The company owned by Christian financial guru and radio show host Dave Ramsey has lost one of its best-known personalities.
SBU Claims Religious Exemption to Legal Review of Its Legal Documents
After a Southwest Baptist University professor and a student joined a legal effort Friday (March 5) to block the new governing documents for their school in Bolivar, Missouri, SBU’s attorney responded Tuesday by claiming the school’s legal documents are beyond…
Scholar and Biden adviser Jon Meacham joins National Cathedral as canon historian
Jon Meacham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and adviser to President Joe Biden, has been named canon historian for the Washington National Cathedral.
Cornel West returns to Union Theological Seminary after Harvard tenure dispute
Cornel West is rejoining the faculty of Union Theological Seminary, where he started his teaching career more than 40 years ago, the New York seminary said Monday (March 8).
Two More People Petition Court to Block SBU Governing Documents, Judge Considers Case
Before a judge heard arguments Friday (March 5) involving an effort by a former trustee of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, to block the school’s new governing documents, a current professor and a current student filed to also intervene….
Prison Fellowship joins campaign to reform cocaine sentencing guidelines
Prison Fellowship has joined forces with criminal justice and prosecutorial organizations to support efforts to reduce disparities in sentences that punish Black Americans more harshly than white Americans.
Pope Francis dismisses ‘heresy’ charges for his commitment to Christian-Muslim dialogue
Aboard the papal flight back from Iraq, the first papal trip since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Pope Francis addressed criticism of those who have accused him of being “one step away from heresy” in his commitment to promoting human fraternity…
LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty
A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. Yet as the Equality Act heads to the Senate after winning House approval, its prospects…
Baptist leaders square off on Equality Act
Baptist leaders offered starkly different assessments of the Equality Act, a measure that would ban discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.