As America approaches its 250th anniversary, it’s clear we suffer from a deeper, more profound challenge: a crisis of belief — in our leaders, institutions, systems, even one another.  If we want to address this crisis of belief, and we believe people of faith have a vital role to play, then faith leaders must lead with civic purpose.

The myths surrounding the warrior cult are draped in religious — often biblical — language. Religious language adds an additional layer of cover for those who commit violence on behalf of their country or in the name of protecting their communities.

I have been experiencing Jesus’ call “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men” in a new way this Lenten season.

Each week in The Christian Citizen, we publish a Religion News Roundup with summaries of religion news stories and links for those who want to read more.

Sixty-three years after King wrote those words from Birmingham to the world, we find ourselves, one more time, at the intersection of solidarity and resistance.