Attorney General Ken Paxton is attacking religious freedom in the entire state of Texas, according to an attorney for Annunciation House in El Paso. Paxton, a prominent member of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, has been after the Catholic…
Focus on the Family says SBC didn’t vote to ban IVF
The Southern Baptist Convention didn’t actually vote to ban IVF, Focus on the Family says in a June 13 article posted to its Daily Citizens newsletter site. The comment comes in response to a resolution adopted by messengers to the…
Trump stirs evangelical crowd to shout ‘Bullshit!’ on Biden’s immigration order
Cries of “Bullshit!” “Bullshit” rang out at a packed Phoenix megachurch June 6 as Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since his conviction on 34 felonies in New York. Trump said the charges against him were “made up” and…
America’s hard right is fine-tuning hate tactics, SPLC warns
The far right dedicated 2023 to fine-tuning and expanding hate-spreading tactics to fuel one of the most bitter and dangerous presidential contests in U.S. history, according to a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. “Extremists and those opposing…
‘By the Time You Read This,’ a mother’s quest to tell the rest of her daughter’s story
January 30, 2022, will forever be etched into the mind of April Simpkins. She continues to grieve the loss of her daughter, Cheslie Kryst, who by all outside appearances had been living a perfect life. Cheslie was Miss USA in…
Breaking news: Paul Pressler died and the SBC said nothing
Herman Paul Pressler III of Houston died June 7, four days before the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, where nothing was said about his passing. Pressler, who had just turned 94, was the co-architect of the so-called “conservative resurgence” in…
Conservative Supreme Court did not give anti-abortion group what they wanted on mifepristone
The abortion-inducing drug mifepristone will remain on the market after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the medication. The June 13 decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine also…
Your guide to the Supreme Court’s upcoming blockbuster decisions
The United States Supreme Court is poised to issue decisions soon on a blockbuster list of important issues that could impact nearly every American, including abortion, the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, guns, homeless people, and social media…
Book examines one bitter battle in the nation’s war over public education
After racist incidents brought calls for greater inclusiveness at a large Dallas-area school district, Christians, pastors and churches citing “faith, freedom and family” helped rally a conservative backlash against “wokeness.” “We are not asleep anymore,” said one conservative during one…
Ugandan Parliament speaker claims corruption charges are retaliation for passing anti-gay law
Is Anita Among, speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, paying a price for her role in passing the anti-gay bill in her country last year, or is she guilty of corruption? That’s the question Ugandans and people elsewhere ponder about the…
Baptists oppose Louisiana Ten Commandments bill
Scores of Louisiana churchgoers and pastors, including dozens of Baptists, are pleading with Gov. Jeff Landry to veto a bill requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all state-funded classrooms. “We do not need to turn public schools into…
Today Show co-host has a message for fathers
Today Show co-host Craig Melvin starts his day earlier than most when his cell phone goes off before 4 a.m. every morning to get ready to help millions of people start their day. “When I wake up, I say, ‘Father,…