as the first woman president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The election of the Rev....
A House Divided
On June 16, 1858 more than 1,000 delegates met in the Springfield, Illinois, statehouse for the Republican State Convention. Lincoln’s friends thought th...
Christianity and White Supremacy
There is always a danger putting 21st Century beliefs and standards on people from other times, and this is no different with the ideas surrounding slave...
Southern Baptists Condemn White Supremacy
The members of the Southern Baptist Convention are meeting the week of June 13th for their annual meeting. One of the most controversial resolutions had the ti...
A Civil War Veteran Speaks about Confederate Monuments
Over the last few weeks, many opinions have been voiced about the removal of monuments and statutes to many Confederates in New Orleans and other Southern Citie...
Louisiana Governor Landrieu on the Removal of the Confederate Monuments
Just hours before the statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from its tall pedestal in New Orleans, Governor Mitch Landrieu gave a speech outlining the reasons why...
Confederate Monuments: History or Hate
Yes, the headline is intentionally provocative as is the issue at hand. I am not usually one that jumps on the bandwagon for the latest cause or subject but sin...
Pope Francis Gives a TED Talk
A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His Holiness Pope Francis in this searing TED Talk delivered direct...