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Abuse survivors take center stage in lead up to next week’s Southern Baptist Convention

The Southern Baptist Convention meets next week after revelations of widespread stories of sexual abuse and coverup in a six-part series of investigative reports by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.

Pride month: suggestions for straight allies in queer spaces

Given the harsh judgment, discrimination and hateful rhetoric LGBTQ people face from many Christian people, seeing churches who love, affirm and support LGBTQ people is essential. Still, when straight people enter queer spaces, even as allies, their heterosexual privilege can be problematic.

Finding an alternative to the anxious pursuit of happiness parading as American Christianity

Of the 25 to 30 students, adults, married couples and whole families I see each week in my practice as a psychotherapist, almost nothing is more difficult to overcome than our collective commitment to the anxious pursuit of happiness at all costs.

Petition demanding Southern Baptist seminary pay reparations collecting signatures online

Former faculty members at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary and Baptist professors at other schools joined a call urging financial reparations to American descendants of slavery in a petition now collecting signatures on change.org.

‘Pentecost-tide’: pondering what it means to be fully alive in the Spirit

What is the Holy Spirit up to these days? How should we pray in order to align our actions to the purposes of God who moves among us as Spirit? The Spirit is usually to be found where conflict is burning, for that provides an opportunity to move toward a new level of understanding and discourse.

Transitions for the week of 6-7-19

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

Norfolk Street Choir infuses dignity with a dose of music

No one would mistake the Freemason Street Baptist Church Norfolk Street Choir concert for professionals. But that’s hardly the point. With this group, rehearsals are in large part the purpose. Performance is a byproduct.

Falwell says pastor who prayed for Trump should ‘grow a pair’

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. seemed unimpressed by Pastor David Platt’s explanation of why he prayed alongside President Donald Trump during a worship service last Sunday.

Southern Seminary leadership nixes idea of reparations for historically black college

A Southern Baptist seminary that in February lamented its historical ties to slavery is unwilling to make monetary reparations to a nearby historically black Baptist college, according to the seminary’s president and trustee chairman.

A coffee mug and a heated conversation saved me from my self-righteous view of patriarchy

For thousands of years a lie has been promoted by the powerhouse religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity, often with the wedding and bedding of religion and state. The lie said, “Patriarchy works for everyone – especially men.” But the truth is patriarchy doesn’t work for everyone – even men.

Religion Notes: Prosperity gospel belief doesn’t inspire entrepreneurial action

-Study: Millennials more spiritually curious than older adults
-CBF church team continues immigrant, refugee ministry at the border

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit