When the bishops gather in Baltimore June 11-14, their meeting will be anything but pro forma.
Mother Emanuel’s forgiveness narrative is ‘complicated,’ says reporter-turned-author
Four years ago on June 17, when Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church became national news, Jennifer Berry Hawes was one of the first reporters on the scene to cover the massacre.
In St. Louis, former houses of worship are retooled to meet the city’s needs
St. Liborius Roman Catholic Church in Old North St. Louis, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was once called the “Cathedral of the North Side.” More recently, the massive structure has been appreciated on social media as “the…
7 facts about Southern Baptists
The Southern Baptist Convention has been in the news recently amid questions over its pro-slavery past and allegations of sex abuse. Last year, one of the denomination’s key seminaries fired its president over an alleged cover-up of rape.
Southern Baptists descend on Alabama, epicenter of abortion debate
Representatives of Southern Baptist churches regularly affirm their belief that life begins at conception as well as their opposition to abortion. Next week, they coincidentally will be gathering in Birmingham at a time when the national spotlight is focused on…
What pastors get paid, and when it’s not enough
Financial stress is harming ministers—some more than others.
Dutch Baptists on the way to merger
The idea of cooperation and even merger originated in 2009, when both groups took part in the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the world Baptist movement.
What set Game of Thrones apart — and how it lost its way
The series was clear-sighted about power and misogyny, but it failed to see that vision through.
On praying for the president
Donald Trump’s controversial stop at a Virginia mega-church after a mass shooting showed how even normal Christian behavior has been scrutinized during this administration.