Crowds gather every year at 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the anniversary of the horrific day when a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klansmen went off just before worship, killing four Black girls.
Salvation Army starts red kettle program early amid ‘tsunami of human need’ caused by pandemic
The Salvation Army is kicking off its annual red kettle campaign more than two months early this year in hopes of meeting an increased need for assistance during the coronavirus pandemic.
MBC Changes Nominating Rules Amid SBU Controversy
Last year’s annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention featured controversy over how the MBC treated Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, during the process of nominating trustees. So, the MBC this year changed its nominating rules ahead of its…
Black church leaders demand apology for Trump ad
Leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the pastor of an AME congregation in Wilmington, Delaware, are condemning a Trump-Pence campaign ad that uses footage of Joe Biden kneeling in the sanctuary of a Black church, describing it as…
Government of Sudan agrees to separate church and state, establish national commission for religious freedom
Sudan’s transitional government signed an agreement this week stating that its “constitution should be based on the principle of ‘separation of religion and state,’” Christianity Today reports. After 30 years of Islamic rule in Sudan under President Omar al-Bashir, the agreement promises…
Trump campaign ad shows Biden kneeling in Black church to argue Americans ‘won’t be safe’
President Donald Trump’s campaign released a digital advertisement late Wednesday (Sept. 9) extending its argument that Americans “won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America” with images of angry or violent protest. Set to dramatic music, the commercial bombards the viewer…
Global missionary efforts have taken a hit in the time of coronavirus
In a world marked by religious persecution and mounting secularism, being a missionary priest has never been easy.
SBU Adds 3 Creedal Statements for Religion Professors
Professors in the Redford College of Theology and Ministry at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, will be required to affirm three additional statements — beyond the Baptist Faith & Message of 2000 — if they wish to keep their…
Trump announces new Supreme Court justice options in apparent appeal to religious base
President Donald Trump made what appeared to be a targeted appeal to his conservative religious base on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 9), announcing a slate of potential Supreme Court candidates who he suggested would protect religious liberty, oppose abortion and keep…