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House bill to censure preacher assigned to committee led by a Southern Baptist

The bill asking the U.S. House of Representatives to censure Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde for her sermon at Washington National Cathedral Jan. 21 has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. That powerful committee is chaired…

NAMB skewered for its nonresponse response on Hunt’s compensation

Some of the most conservative media outlets covering Christianity in America are skewering the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board for its policy of communication by obfuscation. Protestia represents the far-far right of American evangelicalism. The latest headline at the…

Donald Trump’s January 6 insurrection is now a coup

On Feb. 2, private actors reportedly employed by Elon Musk took over U.S. Treasury computer systems that control the nation’s payments for government benefits. That action followed a Trump-ordered takeover of the USAID independent federal agency responsible for distributing foreign…

Two versions of Christianity cross swords at the National Cathedral

On Jan.21, President Donald Trump and a thousand invited guests filed into Washington’s National Cathedral to take part in “A Service of Prayer for the Nation.” The lengthy service (it clocked in at two hours and 18 minutes) featured Scripture…

‘It’s a hard time to be a pastor,’ refugee advocate says

Leading churches with ministries to internationals or with multi-ethnic congregations is becoming more challenging under a federal government hostile toward immigrants and refugees, faith leaders said during a recent webinar hosted by World Relief. Panelists focused on how the Trump…

Presidents, pardons, prevarications and (women) preachers

On Jan. 20, the newly inaugurated 47th president of the United States of America issued a presidential pardon to about 1,600 individuals who, on January 6, 2021, illegally broke into the U.S. Capitol, mercilessly beat Capitol police, threatened Congress members…

Bishop’s sermon inspires United Methodist hymn writer

Mark Gruber-Lebowitz of Baltimore is among thousands of Christians moved by the Jan. 21 sermon of an Episcopal bishop asking President Donald Trump to have mercy on vulnerable people — but not in the way some people are moved. The…

MAGA ramps up attacks on US Christian groups

Donald Trump and his allies are widening their attacks on religious groups compassionate toward immigrants, refugees, the poor and LGBTQ people. The Catholic and Episcopal churches have faced the heat from the MAGA movement for some time and are again…

Here’s what tax dollars will fund with the Texas school voucher bill

With proposed legislation to create school vouchers in Texas, a majority of taxpayer money could go to private schools that teach anti-science ideas and young-earth creationism. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made “school choice” his mission over the last few…

Southwestern Seminary says land deal erased its short-term debt

A big real estate deal has erased $4.2 million in short-term debt held by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, President David Dockery told the Dallas Morning News. The Fort Worth, Texas-based school, one of six seminaries owned by the Southern Baptist…

21 groups urge senators not to confirm Russell Vought

A coalition of 20 organizations dedicated to the separation of church and state have written to leaders of the U.S. Senate urging them not to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Russell Vought at director of the White House Office…

Glenn Hinson: ‘What he taught us in his lectures was learned in his own life’

On Jan. 29, a spiritual giant died quietly, yet with the force that reflected all of his life. Glenn Hinson was a Baptist professor in the fields of church history and spirituality. He was on the frontlines of the war…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

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