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Priests molested 1,000 children in Pennsylvania, report says
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Evangelical purity culture taught me to rationalize my sexual assault
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Satanic Temple organizing a rally for religious liberty
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Christian nationalism and the looming death of religious liberty
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John Piper changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts weigh in.
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The gunman’s wife
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18 years after child porn conviction, Baptist pastor accused of trying to entice a minor
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15 years of Preacher Camp: I can’t imagine ministry without these friends
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Losing faith: Why South Carolina is abandoning its churches
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Evangelical leaders urge White House to raise refugee admissions for 2019
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Fundamentalism has (almost) won: Now what?
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker notes ‘moral crisis’ at Baptist convention
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Report: US churches aren’t inclusive for children with learning disabilities
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Willow Creek pastor, elders step down, admit mishandling allegations against Bill Hybels
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Transitions for the week of 8-10-18
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Black, white Baptists to counter D.C. alt-right rally with prayer walk, communion
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Searching for a purposeful life, only to be surprised
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Prayers offered for Aretha Franklin at church once led by her father
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Religion Notes: Top FBCH official joins board of alliance serving orphans
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Baptist churches reach across racial boundaries to denounce white supremacy with the breaking of bread
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18 years after child porn conviction, Baptist pastor accused of trying to entice a minor
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Transitions for the week of 8-10-18
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Black, white Baptists to counter D.C. alt-right rally with prayer walk, communion
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Church’s ‘awakening’ pilgrimage traces steps of detained immigrants
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Ministry jobs and more
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Church camp rape lawsuit ends in settlement
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Advocates seek transparent probe into alleged abuse failures by SBC
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New limbs and new lives for Vietnam’s post-war amputee population
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Baptist leader says ‘one-sided’ religious liberty task force falls short
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Transitions for the week of 8-3-18
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Southern Baptist mission board reports data breach
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‘Nobody in their right mind’ would do what this peace activist has done
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Ministry jobs and more
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Peace Committee chair Charles Fuller dead at 86
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Months of violence leave Nicaraguan Christians on edge
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They ministered – and were ministered to – on the field of competition
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IMB president announces independent investigation into agency’s handling of alleged abuse
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Ousted president sues historically black college with CBF ties
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Transitions for the week of 7-27-18
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Pastor: ‘Protecting borders’ was also the excuse for detention of Japanese-Americans
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Abuse arrest turns #MeToo spotlight on SBC International Mission Board
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Ministry jobs and more
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Changing racial injustice: ‘We are the ones we’ve been waiting for’
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The subversive gift of children
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Christian nationalism and the looming death of religious liberty
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In a divided country, pastoral leaders are called to love fiercely and speak truthfully – and to rest
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15 years of Preacher Camp: I can’t imagine ministry without these friends
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Fundamentalism has (almost) won: Now what?
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Searching for a purposeful life, only to be surprised
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On the pathway of Jesus, can life be a joy ride?
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Our ‘sin of the bystander’ enables sexual abuse. We must change
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Is our white Christian majority straining out gnats and swallowing camels?
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What I learned from my 8th-grade teacher in Mississippi in 1975
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The best day of our lives suddenly became the worst: lessons about ministering to people in crisis
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My close encounters with Southern Baptist hell
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The jeremiad: good news of an unprivileged gospel
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What does it mean to be pro-life?
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Communion: It’s about gratitude, welcome, hunger and koinonia
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As culture demands civility or incivility, an alternative for the Church: ‘communionism’
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8 ways to wound a minister
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Lesson from an anthill: pay attention to foundational relationships
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Una lección desde un hormiguero: ponga atención a las relaciones fundamentales
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Inviolate! The protection of all children
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Judge Kavanaugh: do you believe it’s legitimate for our government to favor Christians over adherents of other religions?
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What an eroding Christian witness in America urgently needs: mature Christians
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Doing church in America: ‘resetting a Body of broken bones’
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Preaching on #metoo and #churchtoo
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The Church of Trump
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Priests molested 1,000 children in Pennsylvania, report says
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Evangelical purity culture taught me to rationalize my sexual assault
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Satanic Temple organizing a rally for religious liberty
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John Piper changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts weigh in.
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The gunman’s wife
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Losing faith: Why South Carolina is abandoning its churches
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Evangelical leaders urge White House to raise refugee admissions for 2019
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker notes ‘moral crisis’ at Baptist convention
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Report: US churches aren’t inclusive for children with learning disabilities
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Willow Creek pastor, elders step down, admit mishandling allegations against Bill Hybels
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A kind of homelessness: Evangelicals of color in the Trump era
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Are churches safer when worshippers are armed?
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Starting a conversation about anti-blackness
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Kendall Vanderslice: It’s lonely to eat alone
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He’s a superstar pastor. She worked for him and says he groped her repeatedly.
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Duke Divinity dean steps down with no explanation. She had sparked some controversy.
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Headed for a larger stage, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her ‘house’ in order
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In a time of irrational fear and new media: The deadly ‘dance plague’ at 500
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What the early church thought about God’s gender
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The pope’s groundbreaking rejection of the death penalty
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Baptist convention to encourage political action
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The unexpected relationship between U.S. evangelicals and Russian Orthodox
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At Jeffress’ First Baptist Church of Dallas, Trump support is part of a 150-year tradition
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How partisanship drives religious attitudes