High-profile Christian leaders issued a plea to the American church April 7 to speak out against the ongoing ReAwaken America tour and the Christian nationalist, anti-democratic, pro-violence and Q-Anon-inspired ideology it is spreading. The tour led by Eric Trump, Michael…
End of Title 42 is popular with immigration advocates but not so much with voters
Immigrant rights groups continue to praise a White House and Centers for Disease Control decision to end Title 42, the anti-COVID health provision used to conduct mass deportations of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. The American public, on the…
Don’t become complacent to the needs of Ukrainians, BWAid leader urges
Christians mustn’t become complacent about the spiritual and physical needs of Ukrainians and those ministering to them as the war with Russia grinds on, said Marsha Scipio, the leader of global aid efforts for the Baptist World Alliance. “Even though…
Smaller churches are both endangered and resilient, panel reports
The pandemic shoved most small American churches further into a post-denominational reality but also demonstrated their capability of surviving in a post-Christian culture, according to congregational consultant and coach Deborah Wright. She spoke during a recent webinar on the challenges…
As fired coach’s case heads to Supreme Court, broad coalition says it’s his students who were the victims, not the coach
A broad coalition including athletes, former NFL players, civil rights advocates, members of Congress and religious groups have filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a Washington school district that placed a high school football coach…
Immigration advocates praise rumored end to Title 42 but say the end should come today
It has been a busy week for U.S. immigration policy, with a flurry of announcements ranging from new federal efforts to streamline asylum cases and to launching more expansive and humane programs in response to anticipated surges in migrant encounters…
Baptist peacemaker says people of faith can make a difference in Ukraine
People of faith could play an important role in resolving the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a Baptist author and peacemaker said. “I have seen that mediation can be stimulated by non-governmental actors, including religious people. I have seen…
America will be better as gumbo than a melting pot, scholar says
Americans can undermine white supremacy and Christian nationalism by emulating the values and actions of the Good Samaritan, Jonathan C. “Jay” Augustine said March 29 to open the Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation…
When a child comes out, every family’s journey is different, professor says
Healthy parental responses to a child coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender cannot be reduced to a one-size-fits-all formula, said one of the nation’s leading Christian counselors and scholars focused on sexual identity. “There is no one family…