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S.C. Baptists seek answers from university trustees

By Bob Allen Leaders of the South Carolina Baptist Convention have asked officials at North Greenville University to explain circumstances around the departure of the school’s former president after an online video made it appear he was having an extramarital…

Pope speeds up, simplifies process for marriage annulments

Is it OK to use a cellphone in church? Pew surveys the new etiquette

At a Berlin church, Muslim refugees converting in droves

Atheist Castros praise Christian values, prepare for papal visit

Kim Davis’ lawyer files new appeal to free Kentucky clerk

Displaying an all-encompassing, come-as-you-are love of God

By Amy Butler This week has been another week of heart-wrenching news headlines, enough to make any thinking person despair for the state of the world. While Americans are preoccupied with misguided public servants tenaciously distorting the average American’s understanding…

How toasts around the table bring surprising blessings among foreigners

That which we give makes us richer, that which is hoarded is lost. ~Shota Rustaveli, 12th Century Georgian poet Boredom was on the faces of the university students as they, their professor, a pastor and I waited in the stuffy…

Toward a deeper understanding of Baptist ordination

The first thing I learned walking into a job at a Baptist church in West Jefferson, North Carolina was that the frontier of freedom in the Church is found in Baptist life. I was raised United Methodist and pursued ordination…

What’s necessary vs. extravagant giving

By Scott Dickison As far as the typical news cycle goes, this column is about a week late. August 29 marked the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on American soil. But then again, on Labor Day of 2005…

Religion may aid ‘Sustained Happiness’

As you are probably aware, the “Freedom from Religion” group, an organization that is committed to taking all religion out of public viewing, has recently written letters to the Presidents of Clemson and USC, among others, asking that the University…

Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts