Upon his re-election as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, R-La., read a prayer he said was written by Thomas Jefferson. Problem is, those who have studied the former president’s life and words say there is no…
My quest to find the origins of the term ‘conservative resurgence’
A few months ago, a former colleague published a video blog in which he confessed he fears he accidentally coined the term “conservative resurgence” in the Southern Baptist Convention. That sent me digging into the depths of the internet and…
Andy Stanley warns of religious leaders who prioritize politics over mission
North Point Church’s groundbreaking efforts to create churches across Georgia not designed for church people are being undermined by evangelicals who have prioritized politics over mission, Pastor Andy Stanley told his congregation Dec. 29. In a nearly hour-long sermon that…
Less than half of Americans believe Trump will reduce price of groceries
After a presidential election that reportedly turned on fears about inflation, less than half of Americans now say they believe President-elect Donald Trump will be able to reduce the price of groceries. Debates about the price of food staples such…
Republicans are far more optimistic about 2025 than other Americans
With their man headed back to the White House, Republicans are significantly more optimistic about America’s fate in 2025 than either Democrats or independents, according to Gallup. The venerable polling firm asked a representative national sample their opinions on the…
Dockery, Haggray and Baxley among those remembering Jimmy Carter warmly
For the most part, Baptist leaders in the United States heaped praise on former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after his Dec. 29 death at age 100. Apart from Al Mohler, a Southern Baptist Convention seminary president who accused Carter of…
Georgia relents on funding for Luther Rice
Georgia officials will allow Luther Rice College and Seminary to participate in the state’s financial aid programs. The reversal comes after the conservative school engaged Alliance Defending Freedom to sue the state. The change was announced Dec. 19, two months…
Mohler accuses Jimmy Carter of international crimes
One day after Jimmy Carter’s death, a prominent Southern Baptist theologian accused him of unspecified international crimes. Meanwhile, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Clint Pressley, offered a one-sentence summation of Carter’s death at age 100: “A remarkable man…
Trump says Biden’s Death Row commutations ‘make no sense’
President-elect Donald Trump spent Christmas wishing ill to his enemies and wondering why President Joe Biden wouldn’t want to execute inmates. On Christmas Eve, Trump responded to Biden’s commutation of death sentences for 37 of the 40 inmates on federal…
What will it take for you to care about transgender people?
Of all the people justifiably living in fear of the incoming Trump administration, there is one group that stands out for its vulnerability and, to quote the late Tony Campolo, you don’t give a damn. Campolo was famous for the…
20,000 gather in Phoenix for Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2024
One of the evangelical groups that helped send Donald Trump back to the White House held a massive rally for the once and future president in Phoenix over the weekend, and Trump pledged to keep the promises he’s made to…
Biden commutations leave only 3 on federal Death Row
Two days before Christmas, President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates remaining on federal Death Row. The action follows an organized campaign by death penalty opponents — including some evangelicals — asking Biden to…