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Americans value freedom but there are differences on what it means

America’s 250th birthday prompted researchers at Navigator to ask Americans how they define America, patriotism and what our country should aspire to. The result was 82% of Americans across all generations saying they believe freedom is an extremely important value,...

Former President Jimmy Carter wins Grammy Award

Faith groups say Exxon dragging feet on climate change proposal

A coalition of faith and values-driven organizations that view management of their investments as a catalyst for social change say ExxonMobile needs to be more specific about its policy on climate change. An American Baptist agency criticized efforts by ExxonMobile…

Pope Francis courts indigenous Mexicans as Catholic fervor fades

How Scalia’s faith reshaped the Supreme Court

How Scalia’s death affects key cases before the Supreme Court this year

Kentucky ‘Viagra’ bill counters anti-abortion laws

Lawyer says Scalia’s death looms large in pending cases

Experts say any hope conservative Christians had for major wins in abortion and religious liberty cases currently before the Supreme Court is diminished with the passing of one of the court’s most consistently conservative jurists. The unexpected death of Justice…

Polarization, public witness and the moral minority

Our increasingly polarized environment must not scare us away from proclaiming the values of the Kingdom of God. The Pew Research Center recently confirmed what my Facebook feed has made me suspect: the United States is becoming more and more…

Aging hands no bar to ministry for retired couple

Marian and Don Wideman have stayed busy helping others even in retirement. Don Wideman is a grateful man who, these days, concentrates on family and an adult Sunday school class at First Baptist Church in North Kansas City, Mo. The…

Eggs, solidarity and imagination

On Monday morning, we have eggs with our breakfast. But on Tuesday — Martes Gordo, Fat Tuesday — we do not have eggs to add to our morning meal of bread and butter, juice, and coffee. I strive to connect…

A bizarre (and clarifying) election

By Alan Bean I was in the middle of a radio interview when I learned that Antonin Scalia was dead. A congressman was part of the discussion and his staffer was checking out her Twitter feed as her boss repeated…

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?