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As anger mounts, ICE director called to court appearance Friday

The chief federal judge in Minnesota is fed up with the Trump administration’s persistent violation of court orders and the rights of detainees amid increasingly aggressive immigration enforcement actions. As a result, Judge Patrick J. Schiltz has ordered the acting…

Now some Republicans are weary of Trump’s immigration plan

Even some Republicans are growing weary of President Donald Trump’s harsh campaign against immigrants, and Catholics are among those losing faith in the president, according to new polling from Navigator Research. The polling data were gathered Jan. 8-12, just after…

As religious leaders decry Pretti’s death, SBC president is silent

The president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination apparently had nothing to say about the murder of a 37-year-old ICU nurse in Minneapolis last Saturday. But Clint Pressley had quite a lot to say a week earlier when a group…

Faith groups speak out against Minneapolis murders

Grief and fury over the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by at least one immigration agent is reaching massive proportions. The condemnations by humanitarian and civil rights organizations have grown ever louder since news of the Jan. 24…

If not now, then when, America?

The words of Tracy Chapman’s iconic song have been ringing in my head since the unjustified murder of Renee Good and now the senseless murder of Alex Pretti by federal agents. If not now then when? If not today then…

Pastoral care in a time of chaos

Recently after worship at First Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., where I’m the interim minister of music, a choir member approached me almost as soon as the pastor had finished the benediction and said, “Doug, I’m scared.” Looking into this diminutive…

Why an open letter still matters

In April 2023, Baptist Women in Ministry shared an Open Letter to Baptist Women in response to an increase in actions against Baptist women who minister, lead and serve as pastors, specifically within the Southern Baptist Convention. In a recent…

As a Pentecostal, I wonder what’s happened to the Christian heart

It is common knowledge that evangelicals in the United States are staunch supporters of the MAGA movement. It’s not a stretch to suggest, had it not been for the evangelical vote, Donald Trump would not have been elected president even…

Paula Stone Williams to run for mayor of her town

One of the highest-profile transgender religious leaders in America has filed to run for mayor of her small Colorado town. Paula Stone Williams is a pastoral counselor who previously served as president of the Christian church planting organization Orchard Group…

Redesigning wealth for a regenerative future

For generations, people in the Western world have fixated on scarcity. This mindset, rooted in the belief that resources and opportunities are limited, has shaped how Americans build their economy and define success. But as Buckminster Fuller pointed out decades…

Central Seminary launches Antioch Center

Central Seminary has launched the Antioch Center, an initiative for “strengthening congregational vitality by equipping lay leaders, pastors and congregations for faithful, sustainable ministry in a changing world.” The project is made possible by a major grant from the Lilly Endowment,…

CBF reduces staff by seven positions

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has eliminated seven staff positions, according to a letter from Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley sent to governance leaders last week. It is not yet known if any of those positions were vacant and therefore how many…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?