People who worked with Feucht's worship organizations have shared details about his amassing of high-value property, verbal abuse, and overworking volunteers and staff without fair wages. The post Worship Leader Sean Feucht Mismanaged Millions in Ministry Funds, Former Associates Say appeared first on Word&Way.| Word&Way
Paul Gottfried’s essays call for a dismantling of the therapeutic state.| Modern Age
Many Black pastors in the largest African American Christian denominations linked the veneration of Kirk — who used his platform to denigrate Black people, immigrants, women, Muslims, and LGBTQ+ people — to the history of weaponizing faith to justify colonialism, enslavement, and bigotry.| Word&Way
Last fall, a post by Paul Gavrilyuk on Facebook highly resonated with my own burning thoughts on the same issue. Gavrilyuk wrote, “Russia’s war crimes have two main aims: to crush the spirit of Ukrainians and to erase Ukrainian identity. It strikes me that our present discussion of Orthodox nationalism, as valuable as it is,...| Public Orthodoxy
The decision received a mixed reaction from the coalition of plaintiffs that includes three faith-based refugee resettlement agencies.| Word&Way
In life and in death, Charlie Kirk represented the worst of American politics. He stoked dangerous conspiracies, attempted to silence voices he disagreed with, and utilized violent rhetoric mixed with a godly veneer. Then, someone decided to respond with evil by picking up a gun to silence a life.| Word&Way
'Those verses were not about the United States military,' said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and author. 'They weren't really even about any imperial military force, and quite the opposite.'| Word&Way
Dina Osama Lotfy, Cairo University [Cover image source Thomson Reuters; Riot policemen fire tear gas to disperse a Catholic priest and demonstrators during a protest against DRC President Joseph Ka…| Religion in Public
Less than half of Americans (47%) say they would vote for a qualified presidential candidate who is a socialist -- the same percentage Gallup found in 2015.| Gallup.com
“There have been two major types of ‘corruption.’ First, a great number of cases, primarily political, were removed from the jurisdiction of the courts and submitted to special forms of investigation and trial. Secondly, the independence of the judges was progressively curtailed, and the courts were placed in an ever more dependent position. The government...| Public Orthodoxy
Known for his expository preaching and his penchant for controversy, MacArthur was one of evangelicalism’s most influential pastors for decades.| Word&Way
Christ Kirk DC is the latest example of pastor Doug Wilson’s growing sphere of influence among a cadre of conservatives sometimes described as the ‘New Right.’| Word&Way
The project has been criticized even by religious leaders in the East African nation.| Word&Way
By Brooklyn Walker and Paul A. Djupe [Image credit: Georgetown Gender + Justice Initiative] Despite initially receiving ambivalent reactions, Roe v. Wade soon divided the country. Anti-abortion pol…| Religion in Public
I was born a proud Protestant. A Lutheran in a town still marked by Catholic-Protestant tensions, with Catholic friends who told me I don’t worship right, neighbors who claimed Catholics were polytheists, and a grandmother who wore orange on St. Patrick’s Day (I never quite got that, as we had no connection to Ireland). But […]| The Duck of Minerva
Quietly, over the past 15 years, small group Bible-study-style gatherings near Parkersburg, W.Va. have formed the foundation for a movement that punches above its weight in terms of political influence.| 100 Days in Appalachia
US President Jimmy Carter’s funeral is being held today in Washington, DC at the National Cathedral. Since he passed away shortly after Christmas, tributes have abounded about a man once deri…| The Duck of Minerva
