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Blinded by their hatred of Biden, Arab voters cut off their noses to spite their faces

Polling data and widespread media coverage indicate the Biden-Harris Administration has a problem: Long a bastion of support and a key voting bloc for the Democratic Party, support among Arab-American voters for the party is the lowest since party identification…

Liberty University and former President Falwell settle ‘all outstanding disputes’

Liberty University and its former President Jerry Falwell Jr. have ended their ongoing battle, “settling all outstanding disputes on both legal and personal matters,” according to a statement released by the Lynchburg, Va.-based school. The fight between Falwell and Liberty…

A week at Chautauqua has me pondering the future of the Protestant Mainline

I was fussing over a jigsaw puzzle when somebody turned on the Biden-Trump debate. As the combatants droned on in the background, my attention remained firmly fixed on the task before me. It was all birds and foliage. A thousand…

What does freedom mean to you? Black Baptist women and the fight to vote

What does freedom mean to you? On July 26, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told Christians at The Believers’ Summit, an event hosted by Christian nationalist advocacy group Turning Point USA: “Get out and vote. Just this…

Strong majority of Americans favor in vitro fertilization, Gallup survey shows

Republican efforts to ban in vitro fertilization are way out of step with a major share of the U.S. population, according to new research. Gallup’s July 30 “Update on American Values” survey found 90% of Americans consider the use of…

Church/state mandates then and now: A tenuous freedom

Church/state mandates began early in the American colonies. On July 19, 1651, three Baptists — John Clarke, Obadiah Holmes and John Crandall — traveled from Newport, R.I., to Lynn, Mass., and the home of William Witter, who requested their visit…

Vital life lessons learned on the Camino de Santiago

“Buen Camino.” This is the phrase every pilgrim uses on the Camino de Santiago — a 500-mile spiritual pilgrimage in Spain — when walking past another pilgrim. Considering my walking pace was slower than everyone else’s, I often heard, “Buen…

Christian Zionism: the blind spot in faith-based activism against Christian nationalism

Christian nationalism in the United States seems more alive than ever. Project 2025 threatens to erode the separation of church and state, Donald Trump is hailed as a messiah following his assassination attempt, and at the state level, Ten Commandments…

At Wild Goose Festival, ‘I found my flock’

Attending the 2024 Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms in Harmony, N.C., was a first for me. Even though I’d heard about the annual gathering of progressive post-evangelicals, I really did not know what to expect. However, as David…

Dispirited Christians must prepare to stand in the gap, historians urge

The country I know

New book brings Baptist heroes to life for children and youth

The bathroom battles come to the U.S. Capitol