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The world is getting more religious, because the poor go for God

Far from being the century in which religion went away, for both Christianity and Islam, the 20th century was numerically the most successful century since Christ was crucified and Muhammad gave his farewell sermon on Mount Arafat.

A prescription for hurry sickness

Perhaps you’re symptomatic. Impatient in the checkout line. Irritated in traffic. Hitting the “door close” button the second you step onto the elevator. Chronically short of time, rushing from one thing to the next. You may be coming down with…

Being irresponsible in a world which doesn’t understand being responsible

“Because I’m irresponsibly mad …” — Sammy Cahn Some friends are reporting recently that they have been “adulting.” Emblematic of this is one woman’s recent decision to purchase tires rather than more shoes. These are the sorts of decisions that…

Big questions lead to big answers for woman, son living in camper

Angel Hardy knew living in a camper parked in the backyard of her friend’s house was no way to live — for her or her son. The shower never worked; the toilet never worked. Eventually, the water in the kitchen stopped…

As racial healing seems elusive, New Baptist Covenant plans next summit

Former President Jimmy Carter, who has long put religion and racial reconciliation at the center of his life, is on a mission to heal a racial divide among Baptists and help the country soothe rifts that he believes are getting…

Mississippi pastors support law widely-described as anti-gay

More than 50 Southern Baptist ministers in Mississippi recently issued an open letter supporting a new law which purports to protect religious liberty but is widely-described as the country’s most aggressive anti-LGBT legislation. Baptist pastors including current and past presidents of the…

The new God-fearers (formerly known as the Nones) and where to find them

The spiritual-but-not-religious subset of Nones haven’t given up on God (whoever or whatever they conceive God to be). Their search for the divine has simply broadened beyond traditional churches.

President Obama, Memorial Day and Hiroshima

Certainly I want to be sympathetic toward those who lost loved ones while in military service. And, yes, I want to be sympathetic toward those whose loved ones died while in military service for other countries.

Baylor can go further in addressing sexual assault

The world of college football was rocked last week — at least that’s what they tell me — when Baylor University demoted president Ken Starr and fired football coach Art Briles after the university’s board of regents received the results…

Painful lessons from a pastor’s viral transgender post

“Does God still love me?” That is one of the most painful questions I have been asked in the past two weeks after writing a commentary that went viral and made me a most unlikely spokesperson for the transgender community…

A Christian feminist response to Baylor

When the Pepper Hamilton summary report was released revealing major failures by Baylor University to comply with Title IX requirements, I read the entire document and was not at all surprised with its findings. It’s not that I thought Baylor…

Getting back to gospel basics is the systemic cure for Baylor’s woes, pastors say

The sexual assault scandal that exploded at Baylor University last week has generated waves of heartbreak, disbelief and outrage. And now add theological reflection to the litany of responses. “For me this underscores the depth of human sin and that…

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’