The data post from Ryan Burge caught my eye — as usual. But one of the comments below the post really got my attention. “Let’s be real, non-denoms are basically Baptists,” the commenter said. This was in response to Burge’s...
There is a question many Christians carry, but few are willing to admit out loud: Did I really hear God? It usually comes after the excitement has faded. After the criticism begins. After the doors don’t open as quickly as…
Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will open a Dallas campus to complement its home campus in Waco, Texas, and existing satellite campuses in Houston and San Antonio. The Dallas campus will be located at Park Cities Baptist Church…
The nation is about to witness one of the most horrifying chapters in its history as Temporary Protected Status expires for more than 1 million lawfully present immigrants, federal legislators and immigrant rights activists warned Aug. 3 “This is an…
An interfaith coalition has embarked on a 100-day “vision voting” mobilization against President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act and other voter intimidation and suppression efforts. “We’re standing together as faith leaders, as moral leaders, as activists — we are standing…
What could be worse than “Snakes on a Plane”? How about “Preachers on a Plane.” This is the latest trend going viral in white evangelicalism’s spiritual warfare campaign. And as Samuel L. Jackson would say, “Enough is enough!” Attention to…
Scandals have engulfed three members of the U.S House of Representatives, but conservative Christian “pro-family” groups are standing by their GOP men — Max Miller of Ohio, Cory Mills of Florida and Chuck Edwards of North Carolina — in the…
Modern medicine has a massive array of capabilities and technological wonders to treat illness and sometime extend life. I don’t like the term in medicine that we “save lives” because we don’t. The best we do is help folks occasionally…
More than 200 bills that would restrict vaccinations have been introduced in state legislatures so far this year. State groups aligned with Focus on the Family say these bills protect religious liberty, conscience rights, informed consent and full bodily autonomy….
Is Mitch McConnell alive? You’d think it would not be so terribly difficult to ascertain the continued existence of one of the most powerful people in American politics. However, McConnell’s prolonged, unexplained absence from the U.S. Senate followed by reluctant…
Americans view the Israeli government more negatively than they do the people of Israel and Palestine, Pew Research Center reports. “Majorities of Americans express an unfavorable view of the Israeli government, the Palestinian Authority (which controls the West Bank) and…
Tennessee’s execution protocol is medically unethical and should be revamped before further executions occur, nearly 40 health care professionals said in a letter to Gov. Bill Lee. Like the coalition of faith leaders who asked for a moratorium on executions…
As CBS seeks to recast 60 Minutes with an agenda more compelling to political conservatives, leaders have recruited one of the most vexing national conservative columnists. Ross Douthat is a prep-school-educated New Englander who found his way from the Episcopal…
