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Franklin Graham says required teaching of LGBT history is ‘an affront to God’

Saying public schools have no right to teach something “that is an affront to God,” evangelist Franklin Graham urged parents in states that require LGQTQ-inclusive teaching to either homeschool their children or enroll them in private schools during a radio interview Aug. 15.

Called to ‘go hard in the paint’ for Jesus: Trump isn’t our biggest problem; we are

Christianity is not a game of chess. Following Jesus is risky business. What we need are knees worn out from prayer, hearts captivated by biblical authority and a will surrendered to God’s will, committed to go, do and say whatsoever God desires, no matter the outcome.

Toni Morrison and the story of Rizpah: creating language that heals in a time of trauma

How the late Toni Morrison “did language” invited a greater intentionality in telling the stories that might make for a different future. What could be more important in these troubling and traumatic days than crafting language that heals a broken nation, a people concerned about the current dystopic narrative?

Report: Chick-fil-A loses more than $1B in sales from being closed on Sundays

Chick-fil-a has long stated it values principles ahead of profits. Well, a report from 24/7 Wall Street analyzes just how much that ethic costs the Atlanta-based chicken chain.

Southwestern distances itself from Paige Patterson in sex abuse lawsuit

He was the face of Southern Baptist seminary. Now the school keeps taking steps to separate from his legacy.

Inspired by the women of scripture, Baptist minister champions reproductive rights

Some female theologians argue women should abandon the Bible because its language and depictions of women are oppressive. While Baptist minister Katey Zeh certainly sees that oppression in those pages, she isn’t ready to give up on scripture.

How churches that don’t think they are anti-Semitic promote anti-Semitism

The church has not just been on the wrong side of history, but on the wrong side of Christianity. Anti-Semitism is by definition a repudiation of Christianity as well as of Judaism, and an enemy of pluralism and democracy.

U.S. Baptist leaders urge protection for pastors who testified about religious freedom in Burma

Fear that two pastors who testified at last month’s State Department Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom might face arrest on their return to Myanmar prompted letters of concern from Baptist leaders in the United States.

‘It feels like being hunted’: American churches, mass shootings and ‘the slaughter of the innocents’

It’s a question we have asked countless times: have we reached a turning point? Do our faith communities, whose history began at the place of the skull and the killing fields of a Roman coliseum, have a will or a witness for our assault-weapon-proliferated, executionary times?

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Called to ‘go hard in the paint’ for Jesus: Trump isn’t our biggest problem; we are

Toni Morrison and the story of Rizpah: creating language that heals in a time of trauma

Inspired by the women of scripture, Baptist minister champions reproductive rights

How churches that don’t think they are anti-Semitic promote anti-Semitism