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Southern Baptist leader apologizes for legal brief supporting mosque

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board has apologized for his agency’s decision to file a legal brief supporting Muslims seeking to build a New Jersey mosque. “I grieve how the amicus brief in the recent mosque…

Faith leaders support death-row inmate’s religious discrimination claim

More than 500 faith leaders across the country have endorsed a statement calling for a new trial for a Texas death row inmate claiming religious discrimination in the selection of his jury. National faith leaders including Tony Campolo and Shane…

Washington Supreme Court rules against florist in gay wedding case

The Washington State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke the state’s antidiscrimination law, despite her claim that doing so would violate her religious beliefs.

ICE agents arrest 6 people seeking shelter from the cold at a church

The arrests hint that immigration agents may be targeting houses of worship as they continue a recent wave of deportation raids.

Jesus’ to-do list (or how to read the newspaper without heart palpitations)

These days, it takes me about seven seconds — no, maybe six — of reading the headlines for my heart to start racing. I’m sure I’m not alone. While cardiologists may be rejoicing at the opportunities, for survival I need…

Can Tom Wright save Christianity?

There are two kinds of Christians: those who are comfortable with some version of traditional orthodoxy, and those who worry that their religion has gone off the rails. Bishop N.T. Wright (“Tom” to his friends) belongs in the second category….

Waco attorney, minister answers calling with new nonprofit legal services firm

A Waco, Texas, attorney long accustomed to taking on long-odds cases is betting that his latest cause — a new nonprofit legal services firm — has a good chance of success. Kent McKeever said he knows from experience that low-income clients will…

Church aids refugee family after dog attack

A North Carolina Baptist church’s ministry to Syrian refugees took a frightening turn Feb. 14 when a 19-month-old son in one of two families sponsored by the congregation suffered critical injuries in an attack by two pit bulls. The toddler,…

Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships

Clergy voted against a report by 100 to 93 in a blow to the Archbishop of Canterbury as he tries to chart a course between apparently unreconcilable wings of church.

Pope appears to back native tribes in Dakota Pipeline conflict

Pope Francis appeared to back Native Americans seeking to halt part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying indigenous cultures have a right to defend “their ancestral relationship to the earth.”

When politics is a reality show: Lord, teach me how to pray

If we’ve ever needed the Lord’s Prayer, we sure do need it now. I don’t know about you but there have been days when I don’t know what to pray. Or, perhaps, it is better said that I don’t know…

President Trump, you could make things a little easier for preachers

Dear President Trump: I am sure you are getting letters from groups that feel like they are being mistreated. Muslims, Hispanics, African Americans, women, Jews, the poor, and the LGBTQ community have legitimate concerns, but have you thought about how you…

An American experiment: 250 years of trying

10 reasons America is not a ‘Christian nation’

American Dominion traces deep roots of Seven Mountain Mandate

Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’