White conservative Christian men are rising up all over the nation to take their place at the top of their families, churches and communities. We’re witnessing their rise to power through the Rededicate 250 events where men like Mark Driscoll called on...
Exactly 39 years ago July 15, President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech that foresaw many of the problems America faces now.
Several Baylor officials did not properly respond to her claims, the unnamed plaintiff said in her lawsuit filed 14 months ago in Waco’s U.S. District Court.
Six months after he stood by a staff member accused of past sexual assault of a teenager, the founding pastor of a megachurch in Memphis, Tennessee, has resigned. Lead Pastor Chris Conlee and trustees of Highpoint church released a joint…
Americans are online for everything nowadays, but evidence shows most prefer paper and ink to read the Good Book. And that’s no surprise to Troy Dixon, the lead pastor at Normandy Park Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. “As the world…
As a teacher of political theory and constitutional law – and as a Baptist Christian – I would like to know the views of Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh on the meaning of religious freedom as guaranteed by the First Amendment. More specifically, I would like to know if Kavanaugh believes it is legitimate for our government to favor Christians over adherents of other religions.
Rob Schenck’s new memoir, Costly Grace, tells the story of the different phases of his religious and political life and explains why he changed — and how he now preaches a more inclusive message, embracing the people he once demonized.
Opinions vary about whether the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would be good news or bad news for religious liberty, but one of a handful of church-state cases he has weighed during his 12 years…
For many Christians in America, this is an unpleasant and unwelcome message. But here it is: It is a fundamental mistake to view and treat white supremacy as merely an attitude or a set of practices and policies. White supremacy is something…
The rise of honorary degrees raises concern about misuse of “Dr.” in ministry.
A Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate who recently resigned from the South Carolina Baptist Convention has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in Arlington, Texas, more than two decades ago.
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Sammy Ballard, to First Baptist Church, Mebane, N.C., as pastor. Greg DeLoach, to the James and Carolyn McAfee…
The San Antonio-based Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services went from relatively local to nationally renowned after it received more than $20 million in individual donations to help them reunite asylum-seeking families after somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 children…
