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Taxpayer-funded By Dawn’s Early Light woos Trump’s evangelical base

Democratic presidents have targeted Christians and attacked religious freedom for decades, but President Donald Trump is making everything right, claims By Dawn’s Early Light, a taxpayer-funded movie starring Trump administration officials that praises the president’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian...

Texas Baptists gear up to provide assistance after Hurricane Irene

DALLAS — Texas Baptist Men received requests to provide disaster relief in North Carolina in the wake of Hurrican Irene, and leaders expect to be called on to serve in Vermont, as well. “We know there is a need in…

Religious leaders laud MLK at dedication

WASHINGTON (RNS) — An earthquake and a hurricane interrupted plans to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in the nation's capital, but religious leaders and civil rights veterans said King's legacy is unshakable. The Aug. 27 interfaith service was the last…

Baptist relief agencies begin Mid-Atlantic cleanup in wake of Irene

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — As Hurricane Irene continued its destructive track north Aug. 28, Baptist relief agencies in the Mid-Atlantic began deploying volunteers in the region, which was left with rising water and little electricity in the wake of the…

Mind the gap

By Bill Wilson Three years ago, our youngest son graduated from college. Yeah! Following graduation, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his degree. Boo! Solution: take a “gap year” and spend it in South Africa working…

Zionisms and the quest for peace

By David Gushee A casual newspaper reader might think there are two discrete places called “Israel” and “the Palestinian territories” but a visitor soon discovers the intertwining of these populations. That intertwining could be a good thing. There were parts…

Alabama immigration law blocked by federal judge

Bachmann’s prophecy, joke or not, has lots of company

Bachmann: God sends message through natural disasters

HERITAGE: Remembering infamy

For those of certain ages, there are events which forever stay in memory. My mother could tell me where she was when she heard about Pearl Harbor. I remember what I was doing when I heard that President Kennedy had…

Williamsburg, Va., church finds mission in its own backyard

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The pineapple has served as a universal symbol of hospitality and welcome for many centuries all over the world. It represents the warmth and style in which guests are welcomed into the home. This summer hundreds of…

TRENDING: New Zealand clues — More cooperative, more clear

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power maybe of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). I’ve never witnessed anything like the earthquake damage in Christchurch, New Zealand. Never…

KINGDOM VISION: Letting go of the rope

On a recent trip to southwest Virginia, out near Honaker, I had the opportunity to speak at a wonderful church anniversary celebration. Following the worship time, we had a meal and I was seated next to a 97-year-old gentleman. As…

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit