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How Baptists helped end slavery in the United States

Christians often have been reminded that some of their forebears supported slavery, but many do not know Christians ended slavery in the United States. Southern Baptists, in particular, frequently are reminded their convention began amid the defense of slavery. Yet...

Who decides if you are a Christian?

Recently I was a guest on HuffPost Live with Rev. Paul Raushenbush, HuffPost Senior Religion Editor and two other authors. (You can watch the segment here. I come in around 19:00) We discussed the coming out of NBA player Jason Collins and the conversation turned to…

Prominent conservative N.C. pastor and convention president considering run for U.S. Senate

CHARLOTTE — Mark Harris, pastor of a prominent conservative Baptist church in Charlotte and president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate, the Charlotte Observer reported May 6. Mark Harris Harris,…

Judge green-lights lawsuit settlement

By Bob Allen A federal judge ruled May 2 that a Baptist child-care agency at the center of a long-running legal dispute between Kentucky lawmakers and citizens represented by the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and state…

How to ruin a sermon (or not)

By Bill Wilson Good preaching comes in a myriad of forms in a multitude of settings. Don’t let anyone fool you: there is no one way to preach a sermon, as the diversity of styles that have developed over the…

Weight loss is ministry’s gain

Biden urges faith leaders to pressure lawmakers on background checks

Where do we put Tamerlan Tsarnaev?

Vatican cardinal says he was sidelined in crackdown of U.S. nuns

Running the race on the first saturday of May

Reflections from Saturday May 4th I’m pondering the significance of this day–the first Saturday of May in 2013. Traditionally in my place of residence, Columbia, S.C., it marks the beginning of the transition from spring to summer. Temperatures typically start…

Galindo stepping down as dean at BTSR to assume new role at Columbia Theological Seminary

RICHMOND — Israel Galindo, dean and professor of Christian formation and leadership at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, has been named associate dean for lifelong learning at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., effective Aug. 1. Israel Galindo Galindo, who…

Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts