10 inaccuracies plaguing the ‘Exodus’ movie
Polls have shown that religious audiences care a lot about whether a Bible film is “biblically accurate.” This is a difficult phrase to use when one is talking about taking a story from one medium...
View ArticleWhy a Muslim actor plays Jesus in Bill O’Reilly’s TV special
“Bless you for playing Jesus, peace be upon him.” This was the reaction of Lebanese-born actor Haaz Sleiman’s mother upon learning that her son had been cast as Jesus in National Geographic Channel’s...
View ArticleLatino evangelicals oppose death penalty. Will others follow?
Days after an Arizona court exonerated Debra Milke, a woman who spent more than two decades on death row, a leading group of Latino evangelicals has called for an end to state-sanctioned capital...
View ArticleAfter Baltimore, we need faith and body cameras
If you ask protestors in Baltimore why they’re so angry, they may tell you they’ve lost faith in the powers that be. But perhaps that is exactly what such a situation needs. According to Captain Ronald...
View ArticleWhat does it take to forgive someone like Dylann Roof?
Nadine Collier, daughter of one of Dylann Roof’s nine alleged victims, has one message for the suspected killer: “I forgive you.” The 21-year-old Roof is charged with the violent slaying that occurred...
View Article‘Courageous’ and ‘Fireproof’ filmmakers opt for black cast
A flood of faith films led many to dub 2014 “The Year of the Bible,” but it was also a year of the status quo in Hollywood. The movie industry has a long history of casting white actors to play African...
View ArticleEvangelicals are divided on death penalty…officially
In 1983, a broadcaster from New Hampshire asked President Ronald Reagan about accusations that he had moved away from the principles that got him elected. His response is now legendary: “I have always...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with your nativity scene?
What happens when you cross the newborn baby Jesus with The Walking Dead? Upset neighbors and a whole of of controversy—especially if you’re the couple in Ohio who built a zombie nativity in their...
View ArticleJim Wallis on racism, reparations, and #BlackLivesMatter
Half a century ago, a teenaged Jim Wallis decided to confront the rampant racism in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan. As a white man, he decided to enter the city and take jobs alongside black...
View ArticleSegregation Is Still Alive at These Christian Schools
Nothing dismantles claims of “post-racial” colorblindness quite like white Christian schoolchildren casually debating how to say the n-word. A student from the First Academy in Orlando, Florida, was...
View ArticleSexuality, Race, And Gender: 3 Explosive Insights About America’s 100 Largest...
Last October, evangelicalism was rocked by the launch of ChurchClarity.org, an organization that reports churches’ LGBTQ+ policies and rates congregations based on their level of clarity. The website...
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In a Divided Age, Who Should Be Welcome at the Christian Table?
We live in a moment where Christians are deeply divided, and sometimes rightfully so. And yet, the Christian table has historically been wide and inclusive space where all are welcome. How do we...
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