An allegation of child sex abuse involving Columbia’s First Baptist Church was investigated by law enforcement and no charges were filed, the church, its student minister and longtime pastor say in their reply to a lawsuit.

A wide-ranging conversation has emerged around the sexual abuse perpetuated by the late Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder and the responses to it. Here is a sampling of that conversation.

Any of us who have looked up to a Christian teacher only to find out afresh how flawed they are will probably understand my reaction. What are we to make of everything they taught if their lives exhibited anything but…

Jerry Falwell Jr, the influential evangelical president of Liberty University in Virginia, has passionately backed Steve Bannon’s declaration of “war” against what Falwell calls “fake Republicans.”

William Barber is engaged in perhaps the most ambitious civil rights campaign since the 1960s.

Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore said late last year that the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing gay marriage was “even worse” than the notorious 1857 Dred Scott ruling that upheld slavery.

Convinced that biblical study is not worth much if it can’t be shared with the people in the pews, Crossan has most recently been creating video packages for group study in churches, seminaries, and university classes.

Moore has remained uncharacteristically subtle when it comes to climate change and environmental issues.

According to the Trump administration, even a company owned by millions of unrelated people can be a person of faith.

Jeffress’ Dallas megachurch, like others, is a television set with an unusually large studio audience, a fact that Hannity’s Sunday’s appearance underlined.

The campaign is confronting four interlocking issues: systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation.

What’s the solution to the firearms dilemma for a pastor in gun-loving Texas? Visiting and listening.