A historically Black denomination has opened an advocacy center in the heart of Washington, D.C., to protect civil rights, champion religious freedom and to be a voice for the poor and marginalized. The National Baptist Convention USA Inc., announced the…
Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda
President Donald Trump’s doubling down on Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops despite agents’ killing of two motorists proves deadly force is an integral part of the administration’s mass deportation campaign, an immigrant rights leader said. The administration’s “deportation machine…
Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling
Fresh from a Supreme Court victory affirming laws that restrict transgender sports participation in 27 mostly red states, Alliance Defending Freedom has a warning for 23 blue states that protect trans rights: “You’re next.” ADF helped write trans sports bills…
Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial
What remained of a seven-year-old lawsuit filed by a former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student against former President Paige Patterson has been settled out of court. A July 16 court filing in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Lawsuit against Second Baptist Houston tossed out
Finding the definition of a “biblical church” became a linchpin in the unsuccessful lawsuit filed by some members of Second Baptist Church of Houston against the leadership of their megachurch. Texas Business Court Judge Grant Dorfman dismissed the entire case…
Molly Marshall announces 2027 retirement
Molly Marshall, one of the most consequential Baptists in modern theological education, will retire from the presidency of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in June 2027. This will be her second retirement, following her 2020 departure from Central…
Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends
The word “crisis” in the title of World Relief’s updated primer on refugees has a much wider and much more tragic meaning than it did a decade ago, according to one of the book’s authors. “We used the term ‘crisis’…
Republican-fueled Islamophobia cited as cause of more attacks
Numerous recent attacks and threats of violence against Muslims have been inspired in part by Islamophobic statements from Republican politicians, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The civil rights group on July 14 urged “elected officials and other public…
After shooting 22 people, ICE agents told to cease vehicle stops
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered to cease most vehicle stops as part of immigration enforcement actions after agents killed two motorists in the past week. But President Donald Trump appeared to reverse that decision less than…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is no more
The state of Florida has closed its “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center roughly a year after it opened with more than $1 billion in taxpayer funds. The Everglades facility erected on a former airstrip became notorious for its harsh mistreatment…
American Dominion traces deep roots of Seven Mountain Mandate
Those who share in Christ’s resurrection “will reign with him for a thousand years,” says Revelation 20:6, but some believers want Christians to exercise dominion right now. That’s the heart of author Keri Ladner’s message in American Dominion: The Rise and…
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