Graham Platner’s campaign to dethrone Susan Collins as one of Maine’s two senators has come to an abrupt end following allegations of sexual assault. In an 11-minute-long video on X, the progressive firebrand launched a combative defense calling the allegations...
For us to be of any use to God’s mission of liberation, we must stand firm, in solidarity with those who are being oppressed.
Overturning Roe v. Wade is not a straightforward political maneuver achieved in a few easy steps. But now that Justice Anthony Kennedy has stepped aside, pro-life advocates see an opportunity to tilt the Court toward their cause — and they have a…
“Can you imagine living in a place where you didn’t think there were even 50 people who cared about you?”
That’s why Blake Hart and Oakland Baptist Church, SC are partnering to renew God’s world through Puerta Abierta, a Department of Justice-accredited organization helping immigrants in Rock Hill access vital legal assistance for issues in the areas of naturalization, family-based immigration, temporary legal status, crimes of domestic violence and more.
At BTSR, we too know the pain of being devalued and diminished by members of our faith family. That’s just one of the reasons that BTSR was founded over 26 years ago. From our earliest days, we have been affirming women’s equality in society and church.
We rely on your contributions to the Annual Fund, along with earnings on an endowment, for more than 90 percent of our yearly income. Support from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and other Baptist organizations now accounts for less than 6 percent of our budget.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a potentially serious blow to public-sector unions in a case with social-justice implications that a Baptist attorney with three decades experience representing organized labor says is below the public radar screen of most…
Public outrage over President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy has given way this week to controversial Supreme Court rulings, including one upholding the president’s Muslim-focused travel ban. But religious and other non-profit groups that serve immigrants have not taken their…
As Independence Day approaches, I am reminded to look more intently to see the sincere acts of patriotism all around me. And to ask myself what “liberty and justice for all” looks like in these troublesome days.
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Randy Haynes, to Northstar Church Network, Annandale, Va., as consultant on race and diversity. Emily E. Moore, to…
As people of faith, our prayer vigils also call us to bold and sustained advocacy on behalf of just policies and compassionate responses.
Faith leaders, including those who lead seminaries, must not be silent in the face of an increasingly fractious and violent society that challenges our most deeply held Christian convictions.
An occasional compilation of events from around the religious world. To suggest items for inclusion, email assistant editor Jeff Brumley at [email protected]. Mercer on Mission reaches prosthetic milestone in Vietnam Mercer University’s Mercer on Mission program has fitted its 10,000th Vietnamese…
