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Samford doubles down on LGBTQ exclusion, claiming nothing has changed, which some alumni say is a lie

Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Sept. 13, BNG sent two separate requests to appropriate media relations staff members of Samford University seeking a response to the events described in this article and two previous articles. As of this publication, three days…

‘Reverend, they ain’t ever coming back’: Confronting churchly realities 2022

Early on in the COVID crisis, I had a long conversation with a close pastor friend about changes in American church life occurring before our eyes. We talked about what I call “the changing sociology of Sunday,” a demographic-cultural reality…

Avoiding the conversation about white supremacy in churches is dangerous, Jones warns

White Christians have a moral obligation to address the white supremacy that has historically infused and still permeates American Christianity, Robert P. Jones said during a recent lecture to the Chautauqua Institution. “Refusing to address this sinister disorder in our…

In new worship album, Chris Tomlin remembers Keith Green with remake of ‘O Lord, You’re Beautiful’

Chris Tomlin has been called “the most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers, reportedly being sung by 40 million worshipers every Sunday. Along the way, the Christian artist…

Why Bathsheba is not an adulteress

Growing up in the church, I have heard the 2 Samuel narrative of Bathsheba and David many times. Often, I have heard this narrative retold by preachers who believe Bathsheba is a dangerous woman and who utilize this narrative as…

The biblical view from the Tower of Babel

Few stories in the Bible highlight the complexities of deconstruction and the way it divides us into speaking very different theological languages like the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. “What did Babel’s builders do wrong? Why did God punish…

What Forrest Gump’s mother would say about Marjorie Taylor Greene

Forrest Gump was a good man with personal morals, integrity and a love for others, especially Lieutenant Dan and Bubba. But he had a low I.Q. and other people often called him stupid. He always responded with what his mother…

Samford, how long will you remain silent?

It is difficult to fathom the ineptitude that would cause a top-tier Christian university to become so blinded to its rightwing constituency that it throws away decades of ecumenical goodwill and then doesn’t even have the wherewithal to acknowledge what…

Ken Starr, former Clinton investigator and Baylor University president, dies at 76

Ken Starr, who vaulted to notoriety for investigating President Bill Clinton’s sex scandal and plummeted from Baylor University’s presidency for failing to handle sexual violence complaints, has died at age 76. Starr’s family reported he died Sept. 13 at Baylor…

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Samford doubles down on LGBTQ exclusion, claiming nothing has changed, which some alumni say is a lie

‘Reverend, they ain’t ever coming back’: Confronting churchly realities 2022

Avoiding the conversation about white supremacy in churches is dangerous, Jones warns

In new worship album, Chris Tomlin remembers Keith Green with remake of ‘O Lord, You’re Beautiful’

Why Bathsheba is not an adulteress

The biblical view from the Tower of Babel

What Forrest Gump’s mother would say about Marjorie Taylor Greene

Samford, how long will you remain silent?

Ken Starr, former Clinton investigator and Baylor University president, dies at 76

Seeing whitewashed history for the pale reality it is

King Charles should abolish the term ‘Defender of the Faith’

Instead of honking for Jesus, maybe we should pause and lament over predatory pastors

European Evangelicals Draw A Clear Distinction From Their American Counterparts

Clergy serving among the ruins of Venezuela

The Deep Spiritual History of AI

Israel’s parliament approves laws to enshrine exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service

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An American experiment: 250 years of trying

10 reasons America is not a ‘Christian nation’

American Dominion traces deep roots of Seven Mountain Mandate

Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’