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A third letter accuses Baylor of threatening academic freedom

The kerfuffle over Baylor University’s rejection of a $634,000 grant for academic research now has produced a third public letter of concern, this time focused on a perceived threat to academic freedom. The two earlier letters, as reported by BNG,…

MAGA is making an ‘all-out assault on Black life’

It is naïve and uncritical to describe the racial injustice dominating American culture and politics as simply the latest iteration of bigotry to plague the nation, Willie Francois III said during the Progressive National Baptist Convention’s 64th annual session in…

A less than Christian nation?

And Mary said: God’s name is Holy, his mercy sure from generation to generation toward those who fear him; the deeds his own right arm has done disclose his might: the arrogant of heart and mind God has routed, He…

Gloomy James Dobson urges ‘patriot pastors’ to lead believers into battle

James Dobson has much to celebrate. Roe v. Wade is history. President Donald Trump is reversing transgender gains, targeting elite universities and defunding Planned Parenthood and public broadcasting. Dobson’s disciples lead the Senate and House, and conservatives have a majority…

Praying with our eyes open

I recently gave a tour of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn to a high school youth choir from Georgia. I ask, “What do Southerners think the South is better at than New York?” They give the answers we would expect. “The…

If you act right … Actually, it takes more than acting

Then the Lord said to Cain: Why are you angry? Why are you dejected? If you act rightly, you will be accepted; but if not, sin lies in wait at the door: its urge is for you, yet (but) you…

ICE, Gaza and the threat of stupid Jesus

“They killed the boy.” That was the explanation a Bible professor once gave me for why Jesus wasn’t a good model of leadership. The Christian scholar had been describing how, many years before, a subordinate had proposed holding a pastor’s…

Tennessee governor urged to commute death sentence of intellectually disabled man

Advocates and families of people with intellectual disabilities are pleading with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to halt the Aug. 5 execution of an inmate suffering from brain damage, dementia and lifelong cognitive impairment. While federal legal precedent and state statute…

Dear men who support women in ministry (part 2) …

In 2024, the Survey Center on American Life revealed a significant shift: More Gen Z women are disengaging from the formative religion of their youth than are Gen Z men. This marks a notable reversal from the three previous generations,…

A 34-year game of tag

There are some things we do early in life that probably ought to stick with us more than they do. They could vary from you to me. But I think anything that fosters playfulness, laughter and awe, and that helps…

Republicans are more likely to identify as evangelical Protestants than are Democrats

Republicans are significantly more likely to identify as Christians than Democrats, and they have a distinct preference for evangelical Protestant denominations. Pew Research Center’s recent Religious Landscape Survey looked at the correlation between political party (Republican and Democrat) and political…

There are better ways to read the Bible

“Your son is disruptive, disrespectful and dishonoring to God. He asks too many questions during Bible study, and it’s causing the other students to doubt their faith. I’m sorry, but he’s not welcome here anymore.” My youth pastor said this…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

Talarico’s pastor pushes back on Daily Wire’s claims

Spiritual formation is how churches learn whom to hear