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Paige Patterson, women’s voices and the gaping hole in education

That a Southern Baptist pastor made such disparaging remarks about women in not surprising given the Southern Baptist Convention’s theological treatment of women. What is surprising is how many Southern Baptists pushed back. Logic would suggest that if women don’t have to accept husbands who beat them, they do not have to accept a theology that beats them down, either.

The Spirit and the gifts, for the moment and for the long haul

It’s the Spirit that turns skills into gifts. Spiritual gifts can be perpetual or fluid, required at the moment or for the long haul. Gifts come and go. It’s the Spirit that remains.

Letters to the Editor for 05.24.18

The latest from our readers: • Patterson headline doesn’t tell the whole story | Chris Crowley, Richmond, Va.

Transitions for the week of 05.25.18

Staff changes, congregational news and more from across the nation.

At a church security seminar: Guns, God and ‘get those heads up’ when you pray

Churchgoers, preachers and law enforcement officers from across Southern California gathered for a church security seminar in Huntington Beach hosted by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, which delivered a warning: Faith alone will not protect you in a house of God.

Meditation on Israel, Palestine, and the calculus of power

When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing you do is stop digging. And I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that the dominant narrative in American political culture is not only shortsighted but also complicit with Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine’s population.

#MeToo controversy takes down Southern Baptist patriarch

Under pressure from the #MeToo movement, trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, have removed a president long praised for delivering the denomination from feminism. During a 13-hour called meeting precipitated by his past comments on women, divorce and domestic violence, trustees bestowed 75-year-old Paige Patterson the honorary title of president emeritus with compensation.

Religion Notes: One Baptist group urges end to Holy Land violence while another talks sex

An occasional compilation of events from around the religious world. To suggest items for inclusion, email assistant editor Jeff Brumley at [email protected].

‘Elitist den of hate’: Silicon Valley pastor decries hypocrisy of area’s rich liberals

Gregory Stevens resigns after tweets about Palo Alto, slamming tech industry greed and empty social justice promises.

Fuller Theological Seminary leaving Pasadena and putting campus up for sale

Fuller is acquiring downtown land in the eastern San Gabriel Valley city of Pomona where it will build a more accessible campus with lower surrounding housing costs, acting provost Mari Clements said Tuesday.

Pastors, not politicians, turned Dixie Republican

Southern religious institutions would lead a wave of political activism that helped keep white nationalism alive inside an increasingly unfriendly national climate. No one played as much of a role in turning the South red as the leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Southern Baptists officially end ties with District of Columbia Baptist Convention

The Southern Baptist Convention has cut ties with the District of Columbia Baptist Convention over disagreement about whether such organizations should include congregations with conflicting views on homosexuality.

Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts