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Americans value freedom but there are differences on what it means

America’s 250th birthday prompted researchers at Navigator to ask Americans how they define America, patriotism and what our country should aspire to. The result was 82% of Americans across all generations saying they believe freedom is an extremely important value,...

Texas Baptist named to National Commission on Hunger

By Lori Fogleman Jeremy Everett, who directs an initiative with Texas Baptist ties to develop strategies to end hunger, has been appointed to the 10-member National Commission on Hunger, established by Congress in January. Everett, who was named by House…

‘Mad Men’ as an exploration of human fallenness

By Steven Harmon “I keep wondering: have I broken the vessel?” Don Draper’s mid-flirtation confession to his airline seatmate in the April 13 premiere of the seventh (and final) season of the AMC drama Mad Men may prove to be…

‘Blood moon’ sets off apocalyptic debate among some Christians

The accused Kansas killer’s racist neo-pagan religion

Forgiving the unforgivable in Rwanda

Hollywood tries to win Christians’ faith

President Obama mourns Kansas tragedy

A plastic feast, part 1

On a recent Sunday evening I tuned in to watch the Fox and National Geographic Channel’s presentation of Cosmos. While I am a generation too late to have been around for Carl Sagan’s original series by the same title, I…

In Haiti, response to earthquake becomes a mission game-changer

By Jeff Brumley Like thousands of other faith-based groups, Virginia Baptists responded in big ways to the 2010 earthquake that ravaged Haiti. The $1 million they quickly raised was turned into aid that Baptists used to meet an array of…

Diverse groups defend clergy tax break

By Bob Allen Christians, Jews, Muslims and Hindus may have different ideas about God, but they all agree on a tax break for clergy under attack by an atheist group that says it discriminates against the non-religious. Interests diverse as…

Get outside the walls, Virginia leader tells churches

By Paige Peak Congregations affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia must move beyond their walls to be a fresh expression of church in their communities, members of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board were told April 8-9. “Millions upon…

So the papyrus is genuine. What now?

By Miguel De La Torre A faded tiny scrap of papyrus caused an uproar when first unveiled in 2012. Why? Because this ancient fragment contains the phrases: “Jesus said to them, My wife…” and “she will be able to be…

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?