Amy Grant named Kennedy Center honoree in first for contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian musician Amy Grant has been named one of the Kennedy Center’s five honorees for 2022. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine ever receiving this prestigious Kennedy Center Honors,” Grant said in a statement. “I cannot wait to celebrate with my fellow honorees, friends, and family. Thank you for widening the circle...

Paul Raushenbush: ‘Christian nationalism is a threat to the American way of life’

 The Interfaith Alliance is one of a constellation of nonprofit organizations on the political left, promoting religious pluralism and democracy, that have mobilized as the Christian and political right has dominated the religious liberty debate in recent years. This week the alliance announced that the Rev. Paul Raushenbush, an interfaith leader, journalist and American Baptist minister,...