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Why is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott violating Article VI of the U.S. Constitution?

Article VI of the U.S. Constitution states, in part: “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” Yet, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is violating this article of the…

Here’s how things are going on the platform formerly known as Twitter

If you left Twitter when it became X and wonder how things are going in your absence, Mike Cosper might have a word for you today. Cosper is an evangelical Christian who leads media efforts at Christianity Today. He’s a…

Four progressive groups are on tours to encourage voting

Interfaith Alliance launched a cross-country bus tour Oct. 28 to remind Americans voting is a civic and holy undertaking. “I’m kicking off this moment to declare that the vote is sacred, and not just for some people in this country,…

What good is a law that’s not enforced?

If your pastor were to stand in the pulpit this Sunday and explicitly tell you to vote for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris for president, would your church be in legal jeopardy? Technically, yes. Realistically, no. The potential peril…

The political pulpit

Last Sunday, on my way to a neighboring church, I was struck by the sea of political signs lining the road — billboards and bumper stickers promoting candidates for every conceivable office. It’s that time of year again — campaign…

The Trickster

The trickster stirred the pot and knew what was about to happen. Esau was hangry (hunger that makes you angry). Maybe it was merely his unsuccessful hunt for food. Maybe he was upset by the high cost of groceries. Who…

Two LGBTQ British Baptist ministers ordained in Canada

A Canadian Baptist church and association ordained two ministers from the United Kingdom Oct. 27 because they could not be ordained in the Baptist Union of Great Britain. First Baptist Church of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the Canadian Association for…

Jack Graham prays over Trump at Paula White’s National Faith Summit

Evangelicals supporting Donald Trump gathered at an Atlanta charismatic megachurch Monday afternoon for a National Faith Summit organized by his faith adviser and decades-long friend, Paula White Cain, who lobbed softball questions before an audience she claimed included “thousands of…

Significance, God and politics

On Oct. 5, I attended the memorial service for my friend of 46 years, Floyd Craig, in Nashville, Tenn. The memorial service was led by our mutual friend, David Sapp. All three of us met in 1978 when I started…

We’ve lost two trailblazing women in ministry in one week

Time to rethink ‘Crossing the Jordan’

Trump administration will export Christian nationalist views globally, abortion rights advocate warns

Two lawsuits allege unreported abuse at Immanuel Little Rock