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...
Three Houston-area mothers are taking a novel approach to fighting the Texas law mandating posting the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The women are relying on the state’s laws on required parental consent and on the state’s Religious Freedom…
“The Ten Commandments are displayed in the Supreme Court of the United States.” “There are more trees in the United States today than when the pilgrims first landed.” What do these two claims have in common and so what? It’s…
Once again, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has conscripted Scripture to his military cause, making the faith of Jews and Christians synonymous with fighting for the United States military. On May 23, during a commencement address at the U.S….
One quarter of Americans now live in states where the highway patrol, state police and departments of public safety are working hand-in-hand with federal immigration authorities, according to a report by FWD.us. And the numbers are bound to increase after…
A married couple — both pastors in the U.S. on religious worker visas — were arrested by federal immigration agents at a Texas airport on their way to a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association retreat in North Carolina. The Department of…
Dear Editor: The School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary had, by the time I stepped down as dean of the school, five endowed professorships as well as a $10 million endowment for the ongoing operation…
A few weeks ago, a candidate for elected office said the wrong thing. In fact, they took a giant swing and missed by a yard. Their campaign went into damage control mode. Meetings were held, community groups vied for their…
Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping, who represented persecuted religious believers and other victims of government repression before fleeing China, was released on bond July 24 after spending nine days in ICE custody despite having been granted asylum in…
One of the nation’s premier watchdog groups concerning abusive religion says something is rotten about the recent state court ruling that allowed a pastoral takeover of Second Baptist Church of Houston. In an analysis written by Pete Evans, the Trinity…
“Fear can make us hide, love can call us back, and sometimes the person who saves us is the one who has known and loved us all along.” — Jamie Gienapp’s review of Frozen at www.theatrecenter.com I remember the…
Republican attempts to interrogate and denigrate Anthony Fauci are but the latest attempt to identify a devil other than the one they’ve taken up residence with. This week, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and other Republicans subpoenaed the former head of…
Focus on the Family is seeking a “next-gen” president/CEO to replace the nearly 65-year-old Jim Daly, who for two decades has put a friendlier face on the influential conservative ministry founded by James Dobson, who died last August. The search…
