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Religious freedom prompts Baptist professors to oppose Muslim travel ban

An organization of Baptist college and seminary professors is on record stating “concern and opposition” to President Trump’s plan to restrict travelers from predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United States. The executive committee of the National Association of Baptist Professors…

Automobile culture is changing. That means the Church will, too.

My British friend Paul Maconochie was once riding in my car as we returned to my home from a retreat. He asked how far it was to the house. I replied, “Only an hour and a half.” His response was…

Transitions for the week of 03.03.17

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Todd Combee, retired military chaplain, endorsed as first chaplain from the Baptist General Association of Virginia in new…

American pastors are older, and getting older, than ever

If you’re noticing a lot of gray in the pulpit at your church these days, you’re not alone. Pastors are getting older. “The aging of pastors represents a substantial crisis for Protestant churches,” David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group,…

Atonement tweet sparks blood feud on social media

When it comes to social media, there is power in the blood. “Questioning penal substitutionary atonement really brings out the 30-year-old white dudes in my feed,” contemporary Christian musician Michael Gungor commented during a Twitter storm he started Feb. 25…

In religious freedom debate, 2 American values clash

The collision of two core American values — freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination — is prompting a showdown in legislatures and courts across the country.

Targeting a sanctuary

After ICE stakes out a church homeless shelter, charities worry immigrants will fear getting help

Lent is the season when ‘Moonlight’ upstages ‘La La Land’

Lent is the liturgical season where confusion rises to the surface, and we — especially people of privilege — are asked to enter the wilderness from which God, apparently, has absconded.

Awkward and peculiar: What the gospel calls us to be

There is an axiom among those who study world religions: In exploring other faiths, we see our own with fresh eyes. I recently returned from a pilgrimage to Israel. In a very real way, my trip enabled me to see…

Ash Wednesday (or how (not) to be Baptist in Trump’s America)

For those of us who grew up Baptist in the Southeast, the dichotomy between our faith and our political life isn’t a recent aberration. Instead, it’s the manifestation of a longstanding unwillingness to unite these two parts of our souls.

Letting social media choose your Lenten practice can be rewarding — and humorous

Finding fresh ways to observe Lent, year in and year out, can be challenging. While Catholics, Episcopalians, Orthodox Christians and others can rely on tradition to guide them, some Christians and churches are left to their own devices. Fortunately for those…

A heartfelt look at how evangelical gays are finding their place

Evangelicalism is not fundamentalism. It is a form of conservative Christianity determined to engage culture rather than escape it. And the influence goes in both directions.

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