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Taxpayer-funded By Dawn’s Early Light woos Trump’s evangelical base

Democratic presidents have targeted Christians and attacked religious freedom for decades, but President Donald Trump is making everything right, claims By Dawn’s Early Light, a taxpayer-funded movie starring Trump administration officials that praises the president’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian...

Appalachian preaching: ‘A Hart Cheareing and Affecting Surmond’

By Bill Leonard In Primitive Baptists in the Wiregrass South, John G. Crowley describes an 1829 sermon preached at Union Church in Lakeland, Ga., by Reverend Matthew Albritton who, one listener said, rose “in the fullness of the gospel and…

A strange invitation to uncommon discipleship

The author, who leads an intentional Christian community in Charlotte, N.C., attended the recent annual national conference of the Christian Community Development Association, a network of Christians committed to wholistic restoration for communities spiritually, emotionally, physically, economically and socially. This is…

BGAV to consider reduced budget in 2015

By Robert Dilday The Baptist General Association of Virginia will consider a 2015 budget significantly lower than current funding levels when it gathers for its annual meeting next month. The BGAV budget committee will recommend a goal of $11.5 million…

Kentucky warns Noah’s Ark theme park over hiring practices

Bookies put their odds on Pope Francis to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Seminaries awarded $1.5 million to include science in coursework

Crosscreek Baptist Church blesses furry, feathered and scaly friends

Alabama church in turmoil after pastor’s confessional sermon

Saving the Bible by damning God

“Young man,” a grizzled Presbyterian cleric asked a harried candidate for ordination, “would you be willing to be damned for the greater glory of God?” Uncertain how to respond, and weary from two hours of dense theological questions he didn’t…

Dallas Ebola patient Eric Duncan dies

By Bob Allen Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, died Oct. 8, according to a statement from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. “It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death…

Alliance of Baptists gets grant for LGBT initiative

By Bob Allen The Alliance of Baptists announced Oct. 8 receipt of a $104,400 grant to support a new initiative promoting LGBT inclusion and racial justice among Baptists. The grant from the Arcus Foundation, a charity that supports organizations that…

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit