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Not only are claims that the religious left is “on the rise” as old as the contemporary religious right itself, but the framing of the religious left may actually further enable the religious right.
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Inspired by the women of scripture, Baptist minister champions reproductive rights
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How churches that don’t think they are anti-Semitic promote anti-Semitism
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A United Methodist group proposes a denominational breakup
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‘A heavy lift’: Religious black voters weigh Buttigieg’s bid
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U.S. Baptist leaders urge protection for pastors who testified about religious freedom in Burma
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‘It feels like being hunted’: American churches, mass shootings and ‘the slaughter of the innocents’
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Transitions for the week of 8-16-19
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CBF Kentucky shows solidarity with protesting coal miners in Harlan County
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Parallels between the racist rhetoric of Trump and Wallace are undeniable. But there is one important difference
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Anti-racist discipleship: a solution to the same death-dealing lies of white supremacy James Baldwin wrote about
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Faith leaders say Kentucky governor doesn’t speak for all Baptists when it comes to abortion
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Tired of Christians ruining the name of Christ? A Turkish bath with strangers improved my outlook
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Can the land provide redemption for African-Americans?
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Ministry jobs and more
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Are podcasts replacing church for some believers?
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A Facebook post, a detained citizen and racial profiling right under our noses
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A radical idea for preaching: sincerity
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Southern Baptist deputy says he was fired for following the Billy Graham Rule
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Fighting for our lives – and saving ourselves from ‘this corrupt generation’
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Wisdom from Lincoln: Even with a compass, we still may have to traverse chasms and swamps
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After investigation, religion dean leaves Southwest Baptist University to return to pastorate
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The President is right: Mental illness is killing all of us
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Baptist leader terms pro-gun policies ‘a public safety failure’
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Letters to the Editor for 08.07.19
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Shaming pastors is not the way to respond to two more mass shootings
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Inspired by the women of scripture, Baptist minister champions reproductive rights
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U.S. Baptist leaders urge protection for pastors who testified about religious freedom in Burma
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Transitions for the week of 8-16-19
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CBF Kentucky shows solidarity with protesting coal miners in Harlan County
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Faith leaders say Kentucky governor doesn’t speak for all Baptists when it comes to abortion
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Ministry jobs and more
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Are podcasts replacing church for some believers?
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Southern Baptist deputy says he was fired for following the Billy Graham Rule
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After investigation, religion dean leaves Southwest Baptist University to return to pastorate
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Baptist leader terms pro-gun policies ‘a public safety failure’
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Man accused of molesting children in church bathroom faces additional charges
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Religion Notes: Fellowship Southwest seeks volunteers for the border; BWIM seeks women for mentor program
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Ministry jobs and more
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Baptist church sells what it has to give to the poor
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El Paso shooting puts Christian nationalism on trial
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Arkansas Supreme Court refuses to step down from case challenging its own ruling against anti-death penalty judge
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To know evangelical Christians is to dislike them, study says
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Transitions for the week of 8-2-19
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Southern Baptist author removes foreword by Joshua Harris from his book
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Woman claiming childhood sexual abuse sues Texas megachurch for $1 million
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Ministry jobs and more
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Baptist church group crosses state line to protest at ICE detention center
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Augie Boto, SBC leader who opposed abuse database, set to retire
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Transitions for the week of 7-26-19
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Clergy ask Texas to end policy banning chaplains from execution chamber
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How churches that don’t think they are anti-Semitic promote anti-Semitism
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‘It feels like being hunted’: American churches, mass shootings and ‘the slaughter of the innocents’
-
Parallels between the racist rhetoric of Trump and Wallace are undeniable. But there is one important difference
-
Anti-racist discipleship: a solution to the same death-dealing lies of white supremacy James Baldwin wrote about
-
Tired of Christians ruining the name of Christ? A Turkish bath with strangers improved my outlook
-
A Facebook post, a detained citizen and racial profiling right under our noses
-
A radical idea for preaching: sincerity
-
Fighting for our lives – and saving ourselves from ‘this corrupt generation’
-
Wisdom from Lincoln: Even with a compass, we still may have to traverse chasms and swamps
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The President is right: Mental illness is killing all of us
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Letters to the Editor for 08.07.19
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Letter to the Editor – Beyond secret prejudices and private idolatries
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Shaming pastors is not the way to respond to two more mass shootings
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Responding to gun violence in America: the Church cannot give up
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I’m a pastor who refuses to offer ‘thoughts and prayers’ for these people
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Jason may be an obscure biblical character, but he offers insight for today’s church
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The root of our inability to end gun violence is spiritual, but not in the way many think
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Despair is on the rise in America. Maybe we need a wailing wall
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Theological conversations are not just for theologians, ministers and seminary students
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Leaving a church: Sometimes it’s a matter of conscience
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The most dangerous subject in a seminary’s curriculum
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Curtis Flowers was tried 6 times for the same crime. His story reveals 3 kinds of Christians
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A queer reconciliation: my journey from outcast to ordinand
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Baptist Christians are working for peace in some of the world’s hardest places
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Clergy sex abuse: the damage done when faith is weaponized
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A United Methodist group proposes a denominational breakup
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‘A heavy lift’: Religious black voters weigh Buttigieg’s bid
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Howard Thurman’s contemplative nonviolence
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The new hate pastors
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Bibles escape Trump’s tariff fight with China
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Transgender student kicked out of Freewill Baptist college after ‘top surgery’
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‘Using the Lord’s name in vain’: Evangelicals chafe at Trump’s blasphemy
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Secretive Christian group at heart of D.C. politics ready for its close-up in Netflix docuseries
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In Virginia, 2 churches feel the aftermath of Trump’s racist rhetoric
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Christian Right’s politics of providentialism keeps America from addressing gun violence
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The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked
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Baptist leaders tackle gun violence, racism, immigration at Atlanta meeting
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Clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violence
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‘It’s insulting’: Gov. Matt Bevin attacks Andy Beshear’s faith over abortion stance
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Toni Morrison, prophet of America’s demons (1931-2019)
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What conservative pastors didn’t say after El Paso
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Religious leaders react to mass shootings, call for action from Trump, Congress
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Christian ‘purity’ guru’s loss of faith may signal a coming reckoning for conservative Christianity
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Should clergy be required to report abusers who confess?
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Southern Baptist group sues DeKalb city over plans for mega-complex
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Angela, a First African, tells her story in Jamestown, but her faith is a mystery
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The McDonald’s test: Learning to love back row America
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A new recipe for ending hunger
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In-N-Out overtaken by Southern Baptist eatery as favorite fast food restaurant in America
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Turns out a lot of Christians are against Trump’s pro-Christian agenda