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And a biblically illiterate Congressman shall lead them

America’s impasse over the dismal state of affairs in Gaza and Israel might have something to do with biblical illiteracy — even in Congress. Two weeks ago, on April 17, the House Education Committee held a hearing on Columbia University’s response to alleged…

Countries repressing religious freedom are reaching beyond their borders, USCIRF report warns

Some nations notorious for oppressing religious freedom at home also waged campaigns of repression against ethnic and religious minorities living abroad in 2023, the U.S. Commission on International and Religious Freedom warned in its latest annual report. “These governments used…

For TPUSA and RNC, ‘election integrity’ is just another term for cheating

When Turning Point USA — an $80 million secular conservative political group beloved by many evangelicals — promotes “election integrity,” guard your ballot boxes! On April 18, Turning Point Action Senior Director Austin Smith was charged with forging 100 of…

Does it matter, and when should it?

Does it matter if the electrician who comes to work at my house has a bumper sticker on the back of his truck that I find offensive? Does it matter if my hairstylist shares my political views? Does it matter…

Here’s who is behind the battle of the school book fairs

Conservative activists known for banning books in school libraries now have set their sights on the Scholastic Book Fair. Scholastic is the world’s largest publisher and distributer of children’s books and, with the help of librarians and PTA volunteers, hosts…

When you’re so conservative you appear to be liberal

Full access to health care for all people, so that financial incomes no longer determine health care outcomes. A path to citizenship for immigrants seeking safety and welcome. Racial justice. Dignity and equality for all without regard for sexuality or…

SBC Cooperation Group offers four recommendations, says Constitution is clear enough

A group tasked with studying ways to increase cooperation among a fractious Southern Baptist Convention has proposed four recommendations to be considered over the next year. In addition to the four recommendations, the Cooperation Group said May 1 it believes…

UMC delegates remove ban on LGBTQ clergy by consensus vote

After 40 years of wrangling and rancor, delegates to the postponed 2020 United Methodist General Conference overwhelmingly removed the ban on ordaining “self-avowed, practicing homosexuals” as clergy. The vote was 692 for and 51 against to approve the consent calendar…

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World Vision rolls out a subscription service to support humanitarian ministries

One of the world’s leading Christian humanitarian organizations hopes its new subscription-based donation program will attract younger givers and others eager for more ownership in the charities they support. World Vision’s new “Subscribe to World Change” concept encourages donors to…

UMC General Conference removes much of LGBTQ restrictions in consensus vote

The 52-year battle over the exclusion of LGBTQ people from full participation in The United Methodist Church turned a major corner April 30 through a parliamentary move designed to adopt measures that have broad consensus from legislative committees. The battle…

‘There’s no such thing as PTSD, OCD, ADHD,’ John MacArthur declares

Parents who medicate their children for ADHD and OCD are turning their children into potential drug addicts and criminals, John MacArthur warned earlier this month. MacArthur, a highly influential Calvinist pastor and author in Los Angeles, spoke on a panel…

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