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This is what support looks like: The Harrisonburg Baptist Church story

When Eli Withers, associate pastor at Harrisonburg Baptist Church in Virginia, found out she was on the infamous list of female pastors a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention circulated in March 2023, she found herself feeling “a little pissed…

One Parish One Prisoner draws inspiration from Lazarus

Antonio Gomez was stunned when members of a Seattle church he didn’t know cared for his family while he was in prison and supported him when immigration agents detained him moments after his 2022 release. Stepping so quickly from incarceration…

Framing the conflict: How religion is a factor of Hamas war

After the International Criminal Court recently issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for their crimes against humanity, it is becoming clearer that the war between Israel and Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks has reached…

Why a Calvinist pastor may be coming to your church

Recently, I heard yet another story of a “centrist” Southern Baptist church calling a pastor who is inevitably going to steer the church sharply to the right. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in theology to understand this. It only takes…

George Floyd’s uncle wants you not to forget

On this fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, his uncle Selwyn Jones wants the world to know his death wasn’t in vain. “I’m sad and blue and I am happy to have an opportunity to be that guy to bring…

Trump is leading: What does this say about us?

Donald Trump appears to be leading in most meaningful election polling. According to the authoritative Real Clear Politics, Trump leads slightly in overall polling and in every single swing state. Betting averages have him up on Biden 50% to 38%….

More Latino voters are up for grabs in consequential states this year

Democrats cannot take Latino support for granted in the 2024 presidential election due to shifting partisan loyalties among Hispanic voters heading into November, according to new polling by Unidos US and BSP Research. If the election were held today, 55%…

Former seminary administrator pleads not guilty, is placed on leave by his NC church

The former seminary administrator indicted last week on charges of obstruction of justice in a sexual abuse case has been placed on administrative leave by his church. Matt Queen also last week pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. Friendly…

87-year-old Ed Young steps down at Second Baptist Houston, to be succeeded by his son

When Ed Young became pastor of Second Baptist Church in Houston, Jimmy Carter was president of the United States. Forty-six years later, at age 87, the high-profile pastor is stepping down and has named his 60-year-old son as his successor….

Alito lacks key quality for Supreme Court justices

Mired once again in a scandal of his own making, Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has been found lacking in one of the most important traits for judges at any level, that of an acceptable judicial temperament….

18th century ‘woke’ hymns discovered in Wales

If you ever find yourself at a rugby game in Wales, don’t be surprised when the crowds begin to belt out “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah,” known as “Bread of Heaven” to the Welsh. Win or lose, you’re sure…

The Harrison Butker story is so much weirder than you know

“The headline could just be, ‘Man who kicks ball for a living and has no other job criticizes women who want to be nurses, surgeons and U.N. Secretary General,’” said Brad Onishi on the Straight White American Jesus podcast episode that featured…

Republicans push through more unregulated funding for ICE and CBP

Trump admin defying court order on immigration access

What was there left to argue?

Beauty, ashes and the Southern Baptist Convention