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When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

Like many Americans, I was appalled when I heard about President Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim social media post bullying kindergartners in Minnesota for wearing hijabs. Since then, many have voiced their support for the 5-year olds, including the popular YouTube educator Ms….

What I plan to talk about at Wild Goose Festival

“When are you gonna lead one of these workshops for us?” Tim asked me this question the first time he spoke to me about coming to the Wild Goose Festival. He messaged me out of the blue over something I’d…

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

President Donald Trump’s doubling down on Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops despite agents’ killing of two motorists proves deadly force is an integral part of the administration’s mass deportation campaign, an immigrant rights leader said. The administration’s “deportation machine…

Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling

Fresh from a Supreme Court victory affirming laws that restrict transgender sports participation in 27 mostly red states, Alliance Defending Freedom has a warning for 23 blue states that protect trans rights: “You’re next.” ADF helped write trans sports bills…

In conversation with Lizzie McManus-Dail

One of the most important ways my writing and theological lives have collided in recent years is in conversations about how the church could show up for people who have left the church, conversations on deconstruction and reconstruction in the…

Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial

What remained of a seven-year-old lawsuit filed by a former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student against former President Paige Patterson has been settled out of court. A July 16 court filing in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…

Lawsuit against Second Baptist Houston tossed out

Finding the definition of a “biblical church” became a linchpin in the unsuccessful lawsuit filed by some members of Second Baptist Church of Houston against the leadership of their megachurch. Texas Business Court Judge Grant Dorfman dismissed the entire case…

Children are hungry tonight because of Lindsey Graham

Senator Lindsey Graham is dead at 71. He died the way he lived — in motion, at full throttle, pressing some cause or another into the next news cycle. He had just returned from Ukraine, where he met with President…

Molly Marshall announces 2027 retirement

Molly Marshall, one of the most consequential Baptists in modern theological education, will retire from the presidency of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in June 2027. This will be her second retirement, following her 2020 departure from Central…

Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling

When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

What I plan to talk about at Wild Goose Festival

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling

In conversation with Lizzie McManus-Dail

Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial

Lawsuit against Second Baptist Houston tossed out

Children are hungry tonight because of Lindsey Graham

Molly Marshall announces 2027 retirement

Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends

Rahab and the violence of Zionism

Belgian footballer set an example for men worldwide

Ezra Jin describes harsh prison conditions in first comments since release from China

Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center

How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight

Some World Cup fans are blaming Brazil’s loss on evangelicals

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Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling