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SBC president, CBF pastors join in call to remove Confederate statue

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention joined more than 170 black and white clergy, including Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pastors, in Memphis, Tenn., in an open letter Sept. 13 seeking permission from the state or local officials to remove a Confederate monument from a city park.

Harvey, Irma cleanup poses challenges for faith-based recovery

Faith-based disaster response groups are admittedly feeling the major challenge faced in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. “There’s a lot of chaos out there,” said David Harding, international disaster response coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Devastation in…

Beware of the ‘Sneak-a-Preach’

What is appropriate in private prayer or in small-group prayer or family prayer or in devotional prayer may not be appropriate in Sunday morning corporate worship. There is a difference.

Church says it did not ask pastor who denounced white supremacy to leave

A spokesman for the tiny Winston-Salem church from which Rob W. Lee IV felt it necessary to resign after speaking out against racism said that the congregation had no problem with the pastor and was surprised by his departure.

Some Americans don’t believe Muslims, atheists have First Amendment rights

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans incorrectly believe that Muslim citizens don’t have the same First Amendment rights as other American citizens. Also incorrectly, 1 in 7 believe that atheists aren’t protected by those rights.

BJC, others, say Trump travel ban unconstitutionally targets Muslims

An interfaith coalition that includes the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President Trump’s travel ban barring certain people from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the country, saying it discriminates on the…

How many churches does America have? More than expected

Best estimate yet of US congregations finds rise of the ‘nons’ has more impact than rise of the ‘nones.’

Facebook enabled advertisers to reach ‘Jew haters’

Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook’s self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for you.

Trump Evangelical adviser: ‘God is not an open borders guy’

This is how Southern Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress justifies ending protections for Dreamers.

Longing for a new season and the weariness of the current age

In nature, and from year to year, new seasons come and go. Sometimes we long for the season prior, but often we long most deeply for the season ahead. Church and ministry can also be that way.

Critics say seminary professor’s departure reveals faculty rift between faith and science

Supporters of a Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor quietly stepping down after 17 years in the classroom are blaming his departure on a faculty colleague who harshly criticized his scholarship in a public setting a year and a half ago….

Many Trump evangelicals worship ‘Old Testament God,’ researchers find

Eight years with a black president capped by state-by-state victories for same-sex marriage didn’t sit well with white evangelicals already feeling like victims in American society. The result was a victory for Donald Trump last November. While that may have…

Lindsey Graham spoke at Baptist church a week before his death

When leaders know better but choose a different path

On the death of Lindsey Graham

Farewell, Three Amigos