Laura Turner
Laura Turner is a writer and editor living in San Francisco. In addition to being a regular contributor to Christianity Today’s “Her.meneutics” blog, she has also written for publications such as Books & Culture and The Bold Italic. She is interested in the intersection of church and culture.
All Stories by Laura Turner
Meryl Streep, “Suffragette,” and feminism’s sin of erasure
By Laura Turner — October 8, 2015
Meryl Streep and her fellow "Suffragette" actresses are contributing to feminism's age-old failure.
A consistently pro-life ethic should include gun control
By Laura Turner — October 7, 2015
(RNS) My rights don't matter as much as another person's life.
A consistently pro-life ethic should include gun control
By Laura Turner — October 6, 2015
In the wake of the shooting in Oregon, a question: Will gun control ever become part of the pro-life agenda?
Justin Bieber: ‘You don’t need to go to church to be a Christian’
By Laura Turner — September 29, 2015
Bieberion theology is actually pretty insightful when it comes to seeing how millennials view the church.
Pope Francis to release pop-rock album, Wake Up!
By Laura Turner — September 25, 2015
Who would have thought that the Pope wanted to drop an album?
Viola Davis makes Emmy history
By Laura Turner — September 21, 2015
Viola Davis's historic Emmy win does not mean racism is over; not by a long shot.
Bernie Sanders finds common (moral) ground at Liberty University
By Laura Turner — September 16, 2015
Bernie Sanders's visit to Liberty University has something to teach us all.
Kardashian pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. to get reality TV show (COMMENTARY)
By Laura Turner — September 10, 2015
(RNS) The young, hip pastor, who married Kanye West and Kim Kardashian last year, has made a career of pastoring some of the biggest celebrities in America. But what does being "cool" have to do with being a Christian?
Kardashian pastor Rich Wilkerson, Jr. to have his own reality TV show
By Laura Turner — September 9, 2015
Kim and Kanye's pastor is getting his own reality TV show, "Rich in Faith." This isn't good news for Christianity.
Kim Davis is no Rosa Parks
By Laura Turner — September 4, 2015
Some conservatives are claiming Kim Davis is the new Rosa Parks. That's so wrong.
Wes Craven: Where horror met religion
By Laura Turner — August 31, 2015
Wes Craven, who died yesterday at 76, spent his career searching for religious answers in the most unlikely places.
Best songs to slow-dance to in a junior high gym
By Laura Turner — August 28, 2015
Sometimes you just need to reminisce on a Friday.
What Anna Duggar doesn’t understand about Christian forgiveness (COMMENTARY)
By Laura Turner — August 24, 2015
(RNS) This false forgiveness is too often the result of the pressure professional Christians feel to forgive when they are in the public eye.
If Duke freshmen can’t read “Fun Home,” they shouldn’t read the Bible
By Laura Turner — August 24, 2015
Duke University freshmen are boycotting "Fun Home" for its depictions of sex. They should probably boycott the Bible, too.
When forgiveness isn’t reconciliation: On Josh Duggar
By Laura Turner — August 21, 2015
Revelations of Josh Duggar's cheating have prompted his wife to say she will not leave him. That's not what forgiveness looks like.
