Category: The Latest
Here are the most recent posts from Griffin Paul Jackson.
Worship Wednesdays
My readers know I enjoy writing about faith and culture. What they may not know is that I also enjoy writing songs. In 2020, I hope to write a new worship song each week and...
Israel Supreme Court Ruling Backs Aramean Christian Rights
Aramean Christians, who speak Aramaic and identify as descendants of Jesus’ earliest followers, recently won another legal victory as they continue to advocate for their rights and heritage in Israel. The Supreme Court ruled last...
For Catholics and Protestants, Amazon Fires Fan Partisan Flames
Fires in the Amazon come every year during dry season, but reports indicated that this year’s were particularly severe, some saying the worst in a decade. While international attention turned toward the burning rainforest in August,...
Evangelicals Trust Faith Leaders, Police More Than the General Public
American evangelicals trust religious leaders and police officers significantly more—and trust journalists significantly less—than the average American. A new Pew Research Center report found that most Americans see people in various positions of power as...
Meet the Protestant Exorcists
Anglican Erich Junger has seen a lot in his wide-ranging career as an enlisted sailor in the US Navy, a medical examiner, a police detective, and a crime scene analyst. More than a decade ago,...
Starvation Is a Weapon
Millions of civilians around the world are being deliberately starved to death. These victims of ongoing conflicts, mostly in the Middle East and Africa, find themselves not as the collateral damage of ravenous wars but...
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Clinics Have the Same Adoption Referral Rate: 1%
As the wave of pro-life legislation continues to roll across the United States—nine states have passed significant abortion restrictions already this year—adoption inevitably comes up as an alternative. But it’s not a popular one. Chuck Johnson,...
Americans Now Have Less Faith in Tech Than Church
For the first time in at least a decade, Americans now view churches and other religious organizations more favorably than the technology companies whose services and devices denominate daily life. Since 2010, most US adults...
No Matter Where You Are, Religious Freedom Is Getting Worse
Ahead of a US State Department gathering being touted as “the biggest religious freedom event ever,” a new report showcases how persecution is getting worse—especially for Christians, the most-harassed religious group in the world—and becoming more widespread....
Objection to Refugees 1: They’re Violent. Just Look at Europe.
The Western public has indeed been infiltrated. Not by terrorists, but by the mass marketing of the fear of terror. The feeling—the apparent knowledge—that refugees are violent has been broadcast by ratings-focused media and sensationalist...