The Problem with Saying ‘All Lives Matter’
Imagine that you wake up late one night to the sound of your home being burglarized. Through the crack in your bedroom door, you see several figures hauling out your…
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Taylor Swift Is Over Faith Being Co-Opted for Politics
The New Taylor Swift Documentary Highlights Her Frustration With Faith Being Used in Politics. New Studies Show Just How Bad Christian Persecution Is Getting Overseas and a Stirring Prayer From the Senate Chaplain Kicks off Friday’s Impeachment Trial.
Michael Tait, Brian and Jenn Johnson and Other Leaders Have Slammed That ‘Christianity Today’ Editorial
Hundreds of evangelical leaders have signed a letter slamming Christianity Today’s call for Trump’s removal. Franklin Graham’s recollection of his father’s politics is called into question. And Ariana Grande drops a surprise album.
Paula White Is Officially Joining the Trump Administration
Prosperity Gospel Preacher Paula White Is Officially Joining the Trump Administration. Author and Pastor Brian Zahnd Sparks Controversy for a Hot Take on the Real Protagonist of the Bible and Seth Meyers’s New Comedy Special Will Feature a Special…
Episode 4: Politics and the Pulpit with Samuel Rodriguez
On the latest episode of Called, pastor, author, presidential advisor and president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Samuel Rodriguez joins us as we discuss how to navigate social issues with political implications from the…
Is the Next ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill Going to be Signed Into Law By a Democrat?
Louisiana is primed to be the next state to pass a bill in the recent rash of sweeping laws that drastically restrict women’s access to abortion — in this case,…
Chris Evans’ New Political Site Aims to Give Voters Both Sides of an Issue
Chris Evans takes on the political divide, climate change’s toll on the glaciers is higher than you thought and Lil Nas X breaks down the genre barriers of country music.
One Read that Will Change the Way You Think About Immigration
“The child of immigrant parents is supposed to perch on a hyphen, taking only the dose of America he needs to advance in America.” Days of Obligation: An Argument with…
Betsy DeVos Defends Proposal to Eliminate Special Olympics Funding
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is on the hot seat for her defense of a proposed elimination of all $18 million of federal funding for the Special Olympics as part of…
Beto O’Rourke on Third-Trimester Abortions: ‘That Should Be a Decision That the Woman Makes’
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke was recently at a campaign event in Cleveland, and was asked his opinion on third-trimester abortions. A woman in the crowd asked, Though the clip…
White Evangelicals Still Overwhelmingly Support Trump, but Approval Slips Among Other Groups
A new Pew Research study finds that two years into the Trump presidency, his support among white evangelicals remains strong, though not quite as strong as it did at its…
Alabama Woman Who Joined Islamic State Sues to Return to the U.S.
In 2014, a 20-year-old Alabama woman named Hoda Muthana told her family that she was going to Turkey for a college trip. But her real goal was much darker: to…
How ‘Shine a Light On Slavery Day’ Is Helping to Fight Human Trafficking
Today, February 7, the END IT Movement has mobilized ‘Shine a Light On Slavery Day’ to raise awareness for the implicit and explicit modes of slavery still happening around the…
Nancy Pelosi’s Favorite Bible Verse Doesn’t Appear to Actually Be in the Bible, Per Se
Politicians have a tough time with Bible memorization. Seems like it wouldn’t be that hard to just commit something simple to memory if you need to have a verse handy,…
The Virginia Senate Has OK’d a Bill to Allow Guns in Churches
Want to pack heat in church? Well, now you can in Virginia, thanks to a new bill that cleared the state’s Senate. This bill repeals a law that actually dates…