“If you bear the name of Jesus Christ, there’s no armor greater than that,” Christian nationalist leader Doug Wilson declared at a recent worship service at the Pentagon, an event he called a sign of national revival. Defense Secretary Pete…
Giving to BGCT dropped 17% in a decade, following national trends
The Baptist General Convention of Texas has experienced a 17% drop in Cooperative Program income in the past decade, Treasurer and CFO Ward Hayes told the state convention’s Executive Board Feb. 23. Earlier in that meeting, BGCT Executive Director Julio…
US LGBTQ identification holds steady at 9%
About 9% of American adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual, according to Gallup. That percentage is unchanged from last year but remains more than double the 3.5% from 2012, the first year Gallup measured…
BWIM updates models for state collaboration
Six state organizations have merged with Baptist Women in Ministry to become official chapters of the nationwide organization. BWIM Executive Director Meredith Stone announced the change in an email to supporters, saying there are now two ways state groups relate…
SBC president endorses bill that would allow death penalty for abortions
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention appears to have endorsed proposed legislation in Tennessee that would impose the death penalty on women who have abortions. Clint Pressley, pastor of a church in Charlotte, N.C., weighed in on social media…
Mohler praises Trump for ‘moral clarity’ in State of the Union
Southern Baptist thought leader Al Mohler agrees with President Donald Trump that Democrats are “crazy.” The president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary used his Feb. 25 column in World magazine to say the president’s rambling two-hour State of the Union…
The nation is in deep crisis, Perryman warns
From the economy and environment to civil rights and elections, the nation is in deep crisis, said Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward. “We have seen just in the last year the president of the United States engage in a…
Foley: Greed is the root of racism
Greed is the root cause of racism, Malcolm Foley told the “Compassion and Justice” conference Feb. 21. Foley serves as special advisor to Baylor University President Linda Livingstone and as co-pastor of Mosaic Church in Waco, Texas. He is the…
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Holman quietly removes Patterson and Sills in new study Bible
Essays authored by former Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson and former Southern Seminary missions professor David Sills have been quietly removed from an updated version of Holman Bible Publisher’s CSB Study Bible and the forthcoming NASB Study Bible. The change,…
EPA says greenhouse gasses don’t harm environment or health
The once-bipartisan effort to reduce the greenhouse gasses that harm human health, cause heat waves and increase the intensity of storms ended when the Environmental Protection Agency, established by President Nixon in 1970, reversed course and dismissed the science of…
Statement urges US Christians to ‘resistance’ and ‘repentance’
More than 400 U.S. Christians of multiple denominations have signed an ecumenical statement urging Christians to stand up for their neighbors, protect vulnerable people and defend democracy as faithful followers of Jesus Christ. Drafted by an ad hoc coalition of prominent…