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The United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) released a joint statement on Sunday condemni...
01/06/2026

The United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) released a joint statement on Sunday condemning the “unlawful” attack in Venezuela and Christmas Day airstrikes in Nigeria.

The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations similarly condemned the U.S. military operation on Saturday while also offering solidarity with Episcopalians in Venezuela.

While MAGA figures lined up behind the administration, many Christian leaders across the country and around the world were swift in condemning the operation.

From the archives: “If the events of Jan. 6 crystallize the idolatry of politics and the dangers to democracy of Trump’s...
01/06/2026

From the archives: “If the events of Jan. 6 crystallize the idolatry of politics and the dangers to democracy of Trump’s demagoguery, Epiphany provides a different revelation.”

“Remember this day forever!”

While some MAGA figures lined up behind the administration, many Christian leaders across the country and around the wor...
01/06/2026

While some MAGA figures lined up behind the administration, many Christian leaders across the country and around the world were swift in condemning the Venezuela operation as unlawful, dangerous, and undermining peace.

While MAGA figures lined up behind the administration, many Christian leaders across the country and around the world were swift in condemning the operation.

On Saturday, the World Council of Churches quickly condemned the attacks on Venezuela and the detention of Maduro and hi...
01/05/2026

On Saturday, the World Council of Churches quickly condemned the attacks on Venezuela and the detention of Maduro and his wife as “stunningly flagrant violations of international law.”

Several mainline Protestant denominations then issued their own similar statements.

While MAGA figures lined up behind the administration, many Christian leaders across the country and around the world were swift in condemning the operation.

Today’s issue of A Public Witness looks at criticism of the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela by various Chris...
01/05/2026

Today’s issue of A Public Witness looks at criticism of the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela by various Christian denominations and organizations, as well as pleas for peace by Venezuelan Christian leaders.

While MAGA figures lined up behind the administration, many Christian leaders across the country and around the world were swift in condemning the operation.

If you haven’t read it yet, check out Beau Underwood’s review of “Jesus Springs” written by University of Chicago Divini...
01/02/2026

If you haven’t read it yet, check out Beau Underwood’s review of “Jesus Springs” written by University of Chicago Divinity School historian William Schultz.

William Schultz, a historian of American religion at the University of Chicago Divinity School, makes a compelling argument that there was a moment where Colorado Springs was a place of enormous cultural influence.

We’re a small outlet, but we’re also having an impact and covering stories that would otherwise not receive the attentio...
12/30/2025

We’re a small outlet, but we’re also having an impact and covering stories that would otherwise not receive the attention they deserve.

Here we count down our most popular pieces and offer some highlights from the year:

We’re a small outlet, but we’re having an impact and covering stories that would otherwise not receive the attention they need. This year again proved that.

For the final entry in our Unsettling Advent series this year, Brian Kaylor reflects on what it was like to learn to pla...
12/24/2025

For the final entry in our Unsettling Advent series this year, Brian Kaylor reflects on what it was like to learn to play “The Coventry Carol” on cello while also exploring Advent in a time of religious nationalism, rising starvation in the U.S. and abroad, and soldiers in the streets.

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)

The fake “war on Christmas” examples ginned up by culture war talk show hosts in recent years are nothing compared to mi...
12/23/2025

The fake “war on Christmas” examples ginned up by culture war talk show hosts in recent years are nothing compared to misusing the birth of Jesus — and Christmas celebrations in general — to justify anti-immigrant policies.

Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security released a new video that almost seems like it was conjured up during a drug trip.

In our familiarity with the birth narrative, we often do not consider the long-term consequences for the secondary figur...
12/23/2025

In our familiarity with the birth narrative, we often do not consider the long-term consequences for the secondary figures in the story. It was an unsettling time that left long and permanent scars on their lives.

“Thus says the Lord:

For today's Unsettling Advent entry, Rev. Kristel Clayville reflects on how this liturgical season reminds us that God c...
12/22/2025

For today's Unsettling Advent entry, Rev. Kristel Clayville reflects on how this liturgical season reminds us that God comes into a world already organized by power and exclusion — and does not accept its terms.

"Grace is not a reward for correct belief or national loyalty but a gift that creates responsibility toward one another."

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh.

“The cruel spectacle churns on for now, but there are countless ordinary acts of love happening quietly, out of sight, m...
12/21/2025

“The cruel spectacle churns on for now, but there are countless ordinary acts of love happening quietly, out of sight, more than you and I will ever know.

Whatever ultimate glories await, Advent prepares us to see anew that God’s glory has already been born among us, as one of us”

“A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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