More than 400 Christian leaders have signed a document condemning white supremacy beyond the “alt-right” brand of hate recently seen in Charlottesville, Va., extending to more subtle forms of racism including white privilege.
Indigenous Baptists hit hard by Sierra Leone mudslide which left hundreds dead
An Aug. 14 mudslide that left more than 500 dead and 810 missing in Sierra Leone hit the majority Muslim nation’s small Baptist community particularly hard, according to the Baptist World Alliance.
Pastor says Trump’s evangelical advisers giving cover for racism
The African-American pastor who initiated this summer’s Southern Baptist Convention resolution denouncing the alt-right urged other members of Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory board to step down in protest of the president’s remarks after the white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Va.
Historically black college to become home to CBF seminary
The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, a theological education partner of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will establish offices and begin offering a full master of divinity degree on the campus of Simmons College of Kentucky.
Mississippi Baptist Convention boots CBF church
A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner church in Mississippi has been informed it is no longer welcome in the state affiliate of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Released from U.S. prison, former pastor deported to face alleged sex crimes in the UK
U.S. immigration officials have deported a former British Baptist minister and convicted sexual predator wanted for additional alleged sex crimes in the United Kingdom. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Aug. 16 that upon his release from a Virginia prison,…
Baptists join other religious leaders in opposing Johnson Amendment repeal
More than 1,000 Baptist leaders signed an open letter delivered to Congress Aug. 16 opposing all efforts to weaken or repeal a section of the tax code that prevents tax-exempt nonprofit organizations from endorsing or opposing candidates for public office….
Solar eclipse: Cosmic coincidence or evidence of intelligent design?
A conservative think tank known for attempts to teach alternatives to evolution in public schools is capitalizing on the first total solar eclipse to sweep coast-to-coast in 99 years to advance the hypothesis that life is too complex to have…
Mom of injured activist, clergy weigh in on violent protests in Charlottesville
The daughter of a graduate of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond was among peaceful protesters injured when a car plowed into a crowd during white nationalist marches over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va.
Churches in Charlottesville, Va., brace for alt-right protesters
A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner church in Charlottesville, Va., hosted a community prayer service Aug. 8 in anticipation of an alt-right rally this weekend protesting planned removal of a Confederate monument that has the community bracing for violence. The 50-minute…
City says church can’t rent space to community groups
A zoning crackdown in a Silicon Valley neighborhood has a dozen community groups searching for new venues and threatens the future of a 124-year-old American Baptist church that depends on rental income for about a third of its annual budget….
Clash continues two months after SBC alt-right resolution snafu
Four years ago a line in Keith Getty’s song “In Christ Alone” sparked a debate over the meaning of the atonement. In nearly two months since the Southern Baptist Convention nearly failed to pass a resolution condemning the alt-right movement,…