The Wake Forest University School of Divinity has welcomed former Obama Administration official Melissa Rogers back to its faculty. Her hiring was announced Jan. 30 on the Divinity School web site. Rogers rejoins the institution as a visiting professor and…
Pastor-chaplain confronts the bad theology facing women in ministry and grieving parents
It’s bad theology to tell someone your baby died because God knows what God is doing. No, your baby died because we may not know why.
Religion Notes: Georgia Baptist Mission Board layoffs follow declines in giving
Decreases in giving have contributed to the recent layoff of 20 staffer members from the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, according to a report in the Christian Index. “This decision was made only after months of intense prayer, study, and discussion…
Christian film that lampoons purity culture may get ‘R’ rating
It isn’t the swearing that will earn an “R” rating for a 2018 Christian film featuring a Baptist minister co-star.
Military chaplains who died together ‘had to be scared,’ Baptist naval officer says
Like other military personnel, chaplains never know when their lives will be required.
Teens say social media deepens friendships. Some aren’t buying it.
If I have 1,100 people I am friends with on Facebook, how many of those friends do I really have relationships with?
Religion Notes: Baptist church empties disaster fund to help furloughed workers
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Why ‘thoughts and prayers’ alone won’t cut it for furloughed federal workers
One thing is clear in the confusion and duration of the ongoing government shutdown: “thoughts and prayers” aren’t enough to help furloughed workers and affected contractors through the ordeal. Ministers and concerned lay people are testifying that both empathy and…
Baptists, other Protestants spared from effort to restrict worship and evangelism
Issues of religious liberty in the United States are often discussed in terms of wedding cakes, taxpayer-funded church playgrounds and politics in the pulpit. In other parts of the world, it’s more about survival.