by Brian Kaylor | Jul 31, 2019 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
During one of multiple trips to the Missouri Capitol earlier this year, I listened in the car as NPR did a piece about the Tom Petty song, “I Won’t Back Down.” The story included them playing the song several times as they not only played Petty’s version but also some...
by Jakob Topper | Jul 31, 2019 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Christians are always struggling to overcome the problem of a crucified Christ. We have an incessant need to clean him off and fix him up. Just Google image search “crucified Christ” to see what I mean. Not only is he so very white in most of the results, but even on...
by Amanda Tyler | Jul 30, 2019 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
While summer usually means beach reads, my reading list hasn’t been so light this year. I’ve spent these last few months studying up on Christian nationalism, as my BJC colleagues and I felt called to dig deeper into this political ideology that seeks to merge...
by Pam Durso | Jul 30, 2019 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Since their earliest days, Baptists have been known as strong, tireless defenders of religious liberty. Among those who served as freedom fighters are well-known men such as Thomas Helwys, Obadiah Holmes, Isaac Backus and John Leland. Yet there were other Baptists,...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 29, 2019 | Christian Nationalism, News
Christian leaders in the U.S. are speaking out against Christian nationalism, joining an initiative spearheaded by BJC and signing on to a statement of opposition. “Christian nationalism harmfully suggests that to be a good American, one must be Christian or that to...
