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‘Victimization’ and injustice: Why the new film, ‘Harriet,’ evoked anger in me

I felt anger rise in me as I watched “Harriet,” the new film about the famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The anger came from an awareness that the distorted use of victimization by the oppressors and the enslavers is still prevalent 100 years after Tubman’s death.

Bourbon, boobs and bedrooms: Will the Body of Christ choose people over purity?

Purity codes and other forms of Christian cleanliness have excluded people for centuries, keeping out entire communities who did not follow one way of living, one way of interpreting scripture and one way that works for one group of people – namely, those with all the power.

Paul Pressler’s accuser appeals abuse claim dismissed due to statute of limitations

Long-time Southern Baptist lay leader Paul Pressler used religion to sexually abuse a boy in the 1980s, and when that no longer worked began paying him as an adult to keep their relationship a secret, according to a new petition in the Texas Court of Appeals.

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Pro-Trump preachers on message against impeachment probe

Evangelical leaders who met privately and prayed with President Donald Trump in the White House Oct. 29 are using bully pulpits to portray Democrats’ impeachment efforts as an attack on conservative values.

Evangelical women superstars: power, celebrity and influence within the façade of submission

In many ways, the superstar women of evangelicalism use the same tools to access power, not just at home but also in the public arena – the rhetoric of submission, conformity to gender norms and resourceful influence within the constraints of patriarchy.

Al Mohler to be nominated for president of Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler tweeted Thursday afternoon that he is willing to be nominated next June as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

It seemed like a good idea: Seminarian worships at up to 30 churches in months before first pastorate

William Reilly was in church quite a bit in the months before finishing seminary and becoming a Baptist pastor earlier this year. Normally, that wouldn’t be news. But in Reilly’s case it is because he worshiped at up to 30 different churches September to March. And many of them weren’t Baptist churches.

Twin doctrines of slavery and complementarity: time for evangelicals to ‘budge’ on biblical interpretation?

John MacArthur’s public pronouncements open a door to issues that confront us all when it comes to faith and doctrine, biblical authority and hermeneutics, church and family.

Transitions for the week of 11-1-19

Recent church staff changes, anniversaries, ordinations and deaths within the Baptist network.

‘All Survivors Day’ piggybacks on All Saints’ Day to raise awareness about sexual abuse

While kids celebrate Halloween and liturgical churches observe All Saints’ Day, several advocacy organizations are combining efforts to recognize survivors of sexual abuse. All Survivors Day, Nov. 3, is an international day to share survivor stories, raise awareness and seek…

All Saints Day and every day: the ‘dangerous, restless speech’ and revolutionary act of lament

The nature of lament is profoundly spiritual and political. Lament ensures that questions of justice are asked and makes clear that things are not OK. But it doesn’t stop there. Lament suggests that what is wrong can be changed.

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church