Several Baylor officials did not properly respond to her claims, the unnamed plaintiff said in her lawsuit filed 14 months ago in Waco’s U.S. District Court.
Once militantly anti-abortion, evangelical minister now lives ‘with regret’
Rob Schenck’s new memoir, Costly Grace, tells the story of the different phases of his religious and political life and explains why he changed — and how he now preaches a more inclusive message, embracing the people he once demonized.
A painful truth: the dominant religion of the U.S. is white supremacy
For many Christians in America, this is an unpleasant and unwelcome message. But here it is: It is a fundamental mistake to view and treat white supremacy as merely an attitude or a set of practices and policies. White supremacy is something…
A degree of contention at Christian schools
The rise of honorary degrees raises concern about misuse of “Dr.” in ministry.
Former South Carolina Baptist leader charged in Texas teen’s 1997 sexual assault
A Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate who recently resigned from the South Carolina Baptist Convention has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in Arlington, Texas, more than two decades ago.
RAICES offers $20 million to pay off detention bonds in bulk
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.