A Trump-supporting West Virginia state senator who represents many evangelicals got three phone calls from constituents complaining about Trump’s profanity after a recent rally.
Secretive Christian group at heart of D.C. politics ready for its close-up in Netflix docuseries
“The Family” puts the spotlight on the enigmatic Fellowship Foundation, the Christian group behind the National Prayer Breakfast.
In Virginia, 2 churches feel the aftermath of Trump’s racist rhetoric
This is a story about two small-town Virginia churches with the same name, but two very different congregations. They’ve each found themselves caught up in controversy tied to President Trump’s racist rhetoric.
Christian Right’s politics of providentialism keeps America from addressing gun violence
In order for the GOP leadership to continue to do nothing on guns they need foot soldiers to deliver messaging that appeals to their base. What this messaging tells us about the “soul” of the Republican Party is not pretty.
The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked
And that conversation’s inevitable limits.
Baptist leaders tackle gun violence, racism, immigration at Atlanta meeting
Voter registration, reparations, immigration, climate change, health and gun control were among the topics discussed during the 58th annual session of the Progressive National Baptist Convention.
Clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violence
A group of clergy protested outside Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office on Tuesday, calling on the Republican Senate majority leader to take action to address gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend.
‘It’s insulting’: Gov. Matt Bevin attacks Andy Beshear’s faith over abortion stance
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin questioned Democratic challenger Andy Beshear’s faith and family roots on Wednesday and appealed to Kentucky Baptists to weigh-in on abortion as he lashed out at his rival’s first television advertisement.
Letter to the Editor – Beyond secret prejudices and private idolatries
Beyond secret prejudices and private idolatries by Daniel G. Bagby, Retired Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Care, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
Toni Morrison, prophet of America’s demons (1931-2019)
Morrison’s witness to language’s power to both destroy and create has been on ample display in our current season of American blood-letting.
What conservative pastors didn’t say after El Paso
Church leaders around the country largely deny any link between white-supremacist violence and their votes to “Make America great again.”
Religious leaders react to mass shootings, call for action from Trump, Congress
As the nation reacts to the weekend’s mass shootings and President Trump decries hatred that “devours the soul,” religious leaders called for action from his administration and Congress.