Doug Pagitt’s answer is Vote Common Good, a nationwide bus tour aimed at convincing religiously motivated voters to cast their ballots for the eventual Democratic candidate.
Christian lawmakers group blames Satan after Twitter poll goes badly awry
The National Association of Christian Lawmakers posted a Twitter poll about religion in politics. They didn’t like the response.
Even for Christians, Trump has become a dating deal-breaker
More American couples set out to be “equally yoked” on political matters too.
Gospel of Matthew’s message rings loudly for some 2020 Dems
As conservative evangelicals continue to make up a critical part of President Donald Trump’s base, the message of Matthew 25 — which calls for feeding the hungry and giving a stranger safe harbor — allows Democrats to make a strong…
Why do we celebrate Valentine’s Day? In the early years, it was more goat blood than roses
As history has it, a prison letter would ultimately spark the ideas for both valentine cards and the concept of valentine admirers.
Top Southern Baptist leader resigns over inappropriate relationship, now leads S.C. church
Frank Page, former president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee who resigned in 2018 over an inappropriate relationship, is the pastor of Pebble Creek Baptist Church, according to the church’s website and weekly bulletins. The Southern Baptist…
Justice Department anti-human trafficking grants prompt whistleblower complaint
The awarding of more than $1 million total to the two groups, Hookers for Jesus in Nevada and the Lincoln Tubman Foundation in South Carolina, has triggered a whistleblower complaint filed by the Justice Department’s employee union to the department’s…
‘The tongue is a fire’: Southern Baptist church fractures over secrets and spiritual abuse
Oakwood Baptist Church hid Don Foose’s sexual assault of a minor from the congregation for years, as he became pastor and head of the day school.
More US firms are boosting faith-based support for employees
It has become standard practice for U.S. corporations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender or sexual orientation. There’s now an intensifying push to ensure that companies are similarly supportive and inclusive when it comes to employees’…