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Former SBC leaders denounce ‘Christophobic behavior’ in Clinton campaign

Two past presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention and a retired agency head were among 86 Roman Catholic and evangelical leaders in an open letter Oct. 12 denouncing what they call anti-Christian bigotry in the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The…

A new home and a new religion in Germany

Among the Iranian refugees filling European church pews.

Donald Trump reveals evangelical rifts that could shape politics for years

While most of the religious right’s aging old guard has chosen to stand by Mr. Trump, its judgment and authority are being challenged by an increasingly assertive crop of younger leaders, minorities and women.

It’s an odd time to be a male

I like to think of myself as a “sensitive” male. That doesn’t mean I always live up to my own billing, I’m sure. But it’s what I want to think about myself. After all, I’ve never groped a woman, never…

Shechem for president: Erasing the voices of the sexually abused

We know Jacob was not just the father of boys. After the list of all the sons born to Leah, as an afterthought the birth of Dinah is mentioned (Gen. 30:21). We can only wonder how many other daughters who…

Mixing politics with religion — and communion

Few pastors throw their hat into a political race. But many engage in politics in other ways, both in the public square and in church sanctuaries. W.T. Edmonson, associate pastor at Second Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Mo., sees political…

The value of bridging the gap between faith-based charities and religious ‘nones’

One of the common misconceptions about the religiously unaffiliated is that they have a bone to pick with all faith groups.

Baptist children’s home reaps reward after bad press

Negative headlines and criticism on social media for turning down a donation from an atheist group turned into a windfall for a Baptist ministry serving Native American children in Oklahoma. Officials said the recent fifth annual Murrow Indian Children’s Home…

Former SBC president standing by Donald Trump

A former president of the Southern Baptist Convention named to Donald Trump’s evangelical executive advisory board reiterated his support for the Republican nominee after the release of damaging video showing the candidate making lewd remarks about women. Jack Graham, pastor…

Two years later, few Hobby Lobby copycats emerge

When the Supreme Court allowed the owners of Hobby Lobby craft stores to eliminate birth control coverage because of their religious beliefs, some expected a rush of others to follow suit. That hasn’t happened.

Will ‘reconciliation’ after a divisive election abandon key moral issues?

In his 2005 book, Reforging the White Republic: Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898, historian Edward Blum shows how Christians in U.S. northern states in the late 19th century abandoned the project of helping former slaves in order to reconcile with…

The religious wanderings of Bob Dylan, Nobel laureate

For the first time since the last century, this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature went to an American writer — singer, songwriter, author Bob Dylan.

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church