Trevin Wax
Trevin Wax is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Trevin Wax
4 reasons Hillary Clinton should apologize for her inflammatory abortion rhetoric (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — August 31, 2015
(RNS) Hillary Clinton shouldn’t label an opposing position as “extreme” just because she doesn’t agree with it.
Trigger warning! The Bible may disturb your emotional health (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — August 17, 2015
(RNS) Violence, abuse, torture, rape, slavery -- these are the warnings we’d have to issue by the time we finished reading the Bible’s first book, Genesis.
Why some conservative Christians like Donald Trump (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — August 10, 2015
(RNS) This is a man who does not know the meaning of the word “shame.” A man who lacks the basic self-awareness to see his own sins and need for redemption.
God stepped in, says Debbie Dills, who spotted alleged S.C. killer (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — June 19, 2015
(RNS) The woman who spotted, reported, and followed the vehicle driven by alleged Charleston, S.C., shooter Dylann Roof says God was working through her.
What to make of Southern Baptists’ declining numbers (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — June 16, 2015
(RNS) The largest Protestant denomination in the United States is meeting this week, but it’s not as large as it was last year, or the year before. What’s going on?
Why Christian denominations aren’t going away (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — June 8, 2015
(RNS) “Why reinvent a system or structure that already exists?” For me, it’s a matter of stewardship, a willingness to work within a denominational structure and make it better, not do away with it and start from scratch.
Bright spots and tough challenges for evangelicals in Pew survey (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — May 18, 2015
(RNS) Divergent perspectives on the Pew survey are connected to larger narratives that frame how conservative and liberal Christians in the United States see themselves.
Can you be a Christian without believing in Christ? (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — May 11, 2015
(RNS) Only in a world where the individual is the sole determiner of one’s identity does it makes sense to say, “I want Christianity without Christ.”
Why Southern Baptists canceled an appearance by Ben Carson (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — April 28, 2015
(RNS) Younger Southern Baptists fear that a display of partisanship will sacrifice the meeting’s ability to be a prophetic voice in relation to both parties. The desire is not to withdraw politically, but to engage prophetically.
Why religious conservatives want the Supreme Court to consider other nations in its same-sex marriage ruling (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — April 27, 2015
(RNS) In 16 nations where same-sex unions are recognized, the changes came about not through judicial decree, but through the legislative process.
To move beyond abortion stalemate, reporters must ask tough questions (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — April 20, 2015
(RNS) When was the last time a reporter asked a candidate why he or she supports unrestricted abortion access in the second and third trimester, when upwards of 70 percent of Americans do not?
Why conservatives want Obama to say ‘Islamic’ terrorism (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — April 13, 2015
(RNS) Many fear that our political correctness has run amok, to the point we look foolish.
Must Christianity change its sexual ethics? History may hold the key (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — April 8, 2015
(RNS) It’s commonplace to assume that society’s redefinition of marriage, gender and the purpose for sexuality will eventually persuade the church to follow along. But if we were to jump forward into the 22nd century, I wonder what we would see.
How to treat gays with dignity while respecting religious freedom (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — March 31, 2015
(RNS) Treating the LGBT rights/religious freedom conversation as a zero-sum game where one can only “win” at the expense of the other is actually a “no-win” for all of us.
Keeping the baby vs. abortion: Americans muddled morality about the unborn (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — March 30, 2015
(RNS) The debate over abortion reveals our society’s inconsistency: We only affirm the humanity of the unborn if the child is “wanted.”
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