9+ hour, 56+ min ago  (561+ words) Support our journalism ministry by upgrading to a paid e-newsletter subscription today! "Cast Aside the Clouds" Removes the Veil on Baha"i Persecution in Iran. Juliet Vedral reviewed Cast Aside the Clouds, a new film set in modern-day Tehran that…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (263+ words) The Religious Right is a term that invites a strong reaction, positively or negatively, because everyone knows what it means. For decades, there has been a concerted political effort to mobilize rightwing Christians in support of a particular social agenda…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (118+ words) On Friday (June 12), the general synod of the Reformed Church in America voted to condemn Christian Nationalism, declaring that the ideology "represents a false church, fundamentally distorting the gospel." The move by the historic mainline Protestant denomination makes it the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (295+ words) The administrative excommunication of these traditions with round two not only creates new problems but also underscores the problems with the coding scheme. So this issue of A Public Witness examines the new mess created by the Pentagon and the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (583+ words) This isn't the first time Isaiah 6: 8 has been co-opted by the Trump administration. Last year, the Department of Homeland Security's first video that mashed a Bible verse together with footage of militarized agents hunting for immigrants used the verse. But…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (539+ words) Here's the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week, we published a list of suggested books to curl up with this summer and a report on a conference on Christian Nationalism. Support our journalism ministry by upgrading to a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (702+ words) 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. He responded with the tired claim of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (218+ words) We promise we do not use AI to write, create citations, or edit our work. And there are many other authors who similarly are actually writing. We enjoy discovering a good book that came from the mind of a human…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (679+ words) Support our journalism ministry by upgrading to a paid e-newsletter subscription today! Theo vs. the Theo Bros. Sarah Blackwell reflected on her new Theo(logy) of noticing found in Allen Levi's book Theo of Golden. In Our Image. Kristel Clayville…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (83+ words) A Public Witness The Gospel According to Markwayne ICE agents can do all things through Christ who strengthens them. At least that's what Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin believes. And according to Mullin's DHS, they are also the…...