Prayerfully waiting for God or the “arc of the moral universe” to heal America’s political, racial and religious divisions will do nothing to alter the nation’s downward spiritual and moral trajectory, activist and author John Pavlovitz said. In fact, no…
Christian attorney Jenna Ellis is barred in Colorado, indicted in Arizona
It has been a rough spring for Jenna Ellis, the Christian attorney who worked with James Dobson, John MacArthur, Liberty University and Colorado Christian University before joining Donald Trump’s legal team and promoting his falsehoods about the 2020 election. In…
Family group says World Health Assembly promotes ‘global government’ and ‘works of darkness’
Health officials from nations around the world are meeting in Geneva this week for the World Health Assembly, organized by the World Health Organization. Their goal is to forge an agreement designed to prepare governments and protect people from the…
Motion will ask SBC to add Nicene Creed to Baptist Faith and Message
Four Southern Baptist theologians and pastors intend to ask messengers to this year’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting to adopt the Nicene Creed as part of the denomination’s official faith statement. In the sweep of Baptist history, this is an…
Florida’s homeschooling voucher program growing rapidly
The rapid growth of a Florida homeschool voucher initiative says less about its actual popularity than it does about the state’s efforts to undercut public schools, faith leader and education advocate Rachel Gunter Shapard said. “Why is it that we…
Gov. Abbott claims victory on school vouchers but chief critic says he’s counting his chickens before they hatch
The Texas Legislature now stands on the cusp of passing school voucher legislation, thanks to the results of primary runoffs held statewide May 28. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch supporter of private school vouchers funded with taxpayer money, declared…
Dockery comments on indictment, names two other employees involved
The president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has weighed in with a public statement identifying the two other employees mentioned but not named in a federal indictment. In a May 29 release, President David Dockery identified Terri Stovall, longtime-serving dean…
This is what support looks like: The Harrisonburg Baptist Church story
When Eli Withers, associate pastor at Harrisonburg Baptist Church in Virginia, found out she was on the infamous list of female pastors a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention circulated in March 2023, she found herself feeling “a little pissed…
One Parish One Prisoner draws inspiration from Lazarus
Antonio Gomez was stunned when members of a Seattle church he didn’t know cared for his family while he was in prison and supported him when immigration agents detained him moments after his 2022 release. Stepping so quickly from incarceration…
George Floyd’s uncle wants you not to forget
On this fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, his uncle Selwyn Jones wants the world to know his death wasn’t in vain. “I’m sad and blue and I am happy to have an opportunity to be that guy to bring…
More Latino voters are up for grabs in consequential states this year
Democrats cannot take Latino support for granted in the 2024 presidential election due to shifting partisan loyalties among Hispanic voters heading into November, according to new polling by Unidos US and BSP Research. If the election were held today, 55%…
Former seminary administrator pleads not guilty, is placed on leave by his NC church
The former seminary administrator indicted last week on charges of obstruction of justice in a sexual abuse case has been placed on administrative leave by his church. Matt Queen also last week pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. Friendly…