Barring Families from Choosing Religious Schools is Wrong – And Unconstitutional

No state should discriminate against families that choose to send their children to a religious school. But that’s exactly what’s happening in Maine. The state of Maine is refusing to pay for students’ tuition to religious schools, even though it will pay for students to attend any non-religious school under its school choice program. That’s […]

Ending Racism: The Bible Tells Us So

In the midst of this remembrance and celebration, African-American Keith Tharpe sits on death row in Georgia. Twenty-eight years ago, Mr. Tharpe took the life of Jaquelin Freeman, his sister-in-law. A jury sentenced him to death. What no court has ever considered in Mr. Tharpe’s case is that his death sentence may have been influenced […]

Government Is Ending Fetal Tissue Research

Earlier this month, the Trump administration laid out a plan to halt scientific research using fetal tissue from abortions. The decision follows a 2018 letter from leaders at several pro-life organizations, including Russell Moore at the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and David Stevens of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, asking […]

Both Purity Culture and Hook-Up Culture Failed Me

For evangelicals, the conversation about sexual purity in a libertine age is a perennial one. The purity culture of the ’90s, in particular, casts a long shadow and cycles through the public square on a regular basis. One of the architects of the movement, Joshua Harris, recently announced his departure from faith. As part of […]

What Hollywood Gets Right About Snake-Handling Christians

If movies have taught us anything—think Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jungle Book, even Snakes on a Plane—it’s that snakes are not to be trusted. For Christians, it’s a lesson that goes back to the Garden itself. Filmmakers hoping to offer a sympathetic depiction of these animals face quite the challenge. But that’s exactly what […]

Great Christian Movies on Netflix

Netflix is a great place for Christian programming! Turn on Netflix and make tonight a movie night that the whole family will enjoy, and grow closer through Christianity. Below are 24 movies that you can watch right now on Netflix with your loved ones, or even by yourself. The Case for Christ Starring: Mike Vogel, […]