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Competing Christianities

By David Gushee There was only one Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ of God. But, sadly, there is not one “Christianity.” There are instead competing Christianities. This conviction burned bright for me last week when trying to figure out our…

Baptist peace activist dies

NEW YORK (ABP) — A Baptist activist best known for his opposition to the United States' nearly 50-year-old trade embargo with Cuba died Sept. 7 after suffering a massive heart attack at age 80. Walker's August 2009 photograph with Fidel…

Baptists worldwide register protests against threatened Quran burning

ATLANTA (ABP) — While it remained unclear the afternoon of Sept. 10 whether a tiny fringe church in Gainesville, Fla., would go ahead the next day with plans to host an incendiary protest against the Islamic holy book, Baptists across…

Fear not, Jesus said — but some Christians still do

(ABP) — Perfect love, wrote the Apostle John, casts out fear. No caption submitted For Christians, that simple maxim would seem to be an easy formula for stress-free living. But 2,000 years after those words were written, many disciples of…

Faith, fear clash in middle Tennessee over proposed mosque

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (ABP) — Mike Smith, pastor of First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn., received an anonymous letter this summer asking him to warn his congregation that a proposed new mosque near the city was part of “a long-range plan…

Living in the midst of fear challenging but possible, church leaders insist

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Peaceful living in a fear-provoking environment is challenging, even — maybe especially — for Christians. The unpredictable 21st century isn’t likely to settle down any time soon. Church leaders suggested several ways Christians can confront fear….

An inevitable test of Christian faith

By Marv Knox Twenty years ago, a good friend and neighbor languished in a hospital bed, dying of leukemia at age 36. He grew up in the Deep South, the product of a Christian home and a Baptist church. He…

Loving Muslims

By Joseph Perdue “Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away at its vital unity. Hate destroys a man’s sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly…

Fear not, Jesus said — but some Christians still do

Perfect love, wrote the Apostle John, casts out fear. For Christians, that simple maxim would seem to be an easy formula for stress-free living. But 2,000 years after those words were written, many disciples of Christ still find their lives…

Faith, fear clash in middle Tennessee over proposed mosque

Living in the midst of fear is challenging but possible, church leaders insist

RICHMOND, Va. — Peaceful living in a fear-provoking environment is challenging, even — maybe especially — for Christians. The unpredictable 21st century isn’t likely to settle down any time soon. Church leaders suggested several ways Christians can confront fear. Evaluate…

FAITH DIGEST

Happiness found in church, not shopping mall. Protestant and Catholic women in the United States have grown unhappier since stores have stayed open on Sundays, according to a study by economists from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Chicago’s…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war

Competing Christianities

Baptist peace activist dies

Baptists worldwide register protests against threatened Quran burning

Fear not, Jesus said — but some Christians still do

Faith, fear clash in middle Tennessee over proposed mosque

Living in the midst of fear challenging but possible, church leaders insist

An inevitable test of Christian faith

Loving Muslims

Fear not, Jesus said — but some Christians still do

Faith, fear clash in middle Tennessee over proposed mosque

Living in the midst of fear is challenging but possible, church leaders insist

FAITH DIGEST

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

Defying pope and facing excommunication, SSPX consecrates bishops at huge outdoor Mass

BWA Leader Transitions to Full-Time Role with BWA Women

The Bible verses dividing Washington: How Matthew 25 became a political litmus test

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Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war