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Editor-in-Chief: @briankaylor.bsky.social Website: https://wordandway.org Substack: https://publicwitness.wordandway.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3ml5fs6l5bk2uOur path to discovering Hegseth’s "Pulp Fiction" prayer came as we’ve often been the only outlet covering government prayer services, as some federal agencies organize, host, and conduct Christian worship. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/snl-congress-and-a-newsletter06 May 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5fs6l5bk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3ml5fs6l5bk2uOur path to discovering Hegseth’s "Pulp Fiction" prayer came as we’ve often been the only outlet covering government prayer services, as some federal agencies organize, host, and conduct Christian worship. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/snl-congress-and-a-newsletter06 May 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5fs6l5bk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3ml4qzhaz5k2yOur award-winning journalism is clearly making a difference. And this week we’re marking the fifth anniversary of our newsletter. So after lighting five birthday candles, today’s issue of A Public Witness reflects on the highlights of the past year. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/snl-congress-and-a-newsletter05 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4qzhaz5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3ml4qzhaz5k2yOur award-winning journalism is clearly making a difference. And this week we’re marking the fifth anniversary of our newsletter. So after lighting five birthday candles, today’s issue of A Public Witness reflects on the highlights of the past year. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/snl-congress-and-a-newsletter05 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4qzhaz5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3ml4lfaabj22qJoin us as we celebrate five years of our “A Public Witness” newsletter and highlight the best from the 115 pieces we’ve published over the past 12 months exploring the intersection of faith, culture, and politics. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/snl-congress-and-a-newsletter05 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lfaabj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3ml4lfaabj22qJoin us as we celebrate five years of our “A Public Witness” newsletter and highlight the best from the 115 pieces we’ve published over the past 12 months exploring the intersection of faith, culture, and politics. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/snl-congress-and-a-newsletter05 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lfaabj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mksio35gtc2lOur latest religion news roundup features insights from @melissadeckman.bsky.social, @apjdhanna.bsky.social, @bmietana.bsky.social, @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @jasonaw.bsky.social, @acampbellnews.bsky.social, @svantemyrick.bsky.social, @markwingdallas.bsky.social, and more! https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-may-101 May 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksio35gtc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mksio35gtc2lOur latest religion news roundup features insights from @melissadeckman.bsky.social, @apjdhanna.bsky.social, @bmietana.bsky.social, @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @jasonaw.bsky.social, @acampbellnews.bsky.social, @svantemyrick.bsky.social, @markwingdallas.bsky.social, and more! https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-may-101 May 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksio35gtc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mkqfbomxrs22This week, Rev. William Barber II gathered in front of the White House along with dozens of other clergy to protest the conflict that the Trump administration started against Iran. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/marching-against-an-illegal-and-unholy30 Apr 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqfbomxrs22https://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mkqfbomxrs22This week, Rev. William Barber II gathered in front of the White House along with dozens of other clergy to protest the conflict that the Trump administration started against Iran. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/marching-against-an-illegal-and-unholy30 Apr 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqfbomxrs22https://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mknpxpqbzc2aThe new book from @amarpeterman.bsky.social, “Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local” (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social), makes the convincing case that how we interact with our neighbors forms who we are as Christians. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/review-and-giveaway-becoming-neighbors29 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknpxpqbzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mknpxpqbzc2aThe new book from @amarpeterman.bsky.social, “Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local” (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social), makes the convincing case that how we interact with our neighbors forms who we are as Christians. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/review-and-giveaway-becoming-neighbors29 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknpxpqbzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mknl76ckz22aOur latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers how the Eucharist speaks to our age of disarray as explored in Hannah Miller King’s “Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness” (@ivpress.bsky.social). https://wordandway.org/2026/04/29/review-feasting-on-hope/29 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknl76ckz22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mknl76ckz22aOur latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers how the Eucharist speaks to our age of disarray as explored in Hannah Miller King’s “Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness” (@ivpress.bsky.social). https://wordandway.org/2026/04/29/review-feasting-on-hope/29 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknl76ckz22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mklshoqmjc2zScholars, activists, and clergy (plus a comedian!) at the recent summit talked about the policy shifts chipping away at the wall separating church and state, sounding the alarm and urging people to push back against the Christian Nationalist movement. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/advocates-for-church-state-separation29 Apr 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklshoqmjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mklshoqmjc2zScholars, activists, and clergy (plus a comedian!) at the recent summit talked about the policy shifts chipping away at the wall separating church and state, sounding the alarm and urging people to push back against the Christian Nationalist movement. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/advocates-for-church-state-separation29 Apr 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklshoqmjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mklckv6vxs2xOur report from the 2026 Summit for Religious Freedom features insights from @johnfugelsang.bsky.social, @guthriegf.bsky.social, @nadinesmith.bsky.social, and @rachellaser.bsky.social. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/advocates-for-church-state-separation28 Apr 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklckv6vxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mklckv6vxs2xOur report from the 2026 Summit for Religious Freedom features insights from @johnfugelsang.bsky.social, @guthriegf.bsky.social, @nadinesmith.bsky.social, and @rachellaser.bsky.social. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/advocates-for-church-state-separation28 Apr 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklckv6vxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mkkuzzg74s2mThis week’s Summit for Religious Freedom, organized by @americansunited.bsky.social, struck a tone of joyful resistance. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/advocates-for-church-state-separation28 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkuzzg74s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mkkuzzg74s2mThis week’s Summit for Religious Freedom, organized by @americansunited.bsky.social, struck a tone of joyful resistance. https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/advocates-for-church-state-separation28 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkuzzg74s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordandway.bsky.social/post/3mkjfzi55ls2e“By overstating evidence and elevating anecdotal examples of renewed interest into a broader cultural trend, a narrative emerges that the United States is becoming uniformly more religious, which is a misrepresentation of where the country is headed.” – @melissadeckman.bsky.social, CEO of @prri.org https://wordandway.org/2026/04/27/no-gen-z-is-not-undergoing-a-religious-revival/28 Apr 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:xmcphsflh2i5wvkipubo57g6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjfzi55ls2e