The intolerance that prevails means that the church, instead of being a refuge or hospital for sinners, becomes a museum of the “sinless.”

Ours should be a faith and a message that need no crisis or predictions to propel it. A conspiracy theory driven faith is exhausting as much as it is restless.

Religion has become one of the major obstacles to dismantling gender inequality and improving ways in which women are treated.

As long as members cannot be vulnerable or freely ask questions that appear basic but are consequential, they may disembark faster than they came in or join the bandwagon of sophisticated...