With all this talk of deconstruction these days, one problem is that very few people mean precisely the same thing when they use that word.
Conservative PAC sues Biden administration, targeting nuns, liberal Catholics in records request
Conservative political action committee CatholicVote is suing President Joe Biden’s administration in an effort to secure records of communication between the U.S. government and Catholic groups in regard to two hot-button issues: humanitarian aid at the Southern border and recent…
Jefferson Quran returns to US as Dubai Expo 2020 winds down
A rare, two-volume Quran owned by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson found itself carefully packed away Wednesday for a return flight to America after being on display at Dubai’s Expo 2020, a sign that the pandemic-affected world’s fair is beginning to…
Pope Francis decries ‘madness’ of war in Ukraine but doesn’t condemn Russia
Pope Francis on Wednesday decried the “madness” of war as tensions escalate in Ukraine as the leader of Ukraine’s Eastern-rite Catholics suggested a visit by Pope Francis could tip the balance toward peace.
Christian revival at school prompts student walkout in W.Va.
Between calculus and European history classes at a West Virginia public high school, 16-year-old Cameron Mays and his classmates were told by their teacher to go to an evangelical Christian revival assembly.
In Ukraine, Mission Work Goes on During Russia Standoff
Missionaries serving in Ukraine have sent out urgent prayer requests and asked the Lord for his protection and wisdom as they consider what’s ahead for them and their ministries as the threat of invasion looms.
Appeals court rules in Biden’s favor on abortion referrals
Federally funded family planning clinics can continue to make abortion referrals for now, a federal court ruled Tuesday, in a setback for a dozen Republican attorneys general who have sued to restore a Trump-era ban on the practice.
Mixed bag of youth organizations in Baptist churches
A few years ago, Jocelyn Whalen wanted to involve her adolescent son and daughter in youth organizations reflecting her family’s values.
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New seminary recruiting for inaugural cohort
Sophia: A Re-imagined Community Sophia Theological Seminary, a new ‘little b’ baptist seminary located in Dinwiddie, Va., proudly announces that it is now actively recruiting for an inaugural cohort of students to begin in June 2022. Convinced that, in a…
Benedict XVI takes confessional tone in response to allegations of abuse coverup
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI took a penitential approach in his response on Tuesday (Feb. 8) to a report on clergy sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich, which he led from 1977 to 1982.
Black Baptists Discover Lost Cemetery in Virginia
They needed a John Deere Gator to reach the perimeter. Then, in the forested area behind a power plant in Williamsburg, Virginia, Colette Roots and her small expedition had to jump over ditches full of rainwater, where they could see…
The Real Story Of The Rev. Oliver Brown, Lead Plaintiff In Brown V. Board Of Education
You may think you know the story of the Rev. Oliver Brown, the lead plaintiff in the landmark 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.