PepsiCo’s retirement of the Aunt Jemima brand on the basis of an offensive and negative stereotype has potential repercussions and implications we hadn’t considered.

One of the things that has made my denomination special over the years is the freedom it has given folks to disagree on matters of secondary importance—a feature that I fear is being greatly threatened in our day.

Trust is the foundation of leadership. I fear some of the maneuvering by Senate Republicans in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has weakened and jeopardized it.