The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive spending bill Sept. 14 that includes a provision consonant with President Trump’s stated desire to “get rid of and totally destroy” a decades-old law requiring that churches and other charities accepting tax-exempt benefits stay out of partisan politics.
SBC president, CBF pastors join in call to remove Confederate statue
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention joined more than 170 black and white clergy, including Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pastors, in Memphis, Tenn., in an open letter Sept. 13 seeking permission from the state or local officials to remove a Confederate monument from a city park.
BJC, others, say Trump travel ban unconstitutionally targets Muslims
An interfaith coalition that includes the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President Trump’s travel ban barring certain people from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the country, saying it discriminates on the…
Critics say seminary professor’s departure reveals faculty rift between faith and science
Supporters of a Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor quietly stepping down after 17 years in the classroom are blaming his departure on a faculty colleague who harshly criticized his scholarship in a public setting a year and a half ago….
Did Baptists do enough to respond to the Holocaust? It’s complicated, says Baptist leader in new book
Were Baptists in the United States truly concerned, or were they apathetic in the face of the persecution and attempted extermination of the Jewish people?
Southern Baptists say Christian baker has right to refuse same-sex wedding
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is siding with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple in a case headed toward the United States Supreme Court.
CBF leaders decry DACA repeal, call on Congress to act
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leaders urged CBF members to contact the White House expressing disappointment with the administration’s decision to phase out a program granting temporary legal presence and employment authorization for immigrants brought to the U.S. as undocumented children.
CBF condemns racism, offers resource, in response to Charlottesville
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leaders and pastors across the country released a statement Sept. 6 condemning individual and systemic racism and renewing the 1,800-church movement’s commitment to “seeking out authentic relationships across racial lines.” The statement, signed by more than 100…
Cold medicine murder suspect graduate of Baptist school
A former missions and evangelism student at a Kentucky Baptist Convention-affiliated Bible college is charged with murder in a case drawing national attention because of an unusual defense blaming the death on cold medicine.
Book calls for faith and resistance in age of Trump
The election of Donald Trump reveals a side of America long known to people in marginalized communities, says ethics professor Miguel De La Torre in a new book calling for faithful resistance to systems that perpetuate social and economic injustice.
Response to Nashville Statement says the gospel not just for heterosexuals
More than 300 Christian leaders signed a statement released Aug. 30 declaring that God accepts LGBT persons as they are and not just if they vow celibacy or are willing and able to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.
‘Nashville Statement’ condemns LGBT Christians and those who support them
Top leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention joined other evangelical leaders in a statement Aug. 29 declaring homosexuality and transgender identity to be sinful and not something about which faithful Christians can agree to disagree. The Nashville Statement was discussed…