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N.C. Baptist convention denounces racism, but not the Confederate flag

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina denounced racism in a resolution adopted at its annual meeting, but stopped short of endorsing the Southern Baptist Convention’s call to refrain from public displays of the Confederate flag or statements by SBC leaders supporting the removal of Civil War monuments.

Do we worship the flag?

For many Americans, the flag stirs emotions far deeper than anything God inspires. Have we created a national religion in which the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, the sacrifice of soldiers on the field of battle, and the invincibility of American firepower are practically indistinguishable?

The death of Christianity in the U.S.

You might wonder if my condemnation is too harsh. It is not, for the Spirit of the Lord has convicted me to shout from the mountaintop how God’s precious children are being devoured by the hatred and bigotry of those who have positioned themselves as the voice of God in America.

One week after Texas church shooting, a Sunday service offers hope

Its pastor, Frank Pomeroy, fought back tears as he delivered his sermon, which emphasized the power of light to triumph over darkness. One of the victims, Annabelle R. Pomeroy, 14, was his daughter.

Texas church is transformed into poignant memorial for mass shooting victims

Pews were replaced with 26 handcrafted chairs that marked where worshippers were slain.

After church massacre, some Americans say they’re worried about attending worship this Sunday

There may be some sparsely populated pews in American churches this weekend following last Sunday’s church massacre in Texas. Pastors in different parts of the country are hearing from church members worried that the fate of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs — where a gunman murdered 26 and injured 20 — may befall their own congregations.

Looking for security at church? That’s what got us into this mess.

We must find the strength to change, but the change we need is not in the level of security at houses of worship. The change we need is a change in the way we think about guns.

Will Sutherland Springs be a tipping point for Southern Baptists and guns?

Southern Baptist leaders have reached out in many ways to survivors of the rampage that killed 26 men, women and children last Sunday. Conspicuously absent is any suggestion that lives might have been saved by laws barring civilians from owning weapons designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time.

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N.C. Baptist convention denounces racism, but not the Confederate flag

Do we worship the flag?

The death of Christianity in the U.S.

One week after Texas church shooting, a Sunday service offers hope

Texas church is transformed into poignant memorial for mass shooting victims

After church massacre, some Americans say they’re worried about attending worship this Sunday

Looking for security at church? That’s what got us into this mess.

Will Sutherland Springs be a tipping point for Southern Baptists and guns?

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Baptists butting heads over woman pastor has familiar ring in Memphis, Tenn.

Alabama state official defends Roy Moore, citing Joseph and Mary: ‘They became parents of Jesus’

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

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