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Who is the domestic terrorist?

In the wake of the violence of January 6, 2021, some observers wondered why the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol weren’t charged with domestic terrorism. The reason is simple: There is no standalone federal crime on the books for domestic…

Why hymns still make us cry

What is it about hymns that makes us cry? A worship service can be moving along just fine: everyone standing and sitting when they’re supposed to, liturgy and Scripture flowing without interruption, the sanctuary temperature miraculously just right … and…

On telling a brother he is going to hell

There is a peculiar tragedy in American Christianity today: We have become far more confident in declaring who is going to hell than in proclaiming the good news that Christ came to save sinners. The latest example comes from Texas…

What I wish Christians knew about Sharia Law

Recently in Houston, Mohamed Hussein walked into the Texas Republican Convention as a delegate. He walked out in tears. Hussein, a conservative-leaning Muslim American whose family came from Egypt in 1992, attended not as a protester but as a participant…

US Supreme Court denies Rastafarian damages for illegal haircut

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23 that inmates cannot seek damages if their religious rights have been abused or denied by prison officials. The 6-3 decision along ideological lines came in the case of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian whose…

The preachers who raised me

My home church always will feel like a home to me — not because of the building or the denomination, but because of the people. I am Baptist enough to believe the people are the church. Like so many others,…

Why I stay in the SBC as an ordained woman

That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. — 2 Corinthians 12:10 I was ordained alongside my husband on a Sunday afternoon in…

Trump EEOC claims more religious discrimination on vaccine mandates

In another instance of the Trump administration punishing companies for past demands that workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $358,000 to resolve a dozen claims. Under the second presidency of Donald Trump, the Equal Employment…

Nobody dislikes Southern Baptists more than Al Mohler

I am disappointed in Al Mohler for a great many reasons. But the Doug Wilson podcast appearance last week is an unsurprising development in a pattern of disappointments. Mohler has a proven history of disregarding the very people he is…

Cage matches and Christianity don’t go together

“There’s only one person more incredible than the Incredible Hulk, and that’s my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” These are the words of Josh Hokit, the former NFL player and heavyweight mixed martial artist who was one of the fighters…

Democracy offers a way for Christian’s to express God’s will

This is the seventh in a BNG series of articles on Christianity and democracy that will lead toward the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The series has been curated by Carol McEntyre, senior minister at First Baptist Church…

Marginalized leaders already are leading

As Pride Month unfolds, the Southern Baptist Convention has once again made headlines by reaffirming its opposition to women serving as pastors. At nearly the same moment, recent Department of Defense actions affecting the recognition of several religious traditions raised…

Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing