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Let’s tell a new story: Juneteenth and the Fourth of July

Note: This post is an excerpt from a chapter titled “Juneteenth” in the author’s forthcoming book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy, which will be published September 8 and is now available for pre-order....

Baptist leader says executing murderers is pro-life

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – A Southern Baptist seminary president says that according to the Bible, capital punishment is pro-life. “The death penalty is not about retribution,” Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in a podcast Sept. 22….

The separation of politics and pew

By Amy Butler It’s not even the calendar year in which the next presidential election will be held and I’m already annoyed. There are many reasons, but I’m largely annoyed that Christian voters are getting so much attention from election…

Calling for the end of capital punishment

By Blake Hark The world has been captivated by the case of death-row inmate Troy Davis, and rightfully so. His innocence claims were staggering, and the fact that the state of Georgia went forward with his execution despite such doubts…

Ted Haggard to appear in ‘Celebrity Wife Sw

On Evolution And Climate Change, Evangelicals Stand Apart According To Poll

Moments before execution, Troy Davis says ‘I am innocent’

Rob Bell to Leave Mars Hill Church

Muslims help to rebuild Christian school in Kashmir after violence

God and Class Warfare

Presidential candidate links Israel policy to religious faith

NEW YORK (ABP) – An already contentious debate about the role of faith in presidential politics took a new twist Sept. 20 when Texas Gov. Rick Perry told a New York City press conference he believes America’s continued support for…

Southern Baptists consider sale of conference center

GLORIETA, N.M. (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention is scaling back operations at Glorieta Conference Center and considering sale of the 2,100-acre campus near Santa Fe, N.M. Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources voted recently to cut back from year-round operations…

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship effort to address rural poverty in Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (ABP) – A national initiative for community development may be expanding into Missouri in an effort to alleviate rural poverty. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship launched Together for Hope in 2001 as a long-term commitment to working with people…

Rise of American authoritarianism demands a choice, Perryman says

Shaving Dad goodbye

The Enhanced Games were another MAGA grift

It’s bad interpretation, not the Bible, limiting female pastors