A year and a half after passing a controversial resolution on critical race theory, Southern Baptists are debating the topic again.
The COVID-19 books have arrived: From Pope Francis, John Piper, N.T. Wright and more
The United States is setting new records for reported daily hospitalizations and COVID-19 deaths.
6th Circuit finds no “hint of hostility toward religion” in Kentucky governor’s COVID-19 order halting in-person schools
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s latest COVID-19 order, which halted in-person learning in both public and private elementary and secondary schools across the state in response to the recent surge in cases, will remain in full force after a unanimous federal…
Judge dismisses motion to ban the Rev. Greg Drumwright’s right to march
The Rev. Greg Drumwright won a court victory Wednesday (Dec. 2) when a judge dismissed a motion to ban him from Alamance County, North Carolina, where he has been leading marches to protest racialized policing.
South African Theologian Blasts Obama for Attacking ‘Preacher in a Wheelchair’
South African liberation theologian and anti-Apartheid activist Allan Boesak recently offered a blistering critique of former U.S. President Barack Obama, comparing the popular politician to biblical tyrants like Pharaoh and Herod. Boesak delivered his comments in response to Obama’s new…
Evangelical Christian activists plan ‘barnstorming’ tour of Georgia ahead of Senate runoff
A group of evangelical Christians plans a barnstorming tour of Georgia this week to press for “biblical citizenship” and “restoration of biblical values and constitutional principles” ahead of the state’s runoff election for its two U.S. Senate seats.
Refugee Ministries Hope to Rebuild Under Biden
After President-elect Joe Biden reiterated his pledge to raise the refugee ceiling to 125,000, resettlement agencies are making plans to restore their efforts to “welcome the stranger.”
Religious Bias Behind One Fifth of US Hate Crimes in 2019
More than 7,000 single-bias hate crime incidents involving more than 8,500 victims took place in 2019, with slightly more than one-fifth of these victims (20.1%) targeted due to religious bias on the part of the offenders, according to FBI data…
Progressive United Methodists announce new denomination: Liberation Methodist Connexion
A group of progressive United Methodists announced Sunday (Nov. 29) they are forming a new Methodist denomination, the Liberation Methodist Connexion, or LMX.