The Trump administration has been temporarily blocked from expanding fast-track deportations in its bid to hurriedly remove undocumented immigrants from the U.S. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb issued the stay in Make the Stay New York v. Kristi Noem after…
Christian nationalism is a power grab, Kaylor says in new book
There’s a simple reason Christian nationalists are willing to abandon long-held values and rewrite, redact and reinterpret the Bible as needed to support Donald Trump, Brian Kaylor says. “They want power,” said Kaylor, a Baptist minister, editor-in-chief of Word&Way and…
Massachusetts court blocks religious statues on government property
An attempt to install two large statues of Catholic saints outside the entrance of the new public safety headquarters in Quincy, Mass., has been temporarily blocked by Norfolk Superior Court. That means the statues of St. Michael and St. Florian…
Historian tells how Colorado Springs became ‘evangelical Vatican’
Colorado Springs is home to dozens of major international evangelical parachurch organizations, many of them arriving here between 1980 and 1995. But the story really begins between 1945 and 1955, says a historian’s new book. William J. Schultz’s Jesus Springs: Evangelical…
75-year-old Olasky named editor of Christianity Today
Russell Moore has stepped down as editor in chief of Christianity Today and will be succeeded by one of the most iconoclastic Christian journalists of the late 20th century. In an undated news release, Christianity Today Interim President Thomas Addington…
Conservatives make case against death penalty
Conservatives should oppose capital punishment because it violates pro-life values and the principles of more transparent and limited government, death penalty abolitionists said during a recent panel discussion. “Do we trust the government to deliver our mail on time? I…
Trump will pay migrant children to leave US
The U.S. government plans to pay $2,500 to unaccompanied migrant children who voluntarily deport themselves from the country, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a memo to attorneys representing noncitizen minors. The policy affects undocumented immigrant children…
Akin to retire from Southeastern Seminary after record tenure
Danny Akin will retire as president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary next summer, concluding his tenure as one of the longest-serving presidents of any of the six Southern Baptist Convention seminaries. Akin will be 69 when he leaves the post July…
Jack Graham says never-Trumpers should rethink now
President Donald Trump’s role in securing a peace deal between Israel and Hamas should cause never-Trumpers to change their minds, according to Dallas megachurch pastor Jack Graham. On Monday, Oct. 13, as hostages and prisoners were exchanged in the Middle…
House Democrats draw flak for supporting Charlie Kirk day
Congressional resolutions declaring Oct. 14 a day of remembrance for slain right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk have fueled squabbling among House Democrats and confirm the continuing rise of Christian nationalism in conservative American politics, observers say. The U.S. House of Representatives…
What I witnessed in Chicago: Day 1
When my editor called me Friday and asked if I’d like to fly to Chicago to cover what’s happening here, I, of course, said yes. News had just broken that a Presbyterian pastor had been shot in the head with…
Court rules in favor of Amy Grant’s family claim on Nashville church
In downtown Nashville’s rapidly changing urban landscape, church buildings are among its most inert. The growing city — a veritable mecca of low taxes and bridesmaid parties — is peppered with ancient churches, many of which have seen better days….