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The Perfect Victim Myth undermines bodily autonomy

AI-enhanced perfection, whether by fashion magazines or Hollywood, is perpetuating unattainable standards for what it means to be a person, but this new model isn’t new. For generations, marginalized people have been subject to the myth of the perfect victim….

Empathy for enemies is the heart of the gospel

Recently, in some evangelical circles, a contingent of folks has begun talking about the so-called “sin” of empathy. Joe Rigney brought this discussion into the limelight in 2019 with a series of blog posts at Desiring God written in the…

Louie Bailey concludes a 40-year legacy at Crescent Hill

As a pre-teen, future church musician Louie Bailey and friends from his Royal Ambassador group distributed brand-new copies of the 1956 Baptist Hymnal in their congregation’s pew racks. That day, Bailey held in his hands a book that would shape…

Mormon church shooter believed to be a MAGA supporter

The man who killed at least four worshipers at a Mormon church in Michigan Sept. 28 displayed a Trump sign outside his home and was known to wear MAGA gear. Authorities have identified Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, Mich., as…

J. Alfred Smith remembered as giant among preachers and justice advocates

J. Alfred Smith will be remembered in services Oct. 9 and 10 as one of the most influential Black Baptist pastors of his generation. Smith died Sept. 19 at age 94. The congregation he served across four decades, Allen Temple…

Fellowship Southwest is now FaithWorks

Fellowship Southwest has changed its name to FaithWorks. Launched in 2017 as a project of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Fellowship Southwest has grown in scope and moved beyond its original identity as a network of CBF-related churches in Oklahoma, Texas,…

Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission lauds Kirk, hears from Coach Kennedy

The evangelical Christian church in America is under attack, Jentezen Franklin told members of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission at the start of their third meeting Sept. 29. “We’re under attack. It’s not coming. It’s here. Our family and…

Maybe Christian filmmaking is on the verge of a mainstream middle

This summer brought a curious announcement in the history of Christian filmmaking: 21 years after his hit biblical epic The Passion of the Christ became one of the most important touchstones in religious filmmaking history, Mel Gibson’s long-rumored sequel finally…

Here’s why DEI is good medicine for training doctors

I’m a DEI educator at an academic medical center. Pull up a chair. “This is Dr. Black — she’s a physician and does a lot of DEI work,” my colleague said, introducing me to a friend. “Oops,” she said almost…

David Sills won’t press case against Lyell’s estate

Since Jennifer Lyell is dead, David and Mary Sills will not seek legal damages against her estate but they will continue their litigation against the Southern Baptist Convention and 10 other people or entities. Sills, a former professor at Southern…

Samford professor lauds his president for supporting Charlie Kirk

A professor at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School has written an op-ed for The Federalist praising his university president for identifying Charlie Kirk “not as right-wing but as a conservative Christian.” It is not clear where Samford University President Beck…

Trump orders death penalty restored in DC and nationwide

President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum reimplementing the death penalty in the District of Columbia, and the administration said it also will begin pushing capital punishment nationwide. Existing law permitting the federal government to conduct executions for “aggravated crimes”…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

Talarico’s pastor pushes back on Daily Wire’s claims

Spiritual formation is how churches learn whom to hear