Even the protest had been worked out in calm discussions with Taylor’s provost, Michael Hammond, and Skip Trudeau, vice president for student development. In a meeting with a group of students, it was decided that attendees would be allowed to…
1 in 10 Young Protestants Have Left a Church Over Abuse
Surrounded by revelations of #MeToo and #ChurchToo, younger Christians are more keen to recognize sexual abuse—and less likely to put up with it.
Abraham broke the law, crossing borders and trafficking his wife
Most of us are not accustomed to thinking of Abraham as an immigrant, let alone a criminal one.
Texas Baptist Church Opens New Sanctuary After 2017 Mass Shooting
In 2017, a gunman entered First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, killing 26 and injuring 20. A new church building opened, as the small town still struggles with what happened and why.
Tennessee Official Refuses To Apologize For Anti-Muslim Comments
A Tennessee district attorney is refusing to apologize after Muslim leaders rebuked him for sharing virulently Islamophobic beliefs in a series of social media posts.
‘Who will be our Rachel now?’ Progressive Christians reflect on movement without Held Evans
When the Rev. Emmy Kegler heard her friend Rachel Held Evans had died earlier this month after a sudden illness, she offered a prayer.
Westboro Baptist protests Morehouse over transgender policy
The Westboro Baptist Church protested outside of the country’s only all-male historically black college over the school’s new admission policy that accepts transgender men.
Muslim Voter Turnout Is Way Up, New Report Finds
Muslim voter turnout in four key swing states jumped 25 percentage points from the 2014 to the 2018 midterm elections, according to a new study released by the Muslim political advocacy group Emgage.
Despite fall, Jimmy Carter still plans to teach Sunday school in Georgia
Despite breaking his hip in a recent fall, former President Jimmy Carter still plans to teach Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., according to a statement from the Carter Center.