Good morning. A grand jury has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for allegedly giving $3 million to individuals tied to extremist groups it claims to oppose, including the KKK.
In today’s opinion section, we look at the real crisis facing America as we approach the nation’s 250th anniversary: biblical illiteracy. Plus, Dr. David Zuccolotto, a former pastor and clinical psychologist, shares what happens when our identity is rooted more deeply in the approval and expectations of others instead of Jesus Christ.
Lastly, Yvette Flunder, the lesbian leader of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California, has drawn criticism for saying parts of the Bible she doesn’t like should be torn out. She claimed the New Testament is not the Word of God and both Testaments are “problematic.”
