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Nearly 200 Missouri Faith Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Promote Religious Liberty, Not Ten Commandments

As members of the Missouri Education Committee consider legislation that would mandate the posting of an edited version of the Ten Commandments in…

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Weekly Roundup: March 28

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week we published a report from a political conference for pastors, a recap of a conference…

Mar 28 •

Thou Shalt Not Covet State-Sponsored Religion

“This was at the founding of our nation.

Mar 26 •

Notre Dame Conference Addresses ‘Pressing Crisis’ of Christian Nationalism

As a couple hundred scholars and ministers gathered on the University of Notre Dame campus last week to discuss Christian Nationalism, several people…

Mar 25 •

Inside Turning Point USA’s Pastors Summit

Below is a guest report from Matthew Boedy, a professor at the University of North Georgia.

Mar 24 •

Weekly Roundup: March 21

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a review of a new book on religion and masculinity that is free for anyone to read, paid…

Mar 21 •

Review & Giveaway: Disciples of White Jesus

That the United States is in a time of great cultural upheaval is no secret.

Mar 20 •

Courting God & Mammon in Wisconsin

Brad Schimel says God “called” him to run for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the race is “a battle between good and evil.” But if he wins, he…

Mar 18 •

Weekly Roundup: March 14

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a report on a legislative debate about school “chaplains” and a look at a narrative…

Mar 14 •

Then They Came for Mahmoud

The “First they came…” poem by German Lutheran minister Martin Niemöller is overused.

Mar 13 •

As historian David Swartz conducted research for a book on how American evangelicals were working to combat human trafficking in Southeast Asia, the…

Mar 12 •

Missouri Senator Attacks My Baptist Credentials

During a recent legislative debate on the floor of the Missouri Senate, a Republican lawmaker criticized someone he thinks isn’t a real Baptist.

Mar 11 •

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