According to the FBI, when guns didn’t bring her to Trump, Butina tried again with God. An investigator described in court filings a series of contacts between Butina and an organizer for the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
The Southern Baptists dumped a predator or two, but let’s hold off on the F-word
The #metoo and #churchtoo movements have put SBC leaders on the defensive, as earlier revelations of widespread child sexual abuse by priests did to the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy. Yet both groups continue to deny that there could be any…
Episcopal convention approves a ‘pastoral solution’ on same-sex marriage
Same-sex couples will now be able to marry in their home parish even if their local bishop has moral objections to gay marriage, Episcopal Church leaders decided on Friday (July 13).
Even never Trump evangelicals might be swayed by the Supreme Court
Particularly in the evangelical world, the divisions over the 2016 election were bitter. Two years later, their largely positive reaction to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is one sign that the intense political fractures in the evangelical world are fading.
“Under Trump, the government is worse than it has been before,” Jimmy Carter says
Exactly 39 years ago July 15, President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech that foresaw many of the problems America faces now.
Baylor settles with former student who accused football players of gang rape
Several Baylor officials did not properly respond to her claims, the unnamed plaintiff said in her lawsuit filed 14 months ago in Waco’s U.S. District Court.
Once militantly anti-abortion, evangelical minister now lives ‘with regret’
Rob Schenck’s new memoir, Costly Grace, tells the story of the different phases of his religious and political life and explains why he changed — and how he now preaches a more inclusive message, embracing the people he once demonized.
A painful truth: the dominant religion of the U.S. is white supremacy
For many Christians in America, this is an unpleasant and unwelcome message. But here it is: It is a fundamental mistake to view and treat white supremacy as merely an attitude or a set of practices and policies. White supremacy is something…
A degree of contention at Christian schools
The rise of honorary degrees raises concern about misuse of “Dr.” in ministry.