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Trump to headline National Religious Broadcasters convention

Donald Trump will headline the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville Feb. 22, NRB announced Feb. 6. “We look forward to hearing President Trump express his vision for the future of our country in distinguished remarks,” said NRB leader Troy…

My strategy to survive a toxic political year

In 1959, more innocent days, the Kingston Trio sang The Merry Minuet: “The whole world is festering with unhappy souls, the French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles, Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch, and I…

The saints will come marching in for New Orleans church’s 30th jazz worship this Sunday

In a way, St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans has two congregations, the one that shows up most weeks for worship and the one that attends its annual jazz worship service held the Sunday before Mardi Gras. The…

With three weeks until statewide deadline, school district of ‘chaplain’ bill’s author is set to reject it

The school district that is home to the state senator who got a bill passed last year to allow public schools to hire unlicensed “chaplains” to replace licensed school counselor is poised to reject his plan. Sen. Mayes Middleton lives…

A Catholic NGO details atrocities against priests and religious persons in 2023

Amid the world’s troubles, clergy face extreme risks in some regions, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic foundation. “In 2023, many Christians, and especially clergy and religious, paid a heavy price for…

‘Sustainable’ houses of worship are missing their best chance to save the planet

Today, fewer Americans belong to a house of worship or attend services regularly. The decline in religious participation offers challenges — and opportunities — for congregations determined to pursue environmental sustainability. The teachings of most religions and denominations encourage, if…

Pro-Trump ‘prophets’ are taking their show on the road

A group of pro-Trump “prophets” who are 2020 election deniers are taking their show on the road with FlashPoint Live, which will visit seven cities before this year’s presidential election. As Religion News Service reported, FlashPoint Live is based on…

When it comes to child care costs, Dave Ramsey is the one who’s ‘dumber than crap’

“Come on dude. That’s just dumber than crap. Seriously. Good God,” the conservative evangelical financial celebrity and New York Times bestselling author Dave Ramsey ranted at a parent who called into his radio program asking for advice. Ramsey’s co-host Jade Warshaw piled…

Anti-immigrant frenzy creates dangerous situation at U.S. border, advocates warn

Anti-immigrant bigotry is reaching a frenzied pitch as Texas continues to defy a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that grants U.S. border agents permission to remove razor wire Gov. Greg Abbott has erected along portions of the Rio Grande. Abbott has…

About that SBC sexual abuse hotline; it just gets worse

The more time goes by, the more concerned I get about the Southern Baptist Convention’s sexual abuse hotline. For anyone who may be trying to make some kind of risk-benefit analysis in deciding whether to call the hotline, the balance…

Josh Hawley seeks revival of ‘Our Christian Nation,’ condemns ‘atheist left’

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s recent First Things essay, “Our Christian Nation,” may warm the hearts of Christian nationalists and confound historians and theologians who worry about continuing threats to the separation of church and state. Every nation needs a common…

From 1925 to 2024: Why the SBC’s funding formula is being questioned a century later

To understand the behind-the-scenes conflict happening between the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee and some of the SBC’s agencies and institutions, understand first that the devil is in the details. Or in the dollars. Or in lack of trust, once…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church