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Faithful cite religious liberty in challenges to Muslim travel ban

A Baptist church/state specialist is among a group of constitutional scholars asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down President Donald Trump’s third attempt to restrict travel from certain Muslim majority nations the administration claims pose a terrorist risk. Holly…

Down to the river: A pastor’s journey toward real life, real sin and real redemption

The day Jake Hall discovered 100.9 FM The Creek, he nearly plowed through a red light into oncoming traffic. As Hall approached the Spring Street bridge in Macon, Ga., to pass over the Ocmulgee River, Darrell Scott’s “Down to the River” on the radio suddenly broke through his humdrum focus with communion of another kind.

Belmont University student dies in Waffle House shooting

Historically Baptist Belmont University devoted its Monday morning chapel service to prayers for a student whose life was cut short by a mass shooting. DeEbony Groves, 21, was one of four victims killed by a gunman in a Sunday morning…

Emotional rebuilding continues 5 years after Texas blast

The town of West, Texas, took one on the chin when an April 2013 fertilizer plant explosion flattened or damaged scores of homes, destroyed schools, killed 15 people and injured hundreds of others. But the community located about 20 miles north…

The ugly coded critique of Chick-Fil-A’s Christianity

The fast-food chain’s “infiltration” of New York City ignores the truth about religion in America. It also reveals an ugly narrow-mindedness.

Willow Creek promises investigation amid new allegations against Bill Hybels

“We are sorry,” elder board says as more women claim misconduct.

Poll: White evangelical support for Trump at record high

White evangelical support for President Trump has reached a record high, according to a new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute. Seventy-five percent of white evangelical respondents in the poll said they view Trump favorably, while just 22 percent said they view him unfavorably.