Kingdom over country
2024 marks the first time Carlos Estrada, minister for the Spanish-speaking cohort of Chicago’s Northwest Church of Christ, gets to cast his vote as an…
Church and state
Culture wars turn classrooms into battlefields
OKLAHOMA CITY — Before I got my start in religion reporting 25 years ago, I covered education news for The Oklahoman, the daily newspaper in Oklahoma…
Culture warrior, MAGA champion, Church of Christ member: Who is Ryan Walters?
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ryan Walters wasn’t always known as Oklahoma’s culture-warrior-in-chief. Neither was the 39-year-old Republican always a high-profile MAGA champion, denouncing liberal indoctrination; illegal…
Religious scholar argues for better understanding of church and state
In “Religious Freedom in a Secular Age,” Michael Bird takes on several tough challenges — arguing that secularism in government is a good thing, that…
Yes, it’s constitutional to teach the Bible during the school day
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Eight middle school students gather around a classroom table at the Holland Park Church of Christ. Teacher Becky Mays asks if anyone…
