Josh Olds
Public theologian and writer on faith, politics, and the stories that shape how we live.
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Baptist News Global · Apr 29, 2026
How American Religion Inspired Cole Allen's Violence
A close reading of a would-be assassin's manifesto and America's civic religion of redemptive violence.
Baptist News Global · Mar 2, 2026
The End-Times Theology Driving US Intervention in Iran
How a century of dispensationalist prophecy writing shapes present-day U.S. foreign policy.
Baptist News Global · Feb 26, 2026
The Myth of Transgender Violence
Tracing the data — and the decades-old rhetoric — behind a persistent, false panic.
Red Letter Christians · Jun 19, 2026
The Gospel According to Project Hail Mary: Loving the Alien Other
What a rock-shaped alien and a reluctant astronaut teach the church about loving difference.
Christians for Social Action · Jan 28, 2026
The Gospel Case Against the Death Penalty
Anthony Boyd's execution, and the case against capital punishment on gospel grounds.
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Baptist News Global
Politics · Oct 9, 2026
Pete Hegseth’s gospel of violence
AI · Oct 8, 2026
Elon Musk’s Grok sues Minnesota for right to keep ‘nudifying’ images
LGBTQ+ · Oct 2, 2026
Let’s look more closely at the claim 2,300 trans athletes have ‘stolen’ gold medals
Politics · Oct 1, 2026
Dead or alive is the wrong question about Mitch McConnell
AI · Sep 28, 2026
See AllHow AI has made child sexual abuse more prevalent
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