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All the President’s Prayers
Today, Donald Trump placed his hand on a Bible to take the presidential oath of office.
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Brian Kaylor
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Word&Way News: Jan. 17
Here’s the weekly roundup from Word&Way. In addition to a look at how progressive Episcopal churches are participating in Trump’s inauguration that is…
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Word&Way
Five Centuries of the Radical Reformation
“I feel sorry for the Anabaptists,” Dutch Catholic priest and scholar Desiderius Erasmus wrote. “They introduce confusion into everything. They are…
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Brian Kaylor
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Prominent DC Churches Shift Approach — Somewhat — to Trump Inauguration
As Donald Trump prepared to take the presidential oath of office nearly eight years ago, he sat in a Washington, D.C., church.
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Brian Kaylor
Word&Way News: Jan. 10
Here’s the weekly roundup from Word&Way. In addition to a breaking news story and a follow-up historical investigation on a so-called “Jefferson prayer…
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How Churches Helped Build & Give Away the Panama Canal
When President Jimmy Carter wanted to get the Panama Canal treaties passed in the U.S.
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Brian Kaylor
The Surprising Story of How Speaker Johnson Read a Fake Jefferson Prayer
On Friday (Jan.
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Brian Kaylor
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Johnson Wins Speakership, Reads Fake Prayer from Thomas Jefferson
After some drama that involved a private meeting with two Republican critics to get them to flip their vote as the House speaker election stayed open…
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Brian Kaylor
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Word&Way News: Jan. 3
Here’s the weekly roundup from Word&Way. This week at A Public Witness, we published a reflection on Jimmy Carter, a collection of tributes to Carter…
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How to Make Your Voice Matter More
Writing for A Public Witness is an immense privilege.
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Beau Underwood
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