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Christian Nationalism and the Art of Flossing 0
- September/October 2023
- September 1, 2023
An interview with sociologist and author Andrew Whitehead. For a book written by a social scientist, Andrew Whitehead’s American Idolatry has surprisingly few statistics in the opening pages (American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and the Church [Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2023]). Instead, Whitehead, a nationally known writer and speaker on religion in
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At the Altar of Patriotism 0
- September/October 2023
- September 1, 2023
The outsized influence of ‘civil religion’ and what it means for Americans today. In 1863, prominent Unitarian pastor Henry W. Bellows preached a rousing war sermon to his New York congregation. He called the sermon “Unconditional Loyalty,” and he meant every word of it. He warned his congregation against the treasonous implications of criticizing the
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Yesterday and Today 0
- September/October 2023
- September 1, 2023
Ruminations of a second-generation Holocaust survivor For many years I served as a policy and advocacy official with the American Jewish Committee, and today I remain active in pursuing the issues and promoting the values to which I dedicated my career. I am a Religious Freedom Fellow at the Freedom Forum, a leader on civil
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Two significant, and not unrelated, news stories broke in June. Pat Robertson, a religious and cultural juggernaut for the past five decades, died at 93. And a state charter school board in Oklahoma approved the nation’s first religious charter school. Taking the Oklahoma story first, consider these two facts. Under Oklahoma law, all charter schools

Be Careful What You Wish For 0

Illustration by Michael Glenwood Would the Texas Ten Commandments proposal have passed constitutional muster? And more importantly, how will future “Ten Commandments laws” fare? The recent attempt by legislators in Texas to mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous place” in all public school classrooms reflects emerging fallout from the Supreme Court’s

Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods 0

Illustration by Michael Glenwood The battle to defend the Ten Commandments in America is real. We may be on the wrong battlefield. Some years ago I took a survey of my congregation. By a response of applause, I asked how much they agreed with the following statements: Our children should learn and live by the

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