Three men, eyes closed and heads bowed, pray before a rough-hewn wooden cross. Another man wraps his arms around a massive Bible pressed against his chest like a shield. All throughout the crowd, people wave “Jesus Saves” banners and pump…
Baptists in Brazil welcome refugees from Afghanistan
Brazilian Baptists have welcomed more than 100 refugees from Afghanistan to Vila Minhya Pátria—the Homeland Refugee Village—where they receive care, learn skills to prepare them for long-term residence in Brazil, and see the love of Christ in action.
United Church elects Carmen Lansdowne as 1st Indigenous woman to lead a religious denomination in Canada
A minister in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has become the first Indigenous woman to lead a religious denomination in Canada.
Single, Evangelical Women Are Counting the Cost of Staying in Church
Evangelical women have long attended church at higher rates than evangelical men. But today that gap is narrowing, not because more men are coming but because more women are leaving. Such women are increasingly likely to “deconstruct” their faith or identify…
UN court rejects Myanmar claims, will hear Rohingya case
Judges at the United Nations’ highest court on Friday dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority.
Religious Doctrine, Not the Constitution, Drove the Dobbs Decision
My own way of keeping track of a Supreme Court term is to log each of the term’s decisions on a chart labeled by category: criminal law, administrative law, speech, federalism and so on. For this past term, one of…
Sex-ed textbook rejected by Miami school board after parents invoke ‘Don’t say gay’ bill
In a narrowly divided vote, the Miami-Dade School Board Wednesday reversed its decision to adopt a new sex education textbook for the 2022-23 school year — a move that leaves the district with no sexual education curriculum for at least…
Missionary Baptist Conference, USA, Becomes 246th Member Body
Meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 12, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Council unanimously approved the Missionary Baptist Conference, USA (MBC), as the newest member of the global Baptist body.
Update: ‘ReAwaken’ tour reschedules New York event, denies racism
A nationwide speaking tour featuring prominent white Christian nationalists has rescheduled a stop in New York state after pro-democracy advocates succeeded in urging a venue in Rochester, N.Y., to cancel a mid-August event. Main Street Armory a former military facility…
Nashville Food Project Founder’s Battle With Cancer And Faith In Life Immortalized In Memoir
Tallu Schuyler Quinn, 42, changed the lives of many by creating the Nashville Food Project. In addition to contributing to food scarcity in her home state, she also shared her celebration of life while dealing with terminal brain cancer with…
Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back
The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks in the world, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to ancient Egyptian antiquities and a pavilion full of papal chariots. But one of the museum’s least-visited collections is becoming its…
Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as part of an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court.