If they were to fully and meaningfully implement this policy, I doubt that the Convention would be left with any churches as members, for they all remain complicit with racist and sexist structures that rob many of us of our…
Cuts at Liberty Hit Divinity
A dozen faculty members at Liberty University’s Rawlings School of Divinity learned at the end of May they would not have their contracts renewed, representing significant cuts to the on-the-ground instructional work force of the Christian university in Lynchburg, Va.
‘Harry Potter meets Jesus’ sermon series brings new muggles to Philly church
The large banner on the lawn of Leverington Church in Roxborough has been raising eyebrows as if it were a Wingardium Leviosa spell.
This historic church will be reborn as housing for seniors
For more than 150 years, members of Wilmington’s Episcopal community were baptized, married and eulogized at the imposing Cathedral Church of St. John in Brandywine Village.
New documentary on Charleston church shooting explores idea of forgiveness
Monday marks four years since nine members of a black church were shot to death by a white supremacist in Charleston, S.C., setting off a national debate about gun violence.
How The Bachelorette Is About to Explore Sex and Religion
“It’s not as much sex as it is religion, which is a very interesting topic,” he says. “It’s not a topic we dive into a lot because it really depends on the Bachelor or Bachelorette and how strong their faith…
Will Southern Baptists’ Political Truce Last Through 2020?
Some Southern Baptists viewed Greear’s approach, whether they liked it or not, as a sign of a political shift for the conservative denomination.
Pastor, KCSO deputy who called for execution of LGBT persons ‘no longer on active duty’
The Knox County District Attorney’s Office says it is “reviewing all pending cases” involving a Knox County Sheriff’s deputy who made anti-LGBT sermons “to scrutinize them for any potential bias.”
Southern Baptist historic gavel a reminder of racist legacy
It turns out that gavel, the so-called 1872 Broadus gavel, has a questionable history — especially in a church body that has sought racial reconciliation within its ranks.