Thank you to the many readers who emailed me last week. This group has a lot of passionate opinions about the overlap (or desired lack thereof) between religion and politics. I just returned from vacation, so I look forward to reading all your replies soon.
But we will linger at this intersection again this week, as it continues to be the site for several turning points the US faces as a nation. A group of Christians is currently working hard to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges—in other words, to eliminate the nationwide constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The Century’s editors, also Christians, write in opposition to this effort as we call for progress, not regress. I am proud to be part of writing and publishing this editorial.
For those who long for something a little lighter or less US-politics-related, we have some great content for you too. Scroll down for Sam Wells’s reflection on the nuances of hospitality and inclusion in Acts 10. Or check out Amy Frykholm’s delightful and informative essay about the missing head of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa—and what it has to do with the US today. Our video of the week features Danielle Tumminio Hansen, who chats with me about why AI chatbots are not cut out to be spiritual chaplains. Plus even more below.
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“And so this nation’s and this magazine’s history seems to repeat a cycle. As in the days of the fundamentalist-modernist controversy, there are strains of Christianity that opt for progress and others that choose regress.”
