The president of the National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention has asked for a meeting with six seminary presidents who recently declared that an academic set of ideas on race known as “critical race theory” is incompatible with the…
DC’s Wilton Gregory, first African American cardinal, on Joe Biden, race and COVID-19
It has been barely two weeks since Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., returned from Rome, where Pope Francis made him the first African American cardinal in history. The groundbreaking title change comes in a year filled with protests…
U.S. Supreme Court rules Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows monetary damages against federal officials
By a vote of 8-0 (Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate), the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows for monetary damages against officials who are sued in their official capacities.
Logos Enlists Black Church Leaders to Diversify Bible Study Resources
Chauncey Allmond dreams of a day when white evangelical preachers will reference the work of African American Bible scholars without even thinking about it. He and his colleagues at Logos Bible Software hope they can make that happen by adding…
Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks
Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks
Engineered in His Image? Christians More Cautious About Gene Editing.
Christians around the globe share concerns about the application of fast-advancing gene-editing technology, making them more cautious about the research and its potential application to alter a baby’s genetic makeup, according to a new survey.
Idaho Anne Frank Memorial defaced with swastika stickers
Boise police are investigating after the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial was defaced by swastika stickers earlier this week.
Jerry Falwell Jr. drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University
Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a lawsuit in which he claimed the school he once led defamed him after he resigned this summer in the wake of a sex scandal.
Black pastor leads his white North Carolina church toward a fuller reckoning on race
The Sunday morning service at Providence United Methodist Church last month began with a few praise songs, as usual, then an opening prayer. But before launching into his sermon, the Rev. Aldana Allen offered a personal testimony.