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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....

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75 years of religious liberty for all

By Andrew Gardner I am finishing up a student internship with the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. This year the BJC celebrates its 75th anniversary as a religious organization devoted solely to the protection of our first freedom. With…

Court strikes down school board’s prayer policy

PHILADELPHIA (ABP) – A federal appeals court ruled Aug. 5 that a Delaware school board’s practice of opening meetings with prayer is unconstitutional. Reversing a lower-court judgment, the United States 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Indian River School…

News from Washington you may have missed

By Robert Shippey Tumultuous debate over the debt ceiling largely overshadowed something of extraordinary importance that happened last week in Washington. Participants from more 300 colleges gathered at the White House to participate in the President’s Interfaith and Community Service…

Opinion: News from Washington you may have missed

(ABP) — Tumultuous debate over the debt ceiling largely overshadowed something of extraordinary importance that happened last week in Washington. Participants from more 300 colleges gathered at the White House to participate in the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus…