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Seminarians push back at former SBC president escrowing Cooperative Program funds

Former Southern Baptist Convention President Jack Graham was greeted by students wearing “I Love CP” t-shirts and an open letter voicing concern about his Texas megachurch’s decision to temporarily withhold funding for the denomination when he spoke in chapel March…

When Christianity co-opts justice movements

We as Christians have irresponsibly thrown around the term “justice” to describe various types of ministries that we as Christians are involved with. We must acknowledge that justice and charity aren’t interchangeable notions.

Dutch treat: Betsy DeVos and the Christian schools movement

Betsy DeVos is the now-very-public face of what has been a quiet but powerful drive for taxpayer-supported religious schooling carried on by one of America’s least-understood ethnic tribes, the Dutch Calvinists of the Upper Midwest.

There is nothing too good for the poor

A wealthy woman once gave Dorothy Day a diamond ring as a gift to help support the work of the Catholic Worker. According to some other workers, she slipped it into her pocket for a little while. A short time…

Uproar over theology misses powerful lesson on grief, healing in ‘The Shack’

The movie reviewer side of Michael Parnell is so-so on the film The Shack as a cinematic production. “It’s OK — I’ll just say that,” said Parnell, who writes film reviews for EthicsDaily.com. The pastor side of Parnell is more passionate…

This Lent, I’m giving up apologizing for other Christians

Some of this year’s most popular Lent sacrifices are booze, social media, and Donald Trump. But I’ve decided to go a different direction and give up saying I’m sorry for all the Christian crap out there.

I’ve worn ash on my head on ESPN for 16 years. This year was different.

I’ve been on national television for 16 years and for all 16 I wore an ash on Ash Wednesday. It’s shocking to me that I’m one of the few faces you see on TV wearing an ash.

Faith groups: new immigration order still anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant

Federal judges may find the President Donald Trump’s new executive order on immigration more acceptable than the last. But many religious groups and faith leaders see no meaningful difference in the new measure, which Trump signed privately March 6.

Facts or truth? What’s keeping you grounded?

These days the words of the Psalmist keep coming to mind: “I will lift up my eyes to the hills; From where shall my help come?” I imagine that when he wrote these words, the chaos of his life was swirling around…

Muslims held to double standard in cases of faith-based violence

Americans hold double standards about cases of religiously motivated violence, with white evangelicals most inconsistent and the religiously unaffiliated the most consistent. In a recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, Americans were asked if people who perpetrate acts…

Moderate Baptist ethicist Robert Parham dies

Robert Parham, founding executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics, died March 5 following an illness. He was 63. “More than anyone I have known, Robert was well-suited for and passionate about his specific job in life,” Kevin Heifner,…

Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts