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‘The situation here is terrible,’ Ukrainian Baptist leader tells European allies

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is unfolding as the worst possible scenario faith leaders could have envisioned, a Baptist leader said in a Zoom call Thursday, Feb. 24. More than 75 people joined the online conversation organized on short notice…

A pastoral letter to transgender children

Dearest trans child of God, You are loved through and through. You are loved just as you are in this moment, and in every step of your becoming. I will always believe you when you tell me who you are….

Best known as an author, Gary Chapman also served the same Baptist church for 50 years

Gary Chapman is best known for writing the bestselling book Five Love Languages, but he also has served a local congregation — the same congregation — for 50 years. He recently retired from full-time ministry but hasn’t retired from carrying…

Five takeaways from the Report on Christian Nationalism and January 6

On Feb. 9, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, in tandem with their movement “Christians Against Christian Nationalism” and in partnership with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, held a livestreamed event that introduced their new comprehensive report on the influence…

Five misconceptions and four truths about Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’

As a Canadian, the only thing more disconcerting than watching American politics is watching Americans watching Canadian politics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, once said that America and Canada were like an elephant and a beaver sharing…

Zoom, zoom, zoom … Some pastors aren’t revved up for continued online church

It took a couple of years, but Elizabeth Mangham Lott finally hit her bottom with doing online church by the end of January. “Y’all, this Zoom church stuff is crushing me today. I don’t wanna do it. And I don’t…

How to talk with your kids about porn without sending them straight to hell

The first time I saw pornography was at a public school playground during summer break when I was 8. I had ridden my bike over to the school to play, when a couple of teenage boys called me over and…

Texas officials’ new attack on transgender care called a ‘political ploy’ at the expense of children

One week before statewide primary elections, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an attack on the state’s transgender children and their families, threatening to charge parents and care providers with child abuse. “It is clearly…

Faithful discomfort: Why white Americans need to be offended

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced his support for a Parent’s Bill of Rights, a new but oh-so-familiar offering from conservatives that seeks to bar librarians and teachers in public schools from offering access to facts and stories that stand…

Supreme Court to hear case of wedding website designer who won’t serve same-sex couples

First it was about wedding cakes. Now it’s about wedding websites. And the United States Supreme Court has agreed once again to wade into the troubled waters of evangelical Christian business owners refusing to serve same-sex couples. Although same-sex marriage…

How Canadian hockey history explains white evangelicals in the age of Trump

I was making omelets in the kitchen when I heard the familiar voice of Foster Hewitt coming from the living room. I grew up listening to hockey games on the radio, and Hewitt’s “He shoots, HE SCORESS!!!” is imbedded in…

‘Pray-in’ draws attention to the problem of predatory lending

National religious leaders staged a virtual “pray-in” Feb. 22 to emphasize the power of prayer and Scripture in the effort to end predatory lending in the U.S. Members of the Faith and Credit Roundtable, a project of the Center for…

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?