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Remember Randall Terry of Operation Rescue? Now he’s running for president and doesn’t want to win

Some hardcore anti-abortion voters hope to boost Donald Trump and the Republican Party in November by getting Blacks and Catholics not to vote for Democrats. The Constitution Party is running a presidential ticket headed by notorious anti-abortion activist Randall Terry,…

David Barton is still wrong: American exceptionalism endangers America

How many times will evangelical Christians attempt to put the David Barton-inspired revisionist American history into public school curriculums? Every time a state official wakes up one morning and reads the Bible or the Constitution wrong, expect another outburst of…

Evangelical groups cheer layoffs at Southern Poverty Law Center

“Do not gloat when your enemy falls,” advises Proverbs. “When they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice.” But conservative Christians couldn’t help gloating over layoffs and program cuts at the Southern Poverty Law Center, the $117 million nonprofit that has…

Plaintiffs ask Louisiana judge to bar implementation of Ten Commandments law immediately

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit against mandatory Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana public classrooms have asked a federal court to bar implementation of the new law as their litigation proceeds. Signed into law June 19, House Bill 71 requires the posting…

More moderate and progressive chaplains needed for U.S. military, one chaplain urges

The ranks of U.S. military chaplains do not reflect the diversity of race, religion, gender and sexual orientation of the service members they serve, National Guard chaplain Megan Joyner said during an online workshop hosted by the Alliance of Baptists….

Baptist evangelist found dead in Uganda

Who killed Richard Malinga, a Baptist evangelist in Uganda? That’s the question many people, including religious leaders and security officials in the country and elsewhere, are asking about the man whose lifeless body was recently found in Kayete Swamp in…

Ministers of Propaganda decodes false gospel of Religious Right

Celebrity preachers, entrepreneurial theologians, parachurch leaders and conservative pundits have sold millions of Americans a false gospel that legitimizes discriminatory social arrangements, argues Scott Coley in his provocative book, Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious…

Upholding the Great Commission amid sociopolitical turmoil

In today’s increasingly polarized world, Christians often find themselves grappling with the challenge of maintaining a healthy balance between their commitment to the Great Commission and their engagement in politics. While it is essential for believers to be actively involved…

Christa Brown’s book is defying sales patterns

Something fascinating is going on with Christa Brown’s memoir Baptistland. I’ve been in book publishing for almost 30 years, a career that allowed me to see many sides of the publishing business. My last corporate role was as vice president…

‘Your actions do matter,’ panelists urged those fearful of Trump authoritarianism

Caged and aged

‘Cloistering’ is not the answer to America’s great divide, Burge says

The (unforgivable?) sins of the white American church