Will Rick Warren lead a Christian movement for gun control?
Rick Warren says his son's suicide will affect how he engages gun control. The post Will Rick Warren lead a Christian movement for gun control? appeared first on On Faith & Culture.
View ArticleWhat does it take to forgive someone like Dylann Roof?
Family members of Emmanuel AME Church shooting victims forgive the suspected killer. How does one serve a feast of forgiveness to a person who hasn’t even ordered a single serving? The post What does...
View ArticlePope Francis, if you’re listening to U.S. critics, start with gun makers
Pope Francis says he'll open his ears -- and presumably his mind -- to hear his American critics. Here are two places he should start listening. The post Pope Francis, if you’re listening to U.S....
View ArticleMass murder and the problem with prayer
Leaders will debate what should be done after the California shooting, but something must be done. Action without prayer is merely activism, and prayer without action is useless piety. The post Mass...
View ArticleJerry Falwell Jr. is wrong to encourage concealed weapons to “end those Muslims”
The president of America's largest Christian colleges urges students to acquire open carry permits. Christian author Shane Claiborne asks, “Are we worshipping the same Jesus?” The post Jerry Falwell...
View ArticleArm yourselves against ‘Islamic terrorists,’ Liberty U. president tells students
Jerry Falwell Jr., the evangelical university president, said "good people" with concealed weapons could "end those Muslims before they walked in." He later tweeted he meant "Islamic terrorists."
View ArticleAfter shootings, we need more than “thoughts and prayers.”
Yes, I am praying -- for a change in our way of dealing with guns in this country.
View ArticleThou shalt not kill!
The most basic human moral responsibility is to train people not to murder each other. It appears that we are increasingly failing at this task.
View ArticleFalwell’s gun remarks at Liberty U. are on target (COMMENTARY)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (RNS) Unbelievers and others lacking knowledge about the true character of God sometimes refer to Christ’s moniker as the Prince of Peace to conclude that Christianity must be a wimpy,...
View ArticleFalwell misses the mark with gun remarks (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) It’s hard to imagine Jesus enrolling for the concealed weapons class at Liberty University. And it is even harder imagining Jesus approving of the words of Falwell as he openly threatens Muslims.
View ArticleWhom would Jesus shoot — and why? (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) Isn't there another Christian way to apply Jesus’ teachings to terrorist attacks than pious martyrdom or "turn the other cheek?"
View ArticleAnalyzing America’s vigilante love affair with guns (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) Guns represent retaining control over and against government, even for those with no violent agendas.
View ArticleObama cried about guns. Good for him.
It takes a "real man" to cry about gun violence. Thanks, President Obama.
View ArticleWhat Christians can learn from queer courage
(RNS) Knowing that our gathering places might become targets for violence, we crank up the sound, clap our hands, look each other in the eye and put our bodies and souls on fabulous display.
View ArticleAnti-gun pastor wins rifle raffle
(RNS) When he learned he’d won, he met the owner of the raffled gun at a local gun shop, passed a background check and received the prize.
View ArticleLive by the gun, die by the gun
(RNS) If we want to be safe from guns the answer is not more guns. The answer is transformation.
View ArticleChicago Cardinal Cupich unveils church-led anti-violence initiative
CHICAGO (RNS) Plans to aid the violence-plagued city will be underscored by a Good Friday procession using the traditional stations of Jesus' way to the cross to commemorate those who have been murdered.
View ArticleWho is pro-life — really?
Why do we "need" semiautomatic assault rifles? Isn't "dead" enough?
View ArticlePreaching about guns? Get political!
Preachers can talk about the real world. Or, they can be irrelevant. You choose what kind of religion you want.
View ArticleAfter Sutherland Springs, pray … and do something
(RNS) — I have no objections to a president’s urging us to pray. But just praying is not enough.
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