A delegation of Cooperative Baptist ministers are participating this week in the third national Baptist-Muslim dialogue April 16-19 at the Greek Lake Conference Center/American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wis.
Churches make a drastic pledge in the name of social justice: To stop calling the police
These churches believe the American police system, criticized for its impact especially on people of color, is such a problem that they should wash their hands of it entirely.
Special ‘Beyonce Mass’ to be held at San Francisco church
For die-hard fans, the words “worship” and “Beyonce” have gone together for years. Yet, probably not like this: San Francisco’s stunningly beautiful Grace Cathedral will host a contemporary worship program featuring the music of Beyonce on April 25.
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CBF Church Starts leader, Podcast host accepts call to Louisiana church
The leader of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Church Starts Initiative and host of the Fellowship’s award-winning podcast has accepted a call to serve as senior pastor of a leading CBF church in Louisiana. Andy Hale, who has directed CBF Church Starts since 2014, will begin in June as senior pastor of University Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, La.
N.J. court cracks down on state grants to churches
New Jersey violated prohibitions on religious funding by granting millions of dollars to repair and restore churches, the state’s high court has ruled.
Billion-dollar blessings at Liberty University
How Jerry Falwell Jr. transformed Liberty University, one of the religious right’s most powerful institutions, into a wildly lucrative online empire.
Is it time to divorce? A former TV religion reporter reconsiders her life as an evangelical
I’m considering filing for divorce. On the grounds of infidelity and betrayal — and I’m heartsick. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my husband. It’s my union with an intimate partner of more than three decades, the evangelical church, that’s in trouble.
How the new estate tax rules could reduce charitable giving by billions
Although the government didn’t do away with this tax altogether, as many conservatives had long called for, trimming the tax incentives the wealthy have to give could mean that some nonprofits will soon see their budgets pinched by a decline in charitable giving.
Cult leader? ‘Sinful Messiah’? 25 years later, interest in David Koresh still strong
Twenty-five years after the siege, interest in what happened outside Waco — and who’s to blame — remains immense.
Pope Francis admits ‘serious mistakes’ in handling of Chile abuse cases
But the pope has not revealed whether he will sack a Chilean prelate accused of covering up abuse, whom he has previously defended to the outrage of abuse survivors.
Dozens of megachurch pastors meet With Mike Pence, White House staff during retreat
The pastors’ meeting with Pence comes as organizers are planning a potential meeting between President Trump and over 1,000 evangelical pastors later this spring as the 2018 midterm elections get closer.
Why do evangelicals still support Scott Pruitt?
Evangelicals appear to be silently sticking with Pruitt, a member and former deacon of First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow, Okla., and former trustee of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., from 2012 until 2017.











