Jeremy Fuzy

1 week ago | wordandway.org | Brian Kaylor |Jeremy Fuzy |Jeremy Füzy

NOTE: This piece was originally published at our Substack newsletter A Public Witness. For years, Rev. Shannon Fleck has been challenging Christian Nationalism in what could be called the state leading the way in advancing the ideology. Now, she’s ready to focus not just on mobilizing Christians in Oklahoma but also across the nation. Last week, the advocacy group Faithful America named Fleck, a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), as the organization’s new executive director.

1 week ago | wordandway.org | Brian Kaylor |Jeremy Fuzy |Jeremy Füzy

When the Biden administration issued a rule in 2021 prohibiting institutions of higher education from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, some Christian schools quickly filed legal actions to block the rule. The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, which has over 180 member institutions, backed the effort filed by some of its members.

1 week ago | wordandway.org | Robert Cornwall |Jeremy Fuzy |Jeremy Füzy

BECOMING THE PASTOR’S WIFE: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman’s Path to Ministry. By Beth Allison Barr. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2025. Xxi + 232 pages. After Cheryl and I were engaged, I decided to change my degree program from an M.A. to an M.Div., so I could pursue ordination. I told her that while this move might help my academic career, she didn’t need to worry about becoming a pastor’s wife, as I didn’t intend to be a pastor.

1 week ago | wordandway.org | Fiona Andre |Jeremy Fuzy |Jeremy Füzy

(RNS) — When he remembers the sermon given at his grandmother’s funeral service, Tariq El-Amin describes feeling surprised as the Baptist minister preached. While El-Amin expected a sermon about death and the afterlife, he said the pastor mostly talked about how salvation could only be obtained through Jesus Christ. “He went into this whole polemic, this whole tirade about how our theology was wrong. You know, saying, ‘Muhammad ain’t going to save you,’” El-Amin recalls.

1 week ago | wordandway.org | Jeremy Fuzy |Jeremy Füzy

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias, including formal or informal actions due to opposition to vaccines or personal pronoun choice, that may have occurred during the Biden administration.