A Champion for the Persecuted
On April 10, President Trump announced the appointment of former North Carolina Congressman Mark Walker as the United States ambassador at large for international religious freedom at the State Department. If confirmed, as expected, by the Senate, Walker will be the seventh such person to serve in this role. Walker comes to this important position […]
The Easter Reminder of Why Man Needs God
Fifty years ago, just after Easter, the insurgent army known as the Khmer Rouge toppled the official government of Cambodia and initiated the devastating genocide that put Pol Pot on the list of history’s bloodiest rulers. What began with naïve hopes of peace and the end to the war that had spilled over from neighboring Vietnam […]
Targeted by Putin
On April 13, as many citizens were gathering for worship on Palm Sunday, Russia launched a missile strike at the northeastern city of Sumy, Ukraine, killing at least 34 people, including many on their way to church. At least one Baptist church experienced significant damage. A video of the disruption of morning services went viral across social media platforms. The attack was […]
Beyond Better Vibes
The world has moved on, but let’s look back to the very first episode of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast when he sat down with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Among the topics discussed was the issue of transgender women competing in women’s sports. Pressed on the issue by Kirk, Newsom surprisingly agreed with his guest: “I think […]
Backus to the Future: Fighting for Religious Liberty in the Twenty-First Century
In An Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty Against the Oppressions of the Present Day, a Baptist pastor in colonial Massachusetts penned these now-famous words: Religious matters are to be separated from the jurisdiction of the state, not because they are beneath the interests of the state but, quite to the contrary, because they are […]
A Turn Toward Faith in America?
Has the rise in secularism waned? That’s one conclusion to draw from the findings of the annual Pew survey, which gathered the religious views of over 35,000 people from across the country. Sixty-two percent of Americans identify as Christians. This number is consistent with surveys going back to 2019, when the precipitous decline in Christianity began […]
Evangelicals In Today’s America
In the wake of Donald Trump’s dramatic political comeback and return to the White House, it’s hard not to notice a “vibe” shift in the country. Tech CEOs, once fearful of an alliance with Republicans, have marched down to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump. Democrats, who once called him an enemy of democracy, now signal a new openness to […]
Peggy Noonan’s Revolution
I was a day shy of my eighth birthday when the reassuring words of President Reagan crackled over my family’s radio. Like all Americans, we were traumatized by the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, which carried, among her passengers, 38-year-old social studies teacher Christy McAuliffe. We had followed her story in the newspapers and […]
The Republican Trifecta Should Focus on Pro-Family Policy
Donald Trump’s return to office will unfold in a post-Dobbs policy landscape. With a Republican trifecta, conservatives have a unique opportunity to define what pro-family and pro-life governance truly means. During the vice presidential debate, Senator JD Vance emphasized that when it comes to abortion, the Republican Party must earn “the American people’s trust back.” A crucial […]
Natural Law in a Pluralistic Age
In the previous election, the victorious party campaigned on a message of “common sense.” The opposing party used similar language. Political observers can judge whether the program on offer was either common or sense, but the use of this term has become increasingly common in the public square, whether it comes to immigration policy, transgender men […]