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Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the number of abortions in the United States has increased. Now that we have reliable statistics, it appears that the number of abortions in 2023 is 10% higher than in 2020. Why is that? And what can be done about it?
The General Conference 2024 promises to be a consequential meeting for the UMC. A number of challenges face the denomination, and those challenges have only been exacerbated by the postponement of the 2020 meeting. The last year, the UMC has also faced a spate of disaffiliations, local churches who voted to leave the denomination and were given leeway to do so under a 2019 special addendum to the Book of Discipline.
2023 was a great year for books. Here are some of my favorites, along with some I'm looking forward to in 2024!
Wilhoit's Law and White Christianity. Plus: Young punks become old punks, and why polytheistic white Christians are terrified of pluralism.
I’m 50 my next birthday, and it seems a time for taking stock and for thinking a bit about the arc of my life, for locking down a bit of my personal