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For low-income kids, new program offers a shot at college

By Linley McCord Hannah Okafor not only enjoys school but already has an eye on a chosen profession — even as a rising seventh grader. “I’ve always wanted to be a mechanical engineer,” she said. Now, Okafor has a pretty good chance…

Church/state group attacks ‘bogus’ religious liberty claims

By Bob Allen Americans United for Separation of State unveiled a new initiative July 7 to counter attempts by the Religious Right to conflate religious liberty with the right to discriminate against LGBT Americans. The new Protect Thy Neighbor initiative…

Jimmy Carter says Jesus would approve gay marriage

By Bob Allen Former President Jimmy Carter — nicknamed in Baptist circles the world’s most famous Sunday school teacher — says he thinks Jesus would approve of same-sex marriage. “I believe Jesus would approve gay marriage, but that’s just my own personal…

Bankruptcy court rejects ‘flawed’ sale of Family Christian Stores

In Ecuador, Pope Francis appeals for more inclusive Catholic Church

What happens when a seminary professor joins the ‘nones’

‘Garage’ churches challenge Pope for the faithful

Colorado offers long-term birth control, sees abortions plummet

I want to belong

By Nora O. Lozano I recently taught a lesson for my Sunday school class titled “Equipping the Saints for Ministry” (Eph. 4:1-16). According to this passage, the reason church leaders receive different gifts is to train believers for their particular…

What does it mean to be a Bible believer?

Kevin DeYoung, pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan recently wrote a piece titled, “40 Questions for Christians Now Waving Rainbow Flags.” He laments that some within his evangelical ranks (friends, family members, church members) are “giving their…

What I said to my conservative church about same-sex marriage

Preacher, if you are at all like me, as you were preparing to write your sermon this past Sunday, your mind kept going back to the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage. Last Sunday it was still so fresh that…

Paxton dodges ethics questions while claiming Talarico isn’t Christian

Restored Voices Collective gets GRACE report on former board member

‘CatsOnACouch’ influencer sues over First Amendment rights

Court finds Trump and Blanche conspired to create sham IRS lawsuit