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Mississippi ‘religious liberty’ bill allowed to stand

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Jan. 8 to hear a challenge to a Mississippi law allowing government workers and businesses to deny services to LGBT persons and couples based on religious beliefs. The nation’s high court declined to hear two…

The 8 people Americans trust more than their pastor

Less than half of the country — just two out of every five Americans — believe clergy are honest and have high ethical standards, a recent Gallup poll found.

Christians are at risk of being driven out of the Holy Land

The Christian understanding of holy places is that all people have claims to the sanctity of their holy places, because holiness is a divine characteristic, not a human one. No party should ever be able to make an exclusive claim over a holy place — in this case, over the holy city of Jerusalem.

With little opportunity for youth and children — or almost anyone else — Christian community builds chances from the ground up

Helms Jarrell, co-director of the QC Family Tree intentional Christian community, had given crystal-clear instructions for the youth group’s annual trip to Boone, N.C. They had just hauled a van-full of Enderly Park teenagers up from Charlotte and the group…

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Lord of the flies

If we take seriously that Jesus is Lord of all creation, then Jesus is as much the Lord of the flies as Lord of you and me.

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As ‘named storms’ bring destruction, ‘named people and churches’ share Christ’s love

It wasn’t until the early 1950s that tropical storms and hurricanes were given short, easily remembered names to cut down on confusion when multiple storms were churning at the same time.

Muslims may become America’s second-largest religious group by 2040, Pew reports

Despite American Muslims’ fast rate of growth, they will continue to be a religious minority in an overwhelmingly Christian country. In 2014 Christians made up a whopping 70.6 percent of the U.S. adult population, while non-Christian faiths, including Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and others, only made up about 5.9 percent.

How churches can combat the opioid crisis in 2018

In 2017, we heard more than ever about the opioid crisis in the United States. There seems to be bipartisan agreement that a serious problem exists, and perhaps even a bipartisan agreement on meaningful solutions. Last year, I became deeply…

CBF-sponsored ‘Civil Rides’ to highlight plight of rural poor

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is kicking off a daylong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination April 4 by embarking on a 270-mile bicycle ride to raise awareness of the plight of America’s rural poor. Civil…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war

Mississippi ‘religious liberty’ bill allowed to stand

The 8 people Americans trust more than their pastor

Christians are at risk of being driven out of the Holy Land

With little opportunity for youth and children — or almost anyone else — Christian community builds chances from the ground up

Muslims may become America’s second-largest religious group by 2040, Pew reports

How churches can combat the opioid crisis in 2018

CBF-sponsored ‘Civil Rides’ to highlight plight of rural poor

Making God smile through music

For 2018: A fervent and frightened prayer

The NRA’s assault on Christian faith and practice

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

Defying pope and facing excommunication, SSPX consecrates bishops at huge outdoor Mass

BWA Leader Transitions to Full-Time Role with BWA Women

The Bible verses dividing Washington: How Matthew 25 became a political litmus test

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Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war

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