As we approach July 4, and as many churches around the country host “Celebrate America” services this Sunday… I offer this little reflection. Hope it’s meaningful. Feel free to use it and share it. - Shane
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How should we respond when our democracy is being torn asunder in the name of our Christian faith?
Recently I answered the call of Faithful America and local clergy to go to Batavia, New York, where white Chri...
This article was originally published by Word&Way and is shared with permission.
In an important panel discussion with the Christians Against Christian Nationalism initiative and Jim Wallis last week, Ep...
Why is it that our modern church culture identifies faith with the language of pain, aggression, and domination more so than with nurturing peace and equality?
Thus, what I have strongly urged my evangelical Christian missionary friends serving in other countries to do is to lovingly and strongly confront the nationalism of their supporters.
We recognize that evangelicalism, and white evangelicalism, in particular, has been susceptible to the heresy of Christian nationalism because of a long history of faith leaders accommodating white supremacy. We choose to speak out now because we do not want to be quiet accomplices in this on-going sin.
We must not sell our souls for the lesser power of nationalism, for nationalism will reap what it sows and get what it deserves—which from John’s perspective, is death.