A majority of Americans associate most closely with people who look, think, vote and worship like them, according to new research by Public Religion Research Institute. “Across demographic groups, Americans’ core friendship networks tend to be dominated by people of…
Breaking news: It will be a four-way race for SBC president
Just hours before the nomination of candidates for the position of president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a fourth candidate emerged. Frank Cox, pastor of North Metro Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, Ga., will join Florida pastor Tom Ascol, Texas pastor…
Class action lawsuit on LGBTQ discrimination at faith-based schools continues to gain momentum
A class action lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Education of wrongly allowing discrimination against LGBTQ students at faith-based schools has grown in number of participants and in general support over the past 15 months. The Religious Exemption Project filed…
At 10-year anniversary, the Dreamers sometimes feel like they’re in a nightmare
June 15 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but no one seems to be celebrating. Conservative leaders bent on ending immigration across the board yearn for the demise of DACA, a 2012 creation of…
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In early contests, Conservative Baptist Network loses SBC leadership posts
In the preliminaries to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, candidates backed by the Conservative Baptist Network June 13 were turned back in every attempt to gain leadership. Whether that trend will continue on the opening day of the SBC…
Invested Faith announces fourth class of fellows
A new nonprofit created to encourage social innovators has named its fourth class of fellows who will receive unrestricted grants of $5,000 and an invitation to tell their stories nationwide. Invested Faith, founded in 2019 by Baptist pastor Amy Butler,…
Social media and right-wing politicians are fueling threat to democracy, panelists warn
The prevalence of social media and support from right-wing politicians have enabled white supremacist, anti-government and other domestic extremist groups to become much greater threats to American security than foreign terrorist movements ever have been, according to a panel of…
In surprise move, Jack Graham endorses Tom Ascol for SBC presidency
In a video released Sunday, June 12, former Southern Baptist Convention President Jack Graham endorsed current presidential candidate Tom Ascol — a move shocking to some convention insiders and a potential game-changer in this week’s contest for leadership. Ascol and…
Weekly churchgoers are now the primary holdouts against same-sex marriage
Support for same-sex marriage in America continues to grow in all sectors except among the most faithful weekly churchgoers, according to Gallup. The latest polling shows a slight, one-point uptick from an already record high last year, from 70% to…
Churches called to help fill the gap as thousands of children orphaned by COVID-19 need aid
The plight of youth orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic was forgotten in the scramble to understand, treat and prevent the disease from spreading, according to Albert Reyes, president of Buckner International. “COVID was such a new thing in the United…
Preaching on racial justice was much more difficult without in-person worship, pastors say
Addressing racial justice issues from the pulpit in 2020 would have been challenging without the pandemic’s restrictions, but the task became daunting when it was coupled with the suspension of in-person worship. That was an observation of some of the…