Watching cable news these days makes me feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone. First, President Obama spoke at a White House Ramadan dinner and expressed his support for the right to build a mosque near Ground Zero in Manhattan: President Obama But let me be clear: as a citizen, and as Presiden...

I’m excited to announce that within the next couple of weeks, I’ll be joining the United Methodist Publishing House as an editor, writer and content manager. I’m going to be part of a team working on an exciting new project called MinistryMatters.com– a website aimed at ever...

I haven’t listened to Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s radio show in over 10 years. One, I rarely listen to talk radio anyway. Two, I can’t handle much on-air “therapy” . Whining people and chastising hosts… it just gets old to me. Mind you, some of the people who call i...

Last year, when I was reporting on the United Methodist Church’s “Rethink Church” campaign, I noted the similarity between the look of the UMC’s ad campaign and KFC’s “Unthink Chicken” campaign. The post was written  in fun– I figured the similarity ...

USA Today would have you believe that teenagers are staying away from church and youth group because they’re too busy. Not so. I don’t buy the excuse that youth are busier now than they were ten years ago. Sure, there are technological distractions that didn’t exist then, but does...

That headline is a little misleading, because legally there is an easy answer–  if the site near Ground Zero is zoned to allow a religious structure, then a Muslim community center (with a mosque inside) on private property can’t be banned or the First Amendment rights of Muslims will ...

by Mark Tooley… My friend Dean Snyder claims my Institute on Religion and Democracy has “crossed a line.” I believe his Foundry United Methodist Church has crossed many a line in violating traditional Christian and United Methodist beliefs over the years. This Fall, Foundry will vote w...

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...

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 orienta...