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Most Republicans want U.S. declared ‘Christian nation,’ even though they know that’s unconstitutional

A solid majority of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation, even though almost as many acknowledge the U.S. Constitution does not allow such a declaration, according to the latest Politico/University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll. Zeal for…

Church-state separation ‘very thin’ with Trump Republicans, Butler says on ‘Meet the Press’

The idea of separation of church and state remains strong in America but it is hanging by a thread, Anthea Butler said this week on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “The idea of it is very strong. The reality of it…

The myth of the Good Shepherd

“The Good Shepherd” is a mosaic dating back to 425 AD that sits over the entrance to the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy. I have often wondered what Christianity would look like if the parables of Jesus found…

Football coach at center of Supreme Court case hasn’t shown up for the job the court ordered restored to him

Editor’s note: Joseph Kennedy’s publicist and attorney have objected to parts of this article. Their objections are outlined in a follow-up story. Remember the former high school assistant football coach who was so desirous of praying on the 50-yard line…

Ready for some Friday night football and prayer?

Autumn offers a string of Friday Night Lights at high school football. And this autumn marks the first time coaches can feel free to “take a knee” on the 50-yard line to pray at the end of a game. The…

Confirmed: Greenway out at Southwestern Seminary

This story was updated Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, at 3:30 p.m. Central time. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary confirmed Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, what BNG first reported Thursday evening, Sept. 22: Adam Greenway resigned as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary…

‘No one is safer’ because of capital punishment

Capital punishment has proved to be so ineffective at preventing crime that all its supporters have left is the thirst for revenge, a panel of anti-death penalty leaders agreed during a Sept. 21 webinar hosted by the EJUSA Evangelical Network….

St. John’s Baptist Church: We were living the dream 30 years before it was trending

I was in the room when the respected and enduring leader of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Porter W. Routh (1951-79), spoke to journalists in Houston after the election of Adrian Rogers to the convention presidency in 1979. Rogers…

Let’s hear from the male allies

On registration day in the fall of 2005 at James Walker Hood Theological Seminary, I looked around and it appeared the females outnumbered male seminarians three to one. I felt extremely proud to be among so many females. Why? Because…

12 insights on navigating marriage and ministry

In her book Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, Anne Lamott suggests, “A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal.” However, I can readily identify with Winston Churchill’s assessment: “My most…

How Don Durham and I became neighbors

In the first chapter of The Glad River, author Will Campbell introduces two main characters, Claudy “Doops” Momber and Kingston Smylie. Flung into the cold military-industrial machine, the men first cross paths during basic training. Be it the impending war,…

CBF mourns passing of visionary Foundation leader Don Durham

A church consultant and former president of the CBF Foundation who left that role in 2010 to manage a farm in rural North Carolina that grew food to give away to community feeding ministries has died of natural causes at…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system