The arrival of the pair at Calvary Baptist Church in Washington is not a first for American churches, but experts say it’s rare in Baptist life. Conservative Christians have criticized the church’s decision, while progressives have cheered it.
Betsy DeVos’s misunderstood alma mater
Calvin College is no fundamentalist Christian school.
The story of those little communion cups, whatever those are technically called
Like all important stories, this one begins with a bit of fake news.
In religious freedom debate, 2 American values clash
The collision of two core American values — freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination — is prompting a showdown in legislatures and courts across the country.
Targeting a sanctuary
After ICE stakes out a church homeless shelter, charities worry immigrants will fear getting help
Lent is the season when ‘Moonlight’ upstages ‘La La Land’
Lent is the liturgical season where confusion rises to the surface, and we — especially people of privilege — are asked to enter the wilderness from which God, apparently, has absconded.
A heartfelt look at how evangelical gays are finding their place
Evangelicalism is not fundamentalism. It is a form of conservative Christianity determined to engage culture rather than escape it. And the influence goes in both directions.
How the FBI is hobbled by religious illiteracy
The Bureau has long defended “Judeo-Christianity.” Minority groups have not fared as well.
Half of Hispanic Christians worry about deportation under Trump
Latino Protestants most likely to rate Trump a ‘terrible’ president, Pew finds.
Truett Seminary scholarships scrapped in Texas convention’s removal of church
Two Truett Seminary students will lose much of their scholarship money in the wake of the Baptist General Convention of Texas removing a church because of its position on LGBTQ issues.
Hidden figures: How black women preachers spoke truth to power
The deciding factor for women desiring to pastor and be accorded respect equal to their male counterparts generally whittles down to one question: Can she preach?
How smartphones and social media are changing Christianity
The rise of apps and social media is changing the way many of the world’s two billion Christians worship — and even what it means to be religious.











