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Who is the domestic terrorist?

In the wake of the violence of January 6, 2021, some observers wondered why the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol weren’t charged with domestic terrorism. The reason is simple: There is no standalone federal crime on the books for domestic...

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CBF council member hurt in wreck

A By Bob Allen North Carolina pastor is recovering from injuries received in an accident while returning home from last week’s meeting of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Coordinating Council. Roger Gilbert, pastor of First Baptist Church in Mount Airy, N.C.,…

The contraception mandate fight

By David Gushee Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010 over the strenuous objections of the Republican opposition (which continues to view it as illegitimate and hopes to see it struck down very soon). In an effort to advance…

Are mainline splits a new Reformation or old news?

NEW YORK (RNS) — There’s a popular saying in church-planting circles: It’s easier to make babies than to raise the dead. That principle applies to denominations as well, said Paul Detterman, who helped found the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians…

Are mainline splits a new Reformation or old news?

NEW YORK (RNS) — There’s a popular saying in church-planting circles: It’s easier to make babies than to raise the dead. That principle applies to denominations as well, said Paul Detterman, who helped found the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians…

What’s ailing Rick Santorum

By Zachary Bailes Doctors are on stand-by for Rick Santorum, the Republican front-runner. They are trying to understand how the First Amendment could induce vomiting. The cause for concern stems from his appearance on ABC’s This Week where he discussed…

Baptists oppose gay-marriage ban

By Bob Allen About 100 people attended a statewide rally Feb. 25 at a Baptist church to oppose an upcoming vote to ban gay marriage in North Carolina. The gathering at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., was the…