Responding to Suicide with Faith
If we remain stuck in biblical literalism, more people will die.
Living an Embodied Faith: How to Unlearn Slaveholder Religion
Slaveholder religion disconnects us from our bodies and the bodies of others.
The Power of Disillusionment: How to Unlearn Slaveholder Religion
For too long, we’ve been content with a version of the “good news” that is good news for some, but not for all.
Dear Conservative Evangelical Christian, Answer Me This
I want to believe that moral character, sacrifice, decency, and goodness are important to you...But every time you have an opportunity to take up your cross and show me, it seems as if you are more interested in prospering white, male, heterosexual, right-wing, conservative power and privilege.
Christian Group Plans ‘Revival’ to Protest ‘Toxic Evangelicalism’
Christian author and activist Shane Claiborne and others plan to host a “Red Letter Revival” on April 6-7 in Lynchburg, Va. — the same city where Liberty University, a conservative Christian school led by Falwell, is located.
Red Letter Christians v. Donald Trump’s Evangelicals
How Donald Trump and white evangelicals are leading an all-out attack on the Gospel and the biblical message of liberating salvation.
Reassessing Religion through ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Yet, in the fog of Margaret Atwood’s story, I realized that I was being sexualized, just in a different way.
An Open Letter to Tennessee (and Others in America’s Heartland Who May Be Listening In)
Tennessee, perhaps you should rethink your state book proposal. Because the ancient text you’ve selected doesn’t have incredibly favorable things to say about government officials who leverage religion for personal, financial, and political gain.
Do Christians Really Need The Bible?
AUG 10, 2014 | BY: STEPHEN JARNICK -- Christians need Jesus and God but do we really need the Bible? Before you label me as a...
How Can a Fallible Bible Be Inspired?
JUNE 20, 2014 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Over the past several months we've been doing a lot of deconstruction work with the Bible, discussing how an unquestioning...