Politics drew hundreds of thousands to the Women’s March on Washington Jan. 21. But many said they were also compelled by their faith. | BNG is developing a story on the Women’s March, to be released today.
As a black woman, I’ll march this weekend. But I won’t go to the back of the line.
As an African American woman, I find the 2016 campaign — and now the 2017 inauguration — doubly painful.
Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress to preach at pre-inauguration service for Trump
The outspoken and often-controversial pastor of First Baptist Dallas, Robert Jeffress, will preach at a private service before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday. BNG story about this event: Controversial Southern Baptist preaches Inauguration Day sermon PREVIOUS STORY: Evangelicals lay hands on…
Religious liberty under a Trump administration
What does the election of Donald J. Trump mean for religious liberty? As with many important issues, President-elect Trump has no significant record or concrete positions on the topic.
What Thomas Merton and Muhammad Ali had in common
Both men were shaken from their respective sanctuaries of literary and athletic attainment by the harsh realities of a nation deeply divided by war, race and social inequality.
Leadership changes at Baptist Joint Committee, but commitment to protect religious liberty remains
An interview with Brent Walker and Amanda Tyler.
A president with a feel for the spiritual who was hated by the pious
America is saying goodbye to a president whose spiritual life presents an extraordinary paradox.
American Christianity: change and decay
Market-driven Christianity has boomed in the U.S. but now it is beginning to bust.
Obama’s forgotten plan to reduce abortions
And what its failure teaches us about our broken politics.
Controversial megapastor Bishop Eddie Long dies from cancer
Bishop Eddie L. Long built New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, one of the most prominent ministries in the nation, if not the world.
As nation observes MLK Day, blacks perceive a callous rival in Trump’s feud
Days before his inauguration, President-elect Donald J. Trump is engaged in a high-profile feud with some of the country’s most prominent African-American leaders, setting off anger in a constituency already wary of him after a contentious presidential campaign.
How Donald Trump is bringing Billy Graham’s complicated family back into White House circles
As Graham’s son, Franklin, prepares to participate in the inauguration of Donald Trump, the views among Billy Graham’s descendants reflect tensions that have flared anew with the election over the proper role of Christianity in public life.