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Americans United says Florida is inserting white Christian nationalism in the classroom

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is investigating allegations that the state of Florida is promoting white Christian nationalism through new public school curriculum standards. Concerns stem from a new Civics Literacy Excellence Initiative promoted by Gov. Ron…

Moving from trauma to action

I was talking with someone very close to me recently who said something important I want to share: Our country has so many things going wrong, so many things really to feel ashamed about in a way, that it seems…

CBF joins broad coalition urging Congress to pass immigration reform this year

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has joined a coalition of business, faith, law enforcement, education and national security organizations allied to push Congress to enact compassionate and effective immigration reforms in 2022. CBF is among several new additions to the Alliance…

On women in church leadership: When you know better, you do better

The report on The State of Women in Baptist Life is only a couple of weeks old and already has caused quite a stir. And rightly so. From excellent opinion pieces calling for repentance to recognition and a call for…

Not everyone believes there’s a sexual abuse crisis in the SBC

First, Jennifer Lyell had to defend herself against a public misrepresentation of her story of sexual abuse published by Baptist Press; now she’s facing a second public humiliation from critics who believe the Southern Baptist Convention’s sexual abuse investigation is…

The end of the status quo: Why white people must overthrow white racism

Last month at the American Cathedral in Paris, where I serve as canon theologian, I gave a talk on my journey from “quirky American theologian” (as the UK’s Greenbelt Festival advertised me when they invited me to give talks on…

‘The problem with a theocracy is everyone wants to be Theo’

No sooner had the Supreme Court of the United States begun releasing its summer decisions than the word “theocracy” started trending across social media in headings like, “Supreme Court Accused of Starting A ‘Theocracy’ Following Public School Prayer Ruling” and…

Want to get started reading Black authors? Here are 10 curated suggestions

Christians needn’t fear reading Black literature that bears painful witness to the historic and ongoing brutality of racism in America, author Claude Atcho said during a webinar hosted by the Equal Justice USA network for evangelicals. After all, congregations that…

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

Americans United says Florida is inserting white Christian nationalism in the classroom

Moving from trauma to action

CBF joins broad coalition urging Congress to pass immigration reform this year

On women in church leadership: When you know better, you do better

Not everyone believes there’s a sexual abuse crisis in the SBC

The end of the status quo: Why white people must overthrow white racism

‘The problem with a theocracy is everyone wants to be Theo’

Want to get started reading Black authors? Here are 10 curated suggestions

Roger Williams, John Cotton and the future of the American experiment

Pastors send out a mobile billboard to warn Virginia Beach residents of this weekend’s ReAwaken America Tour

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