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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....

ANALYSIS: Whatâ€™s behind Chinaâ€™s hard line against Catholics?

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When China’s state-run Catholic Church ordained a new bishop for the Diocese of Shantou July 14 without the Vatican’s approval, it represented the latest step back from years of progress in a complex relationship. Yet the…

Candidates run for office, and some away from their church

NEW YORK (RNS) — On a recent Sunday, Rep. Michele Bachmann offered a Pentecostal church in Iowa an intimate account of her pilgrimage from apathetic teenager to devout Christian whose faith has persevered through hardship, including a miscarriage. But when…

SBC leader criticizes Senate Democrats

WASHINGTON (ABP) – A Southern Baptist policy expert criticized a July 22 Senate vote rejecting a House bill to cut spending and require a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. Senators voted 51-46 along party lines against a “cut, cap and…

China Christian Council confirms continued ties with Virginia Baptists

SHANGHAI, China (ABP) — A leader of the China Christian Council — the official organization of Protestant churches in China — affirmed the group’s continuing commitment to strong ties with the Baptist General Association of Virginia during a meeting with…

US Baptists building bridges in China through basketball clinics

XI’AN, China (ABP) — Coordinating their efforts through the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and the local YMCA, a group from Virginia and both Carolinas led basketball clinics in July for youth in the central Chinese city of Xi’an (pronounced She-awn)….

Forgiving a murderer

By Jim Denison Mark Stroman watched 208 people walk past him to be executed. On July 20 his turn came when he was put to death by lethal injection. What makes his case unique is the fact that a man…

Most don’t know Romney’s Mormon, Obama’s Christian

Pastor’s Prayer for ‘Smokin’ Hot Wife’ at NASCAR Draws Church Fans

Mid-Atlantic Baptists building bridges in China through basketball clinics

XI’AN, China — Coordinating their efforts through the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and the local YMCA, a team of athletes from Baptist churches in Virginia and both Carolinas led basketball clinics in July for youth in the central Chinese city…

China Christian Council confirms continued ties with Virginia Baptists

SHANGHAI, China — A leader of the China Christian Council — the official organization of Protestant churches in China — affirmed the group’s continuing commitment to strong ties with the Baptist General Association of Virginia during a meeting with BGAV…

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

ANALYSIS: Whatâ€™s behind Chinaâ€™s hard line against Catholics?

Candidates run for office, and some away from their church

SBC leader criticizes Senate Democrats

China Christian Council confirms continued ties with Virginia Baptists

US Baptists building bridges in China through basketball clinics

Forgiving a murderer

Most don’t know Romney’s Mormon, Obama’s Christian

Pastor’s Prayer for ‘Smokin’ Hot Wife’ at NASCAR Draws Church Fans

Mid-Atlantic Baptists building bridges in China through basketball clinics

China Christian Council confirms continued ties with Virginia Baptists

Was the World Powerless to Stop Amy Winehouse?

Could Same-Sex Marriage Benefit Traditional Marriage?

Missouri judge finds state laws restricting abortion violate voter-approved constitutional amendment

Seeing Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical Through A Jewish Lens

The Baptist who made Juneteenth a holiday

A judge orders ICE to free a Wisconsin mosque leader, citing a ‘substantial’ free speech claim

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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