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One year after Robert Morris’ confession, things are only worse

It has been one year since megachurch pastor Robert Morris admitted he had sexually abused a child decades earlier and resigned from Gateway Church in Dallas, but the scandal has only grown and now engulfs other leaders in controversies about…

Litigation in Yandell v. Kanakuk proceeds in court of appeals

Following the dismissal of fraud and civil conspiracy claims made by Logan Yandell against Kanakuk Kamps, Yandell’s attorneys are proceeding with litigation against the Christian summer camp in the Missouri court of appeals. On Jan. 17, following arguments made by…

Mike Lindell defamed voting company exec, must pay $2.3 million

A Denver jury this week determined MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed voting company executive Eric Coomer when Lindell falsely claimed Coomer rigged voting machines to steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump and called Coomer “treasonous” and a “traitor” on…

Supreme Court ruling on transgender care called partisan and flawed

The U.S. Supreme Court abandoned science, fairness and common sense in its June 18 decision upholding a state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, civil rights and legal experts said. The 6-3 ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti found Tennessee’s…

Summerville named to lead Baptist Peace Fellowship

William Moses Summerville has been named executive director of Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America. The announcement of the organization’s first Black executive director coincided with Juneteenth, which Summerville said was a happy alignment. “Being Black American, this call to…

Our increasingly gendered politics

To say gender has become far more performative in today’s politics is hardly an understatement. While last year’s presidential election saw the Trump campaign double down on masculine tropes, his administration in 2025 is seeking public policies that reinforce gender…

‘No one is illegal on stolen land’

During the recent demonstrations decrying ICE arrests in Los Angeles, one of the many signs waved read, “No one is illegal on stolen land.” In addition, hundreds of Mexican flags were featured among the protesters, a fact singled out repeatedly…

Evangelicals are mean to kids, beginning at home

Every Father’s Day weekend, complementarian women post on social media about how thankful they are for their husbands’ loving leadership. Photos of confidently smiling men who think the gospel requires them to be the heads of their households grace our…

Does Jeff Iorg really believe Christa Brown and Tiffany Thigpen are liars?

The most persistent denier of a sexual abuse crisis in the Southern Baptist Convention now says SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg agrees with him that the stories of two key abuse survivors are false. In a June 18 email…

Great Rivers Fellowship empowers churches with community engagement grants

Great Rivers Fellowship, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship regional organization made up of communities in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, has awarded eight Community Engagement grants to local communities. These grants totaled $7,750 and support diverse local initiatives. Local churches and communities…

Building a world without sexual harm — one small act at a time

Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been charged with rape and human trafficking. Dan Norris, Labor MP and mayor of the West of England, has been arrested for rape, child abduction and child sex offences. And comedian Russell Brand appeared in court last month over…

GOP and Christian legal group battle ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’

“I have stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America,” President Donald Trump told Congress in March. “It’s back.” He was referring to one of the many executive orders he signed on inauguration day: “Restoring Freedom of…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?