Two parallels and an outlier: Graham Platner, Roy Moore and Donald Trump

The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...

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Watchman on the wall: Brent Walker’s 25 years in D.C.

Interview by Robert Dilday Twenty-five years is a long time in national public policy life. How is the religious-liberty landscape different than it was 25 years ago? The religious-liberty landscape is definitely different. In some ways, religious liberty is in…

Court upholds religious accommodation in Obamacare

By Bob Allen A federal appeals court ruled Feb. 11 that accommodations in Obamacare are adequate to protect the religious freedom rights of employers who do not qualify for exemptions allowed for certain religious organizations but object to contraception coverage…

Unexpected friendships bloom as Vatican rolls out haircuts for homeless

Frank Wolf calls for safe haven for Mideast Christians

Southern Seminary launches ‘Global Campus’

Coptic Christians increasingly feel endangered in Libya and Egypt

Pope Francis condemns Islamic State’s executions of Christians in Libya

The forgotten art of living together

By Corey Fields When two women who had spent years serving the community decided to start a new venture in Topeka’s poorest neighborhood, they knew they were going into a place plagued by crime, dysfunction and poverty. There was one…

What does your congregation expect of people connected with it?

Jason slipped into a seat at the back of the worship center just after the choir entered. This was his first time at worship this month. He grew up in church as part of a family present practically every time…

Are single people the lepers of today’s church?

There are the well-meaning ladies who ask you about your husband and children and, when you say you don’t have any, suddenly run out of things to say to you. There are the women’s Bible studies scheduled on weekday mornings,…

Fulfilling the promise of the ADA: 5 things congregations can do

Unemployment among Americans with disabilities inched up with the start of the New Year, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday, February 6. The jobless rate for people with disabilities was 11.9 percent in January, up from 11.2 percent in December….

Here am I, send me … anywhere but the ministry

By Blake Tommey If you grew up in a Baptist church during the 20th century, you can probably recite these words by heart: “As we sing our final hymn, you are invited to make a public profession of faith, to…