The San Antonio-based Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services went from relatively local to nationally renowned after it received more than $20 million in individual donations to help them reunite asylum-seeking families after somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 children…
Southern Baptists, gender hierarchy, and the road to Trump
No wonder so many white evangelicals are infatuated with and captivated by the authoritarian occupying the White House. It’s been a long time coming.
Invisible scars: How the trauma of sexual abuse is stored in the soul and spirit
Childhood sexual abuse creates terrible trauma that is stored in our bodies, hiding in the nooks and crannies of a life, struggling to be normal and free of pain. I learned those truths because I was a victim of sexual abuse…
CBF Foundation Board announces Skeen as interim
Fresh off his June 30 retirement as head of CBF Church Benefits, Gary Skeen has been named the interim president of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation, the Foundation Board announced July 9.
Columnist Jonathan Merritt on his sudden departure from Religion News Service
Asked what he plans next, Merritt says that given the disarray at RNS, “perhaps it’s time for a new religion news outlet.” There are “plenty of competent religion writers” who could work for “an organization built for the 21st century.”
Women say ex-Fort Worth youth pastor abused them as teens. 37 years later, he finally resigns
The autonomy of the local church — a backbone of the Southern Baptist Convention, which is technically a voluntary association of local churches — can be a sticking point in rooting out abuse.
Is it anti-Catholic to ask a Supreme Court nominee how her religion affects her decisions?
Amy Coney Barrett, who is on President Trump’s short list, has written about how religious views and judicial views intersect — and sometimes collide.
Indianapolis church puts Holy Family in detention center to protest immigration policy
The display of the iconic figures is supposed to mimic the experiences of thousands of migrants who have been detained under the Trump administration’s immigration policy, the church said.
A campaign to blitz the country with ‘In God We Trust’ laws takes root
As the summer heat waxes and state legislative sessions wane, the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation has scored a few small but significant victories.
Be distressed or angry by ‘zero tolerance.’ But don’t be amazed or fooled
We should be saddened, distressed, angered and determined to resist white supremacy, white religious nationalism and the unjust policies and practices associated with it. But we shouldn’t be amazed or fooled.
Can Christians Lie? How Conservative Evangelical Bible Interpretation Has Shaped ‘Truth’
We all have confirmation bias, making it difficult for us to accept evidence contrary to what we already believe, but the history and faith practices of white evangelicals offer an additional set of tools of belief.
Of thee I sing: An Independence Day meditation
Because our virtues as a nation are considerable, we tend to think our vices unremarkable. Such is not the case. At the same time, this is the case: If you do not love your land you cannot participate in its…











