A few weeks ago, I sat with a Baptist leader who described himself as a “moderate Baptist.” He meant it as a compliment, and most people in our circles would receive it that way. After all, “moderate” is one of...
Republican members of Congress have called for Muslims to be expelled from America, have claimed Islam is incompatible with American culture and government and have denied Islam is a religion deserving Constitutional protection. “Islam is not a religion,” said Sen….
Members of Congress may make unannounced inspection visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, a federal judge ruled Feb. 2. The order by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C., temporarily prevents the Department of Homeland Security from…
Larry Lyon has been elected president of Truett McConnell University to succeed Emir Caner, who was fired by trustees last year amid allegations of mishandling reports of sexual abuse. Lyon currently serves as senior vice president for business administration at…
Trump influencer Laura Loomer has been ordered by a federal court to complete payment of a 2022 judgment against her to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The payments were mandated by a settlement reached after her 2022 lawsuit falsely alleging…
Happy Birthday to Black History Month — 50 years federally recognized and 100 years strong in purpose, beginning as “Negro History Week” in 1926. While the United States formally recognized Black History Month in 1976, the acknowledgment of Black history…
I live and serve as a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a town that is home to one of the largest and loudest Christian nationalist groups in the country right now. However, despite what you hear on the news, my town…
The unnecessary murder of 37-year-old nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti is the tragic “same song, second verse.” What is that song? Unnecessary violence at the hands of untrained immigration enforcement officers who have no business with guns. In fact, ICE has…
My heart retches within me. I grieve for the lives of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Good was murdered while she attempted to drive away from an ICE agent, shot at least twice through her window after the ICE agent…
Someone posted this question on Reddit: “What’s the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to you?” You might be surprised by how many were willing to reopen deep wounds by sharing the harshest words they have received. One woman…
The Trump administration is endangering the very American communities it claims to be protecting through drastic immigration enforcement efforts, a Southern law enforcement official said. “Our role is to keep our communities safe, and what we’re witnessing all across this…
A Baptist church near Rochester, N.Y., was prepared to stand its ground when a municipal official demanded it change the wording on the sign in front of the building: “DO JUSTICE, LOVE KINDNESS, ABOLISH ICE.” A code enforcement officer called…
Tragic acts of violence often lay bare the gap between what a system claims to be and what it actually enables. In the story of Alex Pretti’s murder, we come face to face with whether patriarchy — long sacralized as…
