God
Lay off my God already!
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 21, 2018
The New Yorker published an anti-Judaism cartoon. For shame.
God loves Christopher Hitchens anyway
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 19, 2018
WWHS. What would Hitchens say about what is going on today?
God, guns and Gen Z
By C.S. Pearce — March 14, 2018
(RNS) — You don’t have to be clairvoyant to predict that those 'In God We Trust' signs will drive more Florida students into the nonbelievers’ camp.
What would Jesus do? Help the Dreamers and secure the border
By Robert Jeffress — February 12, 2018
(RNS) — Many people — including a large segment of evangelicals — fail to grasp the God-given distinction between the church and government.
Looking back with lament, and forward with hope
By Richard Mouw — January 2, 2018
(RNS) — At present many of the most hopeful occurrences of 2017 are likely hidden from our view.
The Bill of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, and the danger of ‘God-given rights’
By Andrew L. Seidel — December 15, 2017
(RNS) — 'Premising our rights on some supernatural benevolence is dangerous,' writes Andrew L. Seidel on the Bill of Rights Day (Dec. 15.)
ISO better church models for manhood and womanhood
By Julie Roys — October 26, 2017
(RNS) — 'Over three decades of ministry, I have seen both men and women struggle to live up to uni-dimensional caricatures of both hyper-masculinized manhood and hyper-feminized womanhood,' writes Julie Roys.
Two Sundays, two mass shootings: Why do bad things happen to good people?
By Holly Meyer — October 8, 2017
(USA Today) — After a succession of bewildering violence, questions arise: Why does evil exist? Why didn't God intervene?
The eclipse is deeper than we thought
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — It is not just the sun that is going into eclipse. It is human decency, and not just in Charlottesville.
Five rational arguments why God (very probably) exists
By Robert H. Nelson — May 11, 2017
(The Conversation) While the number of Americans who believe in God diminishes, the rational probabilities for the existence of a supernatural God have risen, writes Robert H. Nelson.
Soft-toned Trump reaches out to religious and other minorities
By Lauren Markoe — February 28, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) 'We are all made by the same God,' he said in a speech that emphasized commonalities among religious groups but is unlikely to mollify critics who accuse him of scapegoating Muslims and sending mixed messages on anti-Semitism.
The three little words that Jews never say
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 14, 2017
When did we stop talking about a loving God?
Will Trump speech meet ‘God’ average for inaugural addresses?
By Paul Singer — January 19, 2017
(USA Today ) God was the most common theme mentioned by presidents in the 11 most searched inaugural addresses.
Did God choose Trump? What it means to believe in divine intervention
By Lauren Markoe — January 17, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) For some believers, a God who picks the president is a God close at hand. For skeptics, the belief can lead to catastrophic conclusions.
Chris Tomlin: This election will come and go, but music is eternal
By Kirkland An — November 8, 2016
(RNS) 'Give people a song to sing, something to say, in the midst of deep hurt and darkness and not knowing which way to turn,' he says.