As the Southern Baptist Convention in its recent annual meeting has proved itself unreliably Baptist, it gives me pause to think about how quickly the transmogrification of this Baptist denomination into its ecclesiastical opposite has happened. Baptist folk often have...
“MAY THEY ROT IN HELL,” Donald Trump posted in all caps on Truth Social Christmas Day. “AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS!” Although this message was par for the course when it comes to Trump, it also offered a moment that caught many…
When I moved from Texas in 1992, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship was just getting started. At the time, the Baptist General Convention of Texas was still mostly able to walk a fine line and keep from moving too far to…
Religious perspectives play a major role in determining how Americans view climate change, according to a survey conducted by PRRI, the Public Religion Research Institute. Among all Americans, 61% indicated they believe “climate change is caused mostly by human activity,…
The Texas law firm Baker Botts devoted more than $6 million in billable hours on the set of interconnected lawsuits based upon Paul Pressler’s alleged abuse of minor boys and young men, according to an article published by Law.com. The…
Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonio will save thousands of dollars a month in electricity costs — multiplied many times annually — after covering most of its roof with solar panels in 2023. But saving money wasn’t what Senior Pastor…
LGBTQ students at Samford University say they receive frequent harassment, but they receive “no layer of protection” from the Baptist school in Homewood, Ala., near Birmingham, according to a recent investigation by the online news website Alabama.com. It’s part of…
Concerned about rising gun violence, St. David’s Episcopal Church outside Detroit hosted a gun buyback in December so residents could trade firearms for gift cards. “We’re trying to help build a safer community,” explained Chris Yaw, the church’s rector. “Guns…
The Republican Party of Florida has removed Chairman Christian Ziegler from his job as lawmakers attempt to move past a sexual assault probe ensnaring a GOP power couple. The party booted Ziegler in a vote behind closed doors, Republican state Sen….
Conservative Catholics and their political evangelical allies in the United States have a “Pope Francis problem.” Outbursts of severe criticism of Pope Francis increase regularly from Catholics and evangelicals alike, such as Joseph Edward Strickland, a recently fired bishop in…
People of faith must promote a vision of peace if American democracy is to be protected from the forces that stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021, urged Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies. “We…
The United Nations held its annual climate change conference, COP28, late last year but produced little to show for its efforts. The U.N.’s Conference on Parties — meaning “all parties in the world” — met for the 28th straight year,…
Invested Faith, a fund that supports faith-rooted social innovators, has announced its ninth class of fellows, or grant recipients. Six people representing five causes will receive fellowships to help them address systemic issues of injustice in their communities while building…
