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Do religious people make easy targets for scams?

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Major frauds exposed by federal investigators in recent years have targeted Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baptists and other religious groups, from $190 million lost in a three-year scam promoted by a Christian radio host in Minnesota to an estimated $1.4…

FAITH DIGEST

No competition for donations. Houses of worship and other charities often aren’t in competition for dollars but instead tend to reap donations from similar donors, a new study shows. Slightly more than 50 percent of people who financially supported congregations…

No black and white answers to lack of diversity among atheists

DALLAS (RNS) — Alix Jules is an atheist, but for years he felt uncomfortable at gatherings of nonbelievers. The reason: He’s black. “I got really tired of going back and forth to free-thought events and being the only black person…

Most Americans support upcoming congressional probe of Muslims

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Americans haven’t heard much about congressional hearings on the radicalization of U.S. Muslims, but more than half think it’s a good idea, and nearly as many believe Muslims here haven’t done enough to fight extremists in their…

RIGHT OR WRONG? Is any career choice a calling?

{mosimage}I knew I wanted to become a lawyer in middle school and always felt it was a calling. That sense has not changed despite attempts to denigrate my profession. Who hasn’t heard the lawyer jokes like, “The reason sharks do…

SBC leadership group declines moving to biennial meetings

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has recommended against changing from an annual meeting to holding its convention every other year. Responding to a motion from last summer's convention to move from an annual to biennial…

Committee opts not to oust Alliance churches

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) –Membership in a group that welcomes and affirms gays does not automatically disqualify a church from participation in the Southern Baptist Convention, the SBC Executive Committee decided Feb. 22. Two years ago the convention expelled a Texas…

SBC Executive Committee proposes funding cut

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention will ask messengers at this year's annual meeting to reduce its own share of the Cooperative Program unified budget by two-tenths of a percent in the first step…

SBC Executive Committee inaugurates new leader

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention gathered Feb. 21 to witness a new chapter in denominational life with the inauguration of Frank Page as president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee. Southern Baptist Convention leaders…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system

Do religious people make easy targets for scams?

FAITH DIGEST

No black and white answers to lack of diversity among atheists

Most Americans support upcoming congressional probe of Muslims

RIGHT OR WRONG? Is any career choice a calling?

SBC leadership group declines moving to biennial meetings

Committee opts not to oust Alliance churches

SBC Executive Committee proposes funding cut

SBC Executive Committee inaugurates new leader

Bill Self, prominent CBF pastor, announces retirement plans

Mother, son confess to stealing church funds

SBC’s Executive Committee inaugurates new president and CEO

JD Vance: Israeli Cabinet shouldn’t be criticizing ‘only powerful ally’ left in the world

Church of England apologises for ‘pain and trauma’ from its role in historical adoption practices

In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history

Parenting expert Michelle Icard helps Cooperative Baptists rethink discomfort, risk and growth

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‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system