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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...

Is the church too busy attending meetings and talking with itself?

All my life I have loved attending denominational celebration events and conventions. I love least the formal meetings. I love most the networking. I love seeing my friends in ministry and meeting new friends in ministry. It is part of…

A sense of the heart

By Bill Leonard In his Treatise on Religious Affections (1746), Jonathan Edwards wrote: “We come necessarily to this conclusion, concerning that wherein spiritual understanding consists; viz. that it consists in a sense of the heart, of the supreme beauty and…

Supreme Court ruling legalizes religious discrimination

By Bruce Gourley On June 30 the United States Supreme Court, in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruled that the religious beliefs of employers trump the free conscience and civil rights of employees. For traditional Baptists, the decision hearkens to earlier…

In HBO’s ‘The Leftovers,’ concept of Rapture gets secular treatment

By Michael Parnell HBO pioneered the adult television series, shows that usually appear on Sunday nights. Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and the recent True Detective are examples of these series, but I like to think of them…

Election of new president tops BWA gathering’s agenda

By Eron Henry More than 300 Baptist leaders from around the world will gather in Izmir, Turkey, July 6-12 for the Baptist World Alliance’s Annual Gathering. The event will include meetings of the BWA’s governing General Council and its executive…

SACS commission releases statement on Brewton-Parker accreditation woes

By Bob Allen The board of trustees of a regional accrediting body for degree-granting higher education institutions in the South voted June 19 to remove the accreditation of Brewton-Parker College for failure to comply with membership standards. Those standards related…

Caner ordered to pay attorney fees

By Bob Allen After losing a copyright infringement lawsuit to prevent the posting of videos alleging contradictions in different versions of his once famous “Jihad to Jesus” testimony, a Georgia Baptist college president now must pay more than $34,000 in…

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

Is the church too busy attending meetings and talking with itself?

A sense of the heart

Supreme Court ruling legalizes religious discrimination

In HBO’s ‘The Leftovers,’ concept of Rapture gets secular treatment

Election of new president tops BWA gathering’s agenda

SACS commission releases statement on Brewton-Parker accreditation woes

Caner ordered to pay attorney fees

SNAP leader says police should investigate alleged abuse cover-up by DOM

Book examines Joseph Smith’s murder

Why you should leave religion off your resume

‘Death penalty has no place in 21st century,’ says UN chief

Church’s sex offender shelter shut down by state of Alabama

After 1,000 Days of War, Israelis Are Weary Amid Growing Isolation

Generational divide emerging in GOP over Israel, Netanyahu: poll

Between July 4 and Nov. 3, faith leaders seek fair access to the voting booth

Top 24 Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation in the U.S.

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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