Guest Commentary

• New Iraqi Leader Vows to 'Support Christians' According to the Patriarchate, Sadr thanked Sako for his words and pledged to “support Christians”, the Vatican-linked news agency Fides reported. May 24, 2018

  

  New Iraqi Leader Vows to 'Support Christians'
• Would Paige Patterson Face Stricter Consequences if He Was Part of a Secular Institution? After weeks of inaction, the board’s decision feels more like a celebrated send-off than a stiff censure. May 24, 2018

  

  Would Paige Patterson Face Stricter Consequences if He Was Part of a Secular Institution?
• Show Dogs Studio Says it Will Remove Controversial Scenes Global Road Entertainment, the movie studio behind the new film Show Dogs, says it is editing out two controversial scenes and will release the new version in theaters this weekend. May 24, 2018

  

  Show Dogs Studio Says it Will Remove Controversial Scenes
• Is Taking God out of Schools Leading to Increase in School Shootings? Here we are twenty years later, and the tragedy of the Santa Fe, Texas shooting is one of the growing number of cases of school shootings. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this massacre. May 23, 2018

  Is Taking God out of Schools Leading to Increase in School Shootings?
• Santa Fe High School Student Was Shot in the Head but Survived By the 'Grace of God' One of the students who was injured in the horrific Santa Fe, Texas High School shooting last week said he survived by the “grace of God.” May 23, 2018

  Santa Fe High School Student Was Shot in the Head but Survived By the 'Grace of God'
• In His Will, Billy Graham Urges Family to Defend Gospel 'at Any Cost' The Rev. Billy Graham’s final will and testament has been made public, and in it he praises his wife, Ruth, and admonishes his family to uphold the Gospel no matter what. May 22, 2018

  In His Will, Billy Graham Urges Family to Defend Gospel 'at Any Cost'
• Pope Francis Reportedly Told Gay Man: 'God Made You Like This' Pope Francis is making headlines for reportedly telling a gay man that God made him the way he is and that there is nothing wrong with it. May 22, 2018

  Pope Francis Reportedly Told Gay Man: 'God Made You Like This'
• In Finding Common Ground, Jimmy Carter and Liberty U Set Good Example As Jimmy Carter waited to appear before a commencement crowd at Liberty University, it looked like he might be entering the lion’s den. The school, founded by Carter’s political foe, Jerry Falwell Sr., has stayed true to its... May 22, 2018

  In Finding Common Ground, Jimmy Carter and Liberty U Set Good Example
• Episcopalians Reflect on Staying Power of ‘The Sermon That Stole the Show’ Days after the royal wedding, it’s the address by the Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, people still are talking about. May 22, 2018

  Episcopalians Reflect on Staying Power of ‘The Sermon That Stole the Show’
• Forgetting the Holocaust: Inexcusable Ignorance of the Past In the 1930s and 40s, six million Jews perished at the hands of the Nazis. But amazingly, this would be news to many among us. May 22, 2018

  Forgetting the Holocaust: Inexcusable Ignorance of the Past