A day after its General Conference voted down a bill that would have allowed clergy to perform same-sex marriages, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, meeting in Orlando, Florida, passed a resolution on Thursday (July 8) to appoint a sexual ethics…
Controversial Priest Prays at CPAC After Being Sacked by Bishop
Just two days after being removed from his parish by his bishop for controversial political rhetoric, a Catholic priest prayed and spoke at the influential Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday (July 11). Father James Altman prayed…
A new resource for combating Christian nationalism sees it as a ‘distortion of the gospel’
On Jan. 6, Josh Scott of Nashville’s GracePointe Church watched images of the Capitol insurrection with a rising sense of alarm.
Exclusive: christian right bill mill, project blitz, hasn’t gone away, it’s just gotten more secretive
In the Fall of 2019, the secretive Christian Right state legislative campaign, Project Blitz, became even more of a secret. When RD first reported on Project Blitz in April 2018 the website featured their annual state legislative playbook of model bills and…
Israeli Supreme Court upholds contentious Jewish state law
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial law that defines the country as the nation state of the Jewish people — rejecting claims by opponents that it discriminates against minorities.
Progressive Christian leader admits to plagiarizing influential poem
A poem that has been a clarion call to honest and open conversations about injustice for many in progressive Christian circles was almost entirely plagiarized.
The 9 Nations Where It’s Hardest to Be a Baptist
As thousands of Baptists from almost 150 countries gather online this week to celebrate their global family, a recent study finds 36,000 Baptist churches and 13 million Baptists in nine countries face significant challenges related to their faith and their…
Students cry racism as Bible college shutters historic social work program
The first Bible college to open a social work program in the United States shut that program down in May after 55 years, opening a rift with a group of students and alumni who have accused the administration of killing a department…
Former Trump official’s God-and-country nonprofit calls CRT a threat to ‘colorblind society’
Russ Vought believes in fighting racism — as long as it is defined properly. A former Trump administration official and Wheaton College graduate, Vought defines racism as “personal prejudice that flows from ignorance and treating people differently as a result of…