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Mass murder and the problem with prayer

Mass murder and the problem with prayer

Prayerless action is mere activism. Actions prayer is useless piety.

TheologyJonathanDecember 5, 2015Activism, Bible, California, gun laws, gun reform, guns, ISIS, Islam, murder, news, politics, prayer, shooting, theology, violence

If Pope is listening to critics, he should start with gun makers

If Pope is listening to critics, he should start with gun makers

Pope Francis says he'll open his ears and mind to U.S. critics.

CultureJonathanJuly 23, 2015Catholicism, guns, hypocrisy, Injustice, Iraq, ISIS, justice, Nazi, peace, Pope Francis, Swiss Guard, Vatican, Vatican City, War, weapons

Who are ‘the least of these’?

Who are ‘the least of these’?

Scholars say they might not be who you assume.

5 things missing from Southern Baptists' ISIS letter to Obama

5 things missing from Southern Baptists' ISIS letter to Obama

Presidents of America's largest Protestant group call on Obama put an end to ISIS.

CultureJonathanMarch 3, 2015Barack Obama, church, Congress, Denominations, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, politics, President Obama, Southern Baptist Convention, Writing

Religious extremists like ISIS carve bloody path through history

Religious extremists like ISIS carve bloody path through history

"America was founded by folks who thought like this," the Yale professor says.

CultureJonathanFebruary 17, 2015Boko Haram, Christianity, Egypt, ethics, extremism, God, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamist, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, justice, media, Miroslav Volf, Muslims, news, Nigeria, peace, reporting, terrorism, theology, Trinity, violence, War, Yale Divinity School

Obama was right: It’s time for Christians to reflect

Obama was right: It’s time for Christians to reflect

The president's comments at the National Prayer Breakfast infuriated some Christians.