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Today’s issue of A Public Witness takes you inside a recent gathering to hear from leading scholars as they offer constr...
06/04/2026

Today’s issue of A Public Witness takes you inside a recent gathering to hear from leading scholars as they offer constructive ways to push back against a dangerous and heretical ideology.

During a recent appearance on Fox News, Speaker Mike Johnson was asked to respond to a comment that he’s aiding a “Christian Nationalist crusade” to undermine the United States’ heritage of church-state separation.

We’ve once again asked several Word&Way writers to offer two books perfect for wherever you find your happy place this s...
06/03/2026

We’ve once again asked several Word&Way writers to offer two books perfect for wherever you find your happy place this summer.

Last month, a new book came out from Steven Rosenbaum warning about how AI is impacting our brains and our conception of truth.

With the variety of books we’ve compiled, we hope you’ll find a couple worth adding to your summer reading plans.
06/03/2026

With the variety of books we’ve compiled, we hope you’ll find a couple worth adding to your summer reading plans.

Last month, a new book came out from Steven Rosenbaum warning about how AI is impacting our brains and our conception of truth.

For today’s issue of A Public Witness, we offer our fifth annual list of books recommended by Word&Way writers that will...
06/02/2026

For today’s issue of A Public Witness, we offer our fifth annual list of books recommended by Word&Way writers that will be perfect for wherever you find your happy place this summer.

Last month, a new book came out from Steven Rosenbaum warning about how AI is impacting our brains and our conception of truth.

Check out our fresh news roundup featuring the best religion journalism of the week — from our site and others.
05/29/2026

Check out our fresh news roundup featuring the best religion journalism of the week — from our site and others.

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a review of a new book on religion in American history that is free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to A Public Witness received a look at how the Department of Homeland Security has been misusing the Bible recently.

When President Trump announced his nomination of Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary in March, Rev....
05/29/2026

When President Trump announced his nomination of Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary in March, Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck of Faithful America quickly warned he wasn’t an improvement.

Under both of them, DHS has been among the most aggressively Christian Nationalist of the federal agencies in this second Trump administration.

ICE agents can do all things through Christ who strengthens them.

Today’s issue of A Public Witness considers how the Department of Homeland Security Secretary under Mullin continues to ...
05/28/2026

Today’s issue of A Public Witness considers how the Department of Homeland Security Secretary under Mullin continues to do violence to Scripture even after Kristi Noem was ousted.

ICE agents can do all things through Christ who strengthens them.

The best way for Christians to honor the Semiquincentennial is to rededicate themselves to learning the more complicated...
05/26/2026

The best way for Christians to honor the Semiquincentennial is to rededicate themselves to learning the more complicated story of Christianity's role in American public life.

Matthew Sutton's expansive new book, "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity" (Basic Books), is the perfect resource for understanding what the U.S. has been, not what some people wish it would be.

This summer, the United States celebrates its 250th birthday.

Noting that these monthly Christian services put on by the government started one year ago, Pete Hegseth called them “fi...
05/21/2026

Noting that these monthly Christian services put on by the government started one year ago, Pete Hegseth called them “fitting and proper, especially given the business that we’re in.”

HUD Secretary Scott Turner gives a sermon on hope and football.

Despite the global headlines, late night jokes, and even a member of Congress mentioning it during a hearing with Hegset...
05/21/2026

Despite the global headlines, late night jokes, and even a member of Congress mentioning it during a hearing with Hegseth, the secretary of defense has not addressed or even acknowledged the Pulp Fiction prayer incident.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner gives a sermon on hope and football.

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