Reading Ryan Stollar’s final message through the lens of trauma

Note: This article discusses suicide, child sexual abuse and domestic violence. It may be distressing for some readers. On June 30, child liberation theologian and abuse survivor advocate Ryan Stollar died by suicide, following a lengthy struggle with his...

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Considering seminary? Get ready for the unexpected.

By Amy Butler I could write a column about all the things I didn’t learn in seminary. Oh, wait. I already did that. Several times, in fact. It’s a great topic, because I think there’s not a pastor on the…

Obama stresses religious freedom at prayer breakfast

By Bob Allen Promoting religious freedom abroad is a key objective of U.S. foreign policy, President Obama told a crowd of about 3,500 at the 62nd National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton Feb. 6. “There are times when we work…

Children’s minister charged with abuse

By Bob Allen An associate pastor at a Southern Baptist church in Muscle Shoals, Ala., is being held on a more than $1 million bond after reportedly telling police he sexually abused so many children that he could not remember…

The ‘Science Guy’ and the Creationist

By Alan Rudnick What do you get when you put a children’s-educational-scientist-teacher with a Bible-believing-Christian-creationist? Lots of confused adults. I just finished watching the almost three-hour debate between humanist Bill Nye and creationist Ken Ham and I’m truly confused. I’m…

Peeping preacher’s prison sentence stands

By Bob Allen A Mississippi judge on Wednesday refused to reduce a 10-year prison sentence he handed down to a former Southern Baptist traveling evangelist and popular youth speaker convicted of video voyeurism in 2012. “I think basically I got…

Justin Bieber scoured NYC for pools to get baptized

Mormon president ordered to appear in British court

UN panel blasts Vatican for sex abuse policies

Philomena Lee meets Pope Francis

Testimony ongoing in Jonathan Ayers civil trial