The latest from our readers: • In addressing gun violence, embracing evil is no solution | Joseph Furio, Richmond, Va. • Speaking as a physician, our nation’s level of gun violence is a public health crisis | Matthew Blackwell, M.D., Charlotte, N.C. • Like the king in the fable, the U.S. gun culture is wearing no clothes | David Hopper and Patricia Rigney, Norman, Okla.
Mike Huckabee resigns from CMA Foundation board amid controversy
Less than one day after his appointment was announced, the former Arkansas governor resigned from the board of the charitable arm of the Country Music Association after criticism from multiple members of the country music industry, much of it stemming from his stance on LGBTQ issues.
Faith and firearms: Why Christians don’t talk about gun violence
More than 1,000 people protested school shootings last month with a rally and march that started in the parking lot of Raleigh’s Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. Some faith leaders say a whole lot more conversations about how the nation can prevent gun violence need to begin at the same place — church.
Facebook to target people with adverts based on their religion
Facebook will soon allow advertisers to target British users based on their religious or political views.
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CBF honors Virginia pastors with leadership awards at ChurchWorks
Two Virginia pastors were honored Feb. 26 for their outstanding leadership during the opening day of ChurchWorks, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s annual conference for Christian educators meeting at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas. ChurchWorks is three-day event for all practitioners of education and spiritual formation in the congregational setting.
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A legacy of peacemaking and inclusion
The 150-year-old Peace Cathedral in the Republic of Georgia has claimed the mantle of Christian peacemaking, investing in a vision of inclusive and merciful community. Established as First Baptist Church of Tbilisi, it serves as the mother church of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia, an Alliance of Baptists’ Active Hope Partner.
Crowds line up to bid Graham farewell at U.S. Capitol
They stood patiently in line, young and old, with memories and stories, to pay their respects to an evangelist who they say changed their lives or the lives of their loved ones.
Capitol Police arrest scores of Catholic nuns and leaders calling for immigration reform
Dozens of Catholic group and faith leaders were arrested on Capitol Hill Tuesday, after calling on lawmakers to support bipartisan immigration legislation that makes permanent protections available to Dreamers protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reopens after city suspends tax plans
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be negotiations to try to resolve the dispute, prompting the city’s mayor to suspend changes.