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Thomas Merton, Martin Luther King and Critical Race Theory

Opponents of teaching Critical Race Theory in U.S. classrooms allege that it indoctrinates impressionable students and, worse, makes them feel responsible for past injustices they had no part in. Much time is devoted to such indictments and to efforts to…

September symposium will celebrate life and legacy of John Claypool

If you’ve ever heard a sermon preached by a moderate Baptist pastor, you’ve likely heard the influence of John Claypool, whether you knew it or not. Claypool served four well-known Baptist churches as pastor in the second half of the…

What evangelicals won’t tell you about the actual sin of Sodom

Now that the Supreme Court has outlawed abortion, some politicians can’t wait to start the campaign to take away other rights, especially gay rights. The ruling on abortion was not yet dry on the page before Justice Clarence Thomas voiced…

Faith leaders urge Congress to fund help for families torn apart by Trump’s ‘cruel’ family separation policy

More than 400 religious leaders and faith groups signed an Aug. 1 letter urging Congress to provide funding for social and legal services for immigrants victimized by the Trump administration’s infamous family separation policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. Organizations including…

Giving birth in prison: The grief of separation, the grace of presence

Conversations are happening across the nation. Stories are being told and voices are crying out for compassionate and competent health care for women who need abortions. But do we really know much about these women? What will become of them?…

Dear Denny Burk, your view of gender is not biblical, it is dangerous

In a 2019 talk given at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, Calif., Denny Burk spoke about how “unbiblical” it is to state that one’s brain is experiencing a disconnect with their bodily gender, but then cited Genesis 1:26-28 as…

As church staff roles evolve, the SBC is forced to define the word ‘pastor’

Sixty years ago, Baptists would have had little reason to debate the meaning of the word “pastor.” In those simpler days, “the pastor” was the primary staff leader of a congregation — the person who preached most Sundays and provided…

Roger Williams, the father of American deconstruction

If Roger Williams is remembered at all, it’s as a champion of church-state separation. In addition, a steadily declining circle of progressive Baptists honor the founder of Rhode Island as the original American Baptist. Both perceptions are a bit off-target….

Rise of American authoritarianism demands a choice, Perryman says

Shaving Dad goodbye

The Enhanced Games were another MAGA grift

It’s bad interpretation, not the Bible, limiting female pastors

Thomas Merton, Martin Luther King and Critical Race Theory

September symposium will celebrate life and legacy of John Claypool

What evangelicals won’t tell you about the actual sin of Sodom

Faith leaders urge Congress to fund help for families torn apart by Trump’s ‘cruel’ family separation policy

Giving birth in prison: The grief of separation, the grace of presence

Dear Denny Burk, your view of gender is not biblical, it is dangerous

As church staff roles evolve, the SBC is forced to define the word ‘pastor’

Roger Williams, the father of American deconstruction

New data show America’s challenge is not because ‘both sides are wrong’

It’s possible some senior adults in your church need help with medical costs or food but won’t say anything

Why I’m an LGBTQ ally who won’t boycott Chick-fil-A

Do the arts in church still matter?

Missouri judge finds state laws restricting abortion violate voter-approved constitutional amendment

Seeing Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical Through A Jewish Lens

The Baptist who made Juneteenth a holiday

A judge orders ICE to free a Wisconsin mosque leader, citing a ‘substantial’ free speech claim

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Rise of American authoritarianism demands a choice, Perryman says

Shaving Dad goodbye

The Enhanced Games were another MAGA grift

It’s bad interpretation, not the Bible, limiting female pastors