by Dean Snyder… The Institute on Religion and Democracy has crossed a line. They targeted a preacher who agreed to speak at Foundry Church not because of anything she said or did but simply because she agreed to preach at Foundry. Foundry UMC Sure, Foundry Church in Washington, DC, has some ...

As we mature in the Christian faith, we begin to see that there’s more than one component to salvation. This is what I love about Wesleyan Christianity- with prevenient grace, justification and sanctification, we acknowledge that salvation is an event and a process. More and more, in Methodism...

Rethink Church is a United Methodist marketing initiative that launched last year. I recently interviewed United Methodist Communications General Secretary Larry Hollon about his vision for the campaign. Be sure to look for the print version of this interview in the Aug/Sep/Oct edition of Circuit Ri...

I found a Religion News Service article at the Washington Post website today that asks the question, “Is the Tea Party unbiblical?” The author’s conclusion seems to be yes, although he does make at least a little effort to see both sides of the argument. I feel that if we’re ...

Churches around the country are watching the controversy that’s unfolding in Memphis right now over a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance being considered by the city council. The resolution would prohibit the city from discriminating against employees on the basis of “sexual orientat...

Whether it’s TOMS shoes or fair trade coffee, there’s a growing movement that is encouraging people to support causes with the money they spend. Today I found a post that explores this idea from a Muslim perspective. Islam and Christianity are miles apart theologically, but when it co...

Don’t they teach the students at Union Theological Seminary how to show charity to others? Apparently upset with Glenn Beck over his recent show about  liberation theology, seminary president Serene Jones (pictured right) has written a snarky response to Mr. Beck over at the Huffington Post. ...

USA Today is reporting that the Presbyterian Church (USA) recently decided to boycott travel to Arizona. The denomination voted earlier this month to “refrain from holding national meetings in states where travel by immigrant Presbyterians or Presbyterians of color might subject them to hara...

Here’s a discussion about interfaith marriage from the Early Show on CBS: ...

“Don’t be tied up as equal partners with people who don’t believe. What does righteousness share with that which is outside the Law? What relationship does light have with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14 (CEB) One of the big issues I often encountered when I was in youth minist...