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Whiteness and racial identity

White privilege is mostly a non-experience for white people. White people are not criminalized because of their race, which is why a white man can carry an AR-15 in public and only receive a qualified response from police officers, while unarmed African-American men and boys are killed.

As global Baptists meet, attempts to reconcile differences over relief work highlight agenda

How Baptists around the world can best organize and mobilize for relief and development work was at the top of the agenda last week at the Baptist World Alliance’s Annual Gathering in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Gen. Robert E. Lee is his namesake ancestor. On Sunday, he’ll preach about the evils of racism.

As a Christian pastor, on Sunday, this descendant of the Lees of Virginia will step into a pulpit in Raleigh, N.C., and say the names “Alton Sterling” and “Philando Castile.” Because enough is enough.

Litany for a mourning people

As Christians, we stand with all who are suffering, we seek to comfort all who are mourning and we seek justice for all who have been wronged.

If we seek peace without justice we will fail

We seek peace by seeking justice. If we seek peace without justice, we will never have peace. If we seek justice without peace, we will only perpetuate violence.

When prayers, tears and words fall short: religious leaders call for action

Because words, tears and prayers are not enough to salve the racial wounds ripped bare this week, Baptists around the country are calling for action — personal and corporate — to promote healing.

The reason some religious colleges forgo federal funding

The process of seeking exemptions has accelerated since 2014, from one in 2013 to 43 last year.

Black Christian leaders voice anger, lament over deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

A roundup of comments from Black Christian leaders around the country.

Empowering youth to speak when racism, discrimination loom

One of the lessons I learned this week is that most of our youth are way ahead of us adults on this stuff. They are aware of what’s going on, they are passionate about it, but they often haven’t felt empowered to speak.

Will LGBTQ inclusion be the death of the CBF?

In a recent reflection piece stimulated by America’s birthday, David Gushee shared this snapshot of a divided America: “We are at least two different countries — a conservative, largely white, somewhat older, largely Christian country with a center of gravity…

Baptist students uniting across U.S.-Mexican border

Medical, construction, teaching and ministry are some of the skills often needed in mission settings. But henna storytelling? It is when Neiby Rodriguez participates in missions. The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley student tells Bible stories using henna,…

How much is enough?

Robert Sloan, Baptist educator, dies at 77

What patriotism is not

Amid flurry of rulings, habeas corpus spells trouble for Trump immigration policies