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Scholar says SBC leader sets different standards for MLK and Donald Trump
An evangelical scholar is calling out a Southern Baptist Convention leader for condemning immorality when it comes to President Donald Trump but glossing over it in recent tributes to Martin Luther King Jr.
Former Baptist minister describes struggle of being both called and gay in new collection of stories told by LGBTQ Christians
A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-trained pastor who switched to Mennonite says she is still getting over the inner turmoil of belonging to a moderate church that supported her call as a woman in ministry but did not know she was gay….
Consumer expert warns against smartphone, Bible-app use in worship
James Roberts is no fan of people using smartphones in church, even if it’s to follow scripture readings. For one, it can be distracting to others. And for the user, a Bible app can lead to checking texts, e-mails and…
Franklin Graham calls for boycott of Target after bathroom incident
Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling for a boycott of Target, blaming a recent incident in one of its stores on the retailer’s two-year-old policy allowing transgender shoppers and workers to use the restroom of their choice rather than the one…
Offering prayer, Christian activist threatened with jail
A progressive Christian author and activist who asked to pray with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. while visiting Lynchburg, Va., for this weekend’s “Red Letter Revival” got an answer – set foot on campus, and you will go to…
Southern Baptist association boots church for alleged racism
A Southern Baptist church in southwest Georgia has been expelled from its local association for what local media reports portray as unrepentant racism.
Campolo says ‘Red Letter Revival’ seeks to convert evangelicals to social activism
A group of Christians often labeled as “progressive evangelicals” will hold a revival — in Lynchburg, Va., a center of conservative Christianity — designed to reconnect that old-time religion with concern and activism for social justice.
Millennials hit the exits when church culture conflicts with gospel
It isn’t gimmicks but honesty that’s needed to heal the growing rift between young people and the church.