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Of all of King’s speeches and writings, the one that has had the most transformative power for me is his masterful “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” ...

Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr.’s hard words for white Christians

by: Robert P. Jones Jan. 17, 2022 (RNS) — White people regularly dilute the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be more palatable. No one isRead More

The issues around the truth, says Jesus, are deeper...

Jim Wallis: Reconciliation needs truth

Storming of U.S. Capitol
by: Paul O’Donnell (Jim Wallis) Jan. 29, 2021 (RNS) — “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free,” Jesus promise I have been reflecting on thatRead More

Specifically omitted from popular memory are some of the more “radical” elements of King’s message...

Opinion: This MLK Day, white evangelicals again have a choice to make on racial justice

Martin Luther King Jr.
by: Paul O’Donnell (Jemar Tisby) Jan. 18, 2021 (RNS) — As we have remembered Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the civil rights movement of the 1950s andRead More

Banners proclaiming "Jesus saves" appear next to those bearing the name Trump...

Opinion: Truth over power: It is past time for the church to speak plainly about the election

Storming of U.S. Capitol
by: Roxanne Stone (Esau McCaulley) Jan. 8, 2021 (RNS) — We can be sure some who stormed the Capitol claimed allegiance to the Christian faith. Banners proclaiming “Jesus saves” appearRead More

One of my favorite Bible stories comes when the prophet Nathan confronts David...

Opinion: At the Capitol, evangelicals’ ‘Thou art the man’ moment

Senator James Lankford
by: Paul O’Donnell (Maina Mwaura) Jan. 9, 2021 (RNS) — I remember my mom looking in my young face and telling me that my father, who had gone to hisRead More

There’s a lesson in "The Last Battle" for America in 2020...

Opinion: Revisiting ‘The Last Battle’: C.S. Lewis’ Narnia tale for our time

"The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis
by: Bob Smietana Dec. 31, 2020 (RNS) — The end of the world begins with a con. A little lie, told by a petty grifter, who is willing to betrayRead More

He (Donald Trump) in many ways became the face of white evangelicalism.

Opinion: Evangelical Christians once were saved. After Trump, they’re lost.

Ronald Reagan
by: Paul O’Donnell (Michael O. Emerson, Joel Edward Goza) Nov. 24, 2020 (RNS) — For reasons that have to do with our reading of the Bible, the both of us movedRead More

Even with just over 60 days left in power, this administration has set three more execution dates.

Opinion: William Barr and the politics of death

William Barr
by: Paul O’Donnell (Shane Claiborne) Nov. 18, 2020 (RNS) — This week the United States will pass a quarter of a million lives lost to coronavirus, even as our courageousRead More

“The difference between mediocrity and greatness is vision,” the late Falwell Sr. often declared.

Opinion: Liberty University football team realizes Falwell’s winning vision, but at what cost?

by: Paul O’Donnell (Jonathan Merritt) Nov.20, 2020 (RNS) — Liberty University has long bragged about being one of America’s largest Christian colleges, but this year, it can also boast aboutRead More

For the historically minded, it is striking how much anti-Catholicism in American politics has changed since it arose in the 1840s.

Opinion: Playing the anti-Catholic card in the Barrett nomination

Amy Coney Barrett
by: Mark Silk Sept. 27, 2020 (RNS) — Before they were compelled to draw up a Bill of Rights, the guys inventing the U.S. government in Philadelphia in 1787 hadRead More