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Profane comments about Texas governor deserve scrutiny; comments on his disability do not
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When I’m honest, I know racism is real
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We must learn from our suffering and help others with what we’ve learned
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Alabama death row inmate hopes courts will allow chaplain by his side at execution
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In Louisville, learning as a white witness in Black space
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Is the United Methodist separation still on?
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Supreme Court opens new chapter of state funding for religious schools
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Ministry jobs and more
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In a summer of pandemic, Vacation Bible School programs go online and outside
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‘Thy kingdom come; thy will be done’: Independence Day and the Lord’s Prayer
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White Evangelicals Aren’t As Worried About COVID-19 As Other Faith Groups: Study
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Alumni applaud Baylor University’s pledge to explore racist roots
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Defund the police? How about ‘defunding America’ through radical, thorough-going, far-reaching change?
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Baptist layman Charlie Daniel: six decades of courage, compassion and wit as an editorial cartoonist
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Controversy and Coronavirus Keep Church Plants Out of Schools
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Q&A: Is that grief or depression you’re experiencing due to COVID-19?
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What will we see less of and more of in America’s churches in the 2020s?
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Christian nationalism provides cover for white supremacy, BJC leader says
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Live boldly, even if the world thinks it’s foolish, Birdwhistell preaches
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White Christians at ‘a moment of reckoning,’ author says
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Tell the Jesus story and stop worrying about numerical growth, historian advises
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The ‘heritage, not hate’ argument doesn’t fly, be it monument or flag
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Rural Missouri pastor: Virus ‘just started to sprout up’
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I’ve got some suggestions for reusing discarded Confederate monuments
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How Jesus became white — and why it’s time to cancel that
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Supreme Court opens new chapter of state funding for religious schools
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Ministry jobs and more
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Alumni applaud Baylor University’s pledge to explore racist roots
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Baptist layman Charlie Daniel: six decades of courage, compassion and wit as an editorial cartoonist
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Q&A: Is that grief or depression you’re experiencing due to COVID-19?
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Christian nationalism provides cover for white supremacy, BJC leader says
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Live boldly, even if the world thinks it’s foolish, Birdwhistell preaches
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White Christians at ‘a moment of reckoning,’ author says
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Tell the Jesus story and stop worrying about numerical growth, historian advises
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CBF leader says Christians cannot be silent about racial injustice
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Baptist minister: spiritual techniques can overcome self-centered obstacles to Christ
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Pastors must preach about COVID-19, Younger says
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You, too, can stand up for racial justice, Arkansans say
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Call to racial justice begins CBF General Assembly
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Virtual General Assembly evokes memories of CBF’s foundation, formative role
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Q&A with Walter Brueggemann: faith in a time of COVID-19
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Family, faith and humor recalled as Babs Baugh laid to rest in Houston
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Ministry jobs and more
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White churches must repent for racism, minister says, and worship services are a good place to start
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Transitions for the week of 6-19-20
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Pastor reveals her true identity in live-streamed Sunday sermon
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Babs Baugh, former president of Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation, dead at 78
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Baptist groups join forces to promote religious freedom during difficult year
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Ministry jobs and more
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White minister tells George Floyd family, mourners: white Christians must fight racism
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Profane comments about Texas governor deserve scrutiny; comments on his disability do not
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When I’m honest, I know racism is real
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We must learn from our suffering and help others with what we’ve learned
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In Louisville, learning as a white witness in Black space
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‘Thy kingdom come; thy will be done’: Independence Day and the Lord’s Prayer
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Defund the police? How about ‘defunding America’ through radical, thorough-going, far-reaching change?
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What will we see less of and more of in America’s churches in the 2020s?
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The ‘heritage, not hate’ argument doesn’t fly, be it monument or flag
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I’ve got some suggestions for reusing discarded Confederate monuments
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Transforming a multi-issue culture requires us to be multi-issue people
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There is no ‘new-normal.’ The question is what we will choose to normalize in this moment.
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I should have said, ‘Tengo un problema’ (I have a problem)
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‘Southern pride’ or racism? White Christians are compelled to discern the difference. And confess.
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‘A shelter for conscience’ in a sea of racism: Black Churches Matter, too
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How do we effectively present Jesus to the world? Two contrasting approaches.
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Beyond the divisions: 5 guiding principles for Christian citizenship in a polarized nation
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My sister died – alone – from COVID-19. Her story, like others, calls for reform in our system of senior care.
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Father’s Day reflection: Dad’s wallet was a pocket portfolio of a life lived honorably and dutifully
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Juneteenth should remind us of all the things we don’t know
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Beyond ‘contact without fellowship’: How can white people move toward black people?
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Baldwin’s ‘The Fire Next Time’ has arrived, and it burns inexorably toward liberation
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Blessed are the poor in spirit. Really? Have you not been watching the news?
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As the white mother of a black son, calls for racial justice evoke something deep within me
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I’m a conservative Christian. I’ve got a problem with the flag.
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Trump’s latest obscenity, a contrived and vacuous photo op, has left a lasting impression
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Alabama death row inmate hopes courts will allow chaplain by his side at execution
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In a summer of pandemic, Vacation Bible School programs go online and outside
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White Evangelicals Aren’t As Worried About COVID-19 As Other Faith Groups: Study
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Controversy and Coronavirus Keep Church Plants Out of Schools
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Rural Missouri pastor: Virus ‘just started to sprout up’
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How Jesus became white — and why it’s time to cancel that
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Hospital Chaplains Grapple With COVID-19’s ‘Tsunami’ Of Grief
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Baptists and Walmart criticize rebel-themed Mississippi flag
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Pope Francis accuses priests who defied pandemic safety measures of acting like ‘adolescents’
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Dozens of Christian College Faculty Eliminated in Spring Budget Cuts
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Three-in-ten or more Democrats and Republicans don’t agree with their party on abortion
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Tennessean editor denounces ‘horrific’ Nashville Islam nuclear prophecy advertisement
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Vatican: Climate change efforts go forward even without US
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Black Practicing Christians Are Twice as Likely as Their White Peers to See a Race Problem
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Evangelical writers to their fellow faithful: Donald Trump is a ‘spiritual danger’
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Moody Apologizes Over Historical Blackface Photos
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Rev. Rolland Slade, first black chair of Southern Baptist Executive Committee, elected
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Church tied to Oregon’s largest coronavirus outbreak
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Black Lives Matter is ‘a spiritual movement,’ says co-founder Patrisse Cullors
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Most US Pastors Speak Out in Response to George Floyd’s Death
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Religious Freedom Lessons from COVID-19 Disputes
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The racist message of do-nothing religion, courtesy of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
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As coronavirus restrictions loosen, congregations grapple with including older adults
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Evangelical Leader Calls On Denomination To Retire Gavel Named For Slaveholder
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TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes attorney general halts probe