If you are convinced that your religious beliefs are truth and that the nation should be governed under God, then you’re probably part of the problem. We would be wise to consider the price we will pay when faith takes away our freedom.
The election of Pope Leo XIV: formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, represents a sharp and necessary moral contrast to the populist nationalism of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.
As Catholics around the world mourn the death of a beloved pope, Donald Trump, never one to let solemnity get in the way of self-promotion, stepped into the spotlight dressed as the pope himself, mere days after attending the pope’s funeral in Rome.
The idea that Christianity must oppose homosexuality is not biblical truth—it’s cultural dogma dressed in scripture. It’s time the Church confronted its error, repented for its cruelty, and embraced the radical love it claims to preach.
Throughout Christian history, the image of Jesus has not stood still. It has shifted, evolved, and expanded — not because Jesus himself changed, but because humanity’s needs, fears, and aspirations did. As societies transformed, so too did the Christian imagination, crafting new portraits of Christ that reflected the dominant values of the age.
We cannot hope to do business — or live peacefully — in a diverse world where the majority of people have dramatically different religious beliefs if we don’t take the time to understand them and seek common ground.
If you are convinced that your religious beliefs are truth and that the nation should be governed under God, then you’re probably part of the problem. We would be wise to consider the price we will pay when faith takes away our freedom.
The most un-Christlike candidate in modern political history won, not despite his moral failings, but because of a belief system that discourages questioning and demands obedience.