Southern Baptists, in #MeToo Age, Affirm Women, Ask for ‘Purity’ of Leaders
DALLAS (RNS) — Southern Baptists, grappling with some #MeToo-aided falls from grace among their leaders, have called for affirming women, showing compassion for the
Why Weren’t Christians the Ones to ‘Ruin’ Miss America?
(RNS) — Opponents of the Miss America pageant’s decision to discontinue the swimsuit portion of their competition have blamed liberals, feminists, and the #MeToo
Churches Must Abandon 600MHz Wireless Sound Systems
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Churches that haven't updated their wireless sound system may have trouble being heard on any given Sunday, as the federal government is phasing out
Patterson Won’t Address Meeting as Southern Baptists Gather Amid Scandals
(RNS) — Paige Patterson, fired recently from his post at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, announced Friday (June 8) that he
CBF, SBC Gather in Dallas for 2018 Meetings
For the first time, national gatherings of the Southern Baptist Convention and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 2018 will meet in the same city on the same
Moral Bar Slipping in U.S., Gallup Poll Finds
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Homosexuality, premarital sex, divorce, marijuana and pornography are approved by a growing percentage of Americans, Gallup found in an annual poll including nearly
In Red-State Oklahoma, Marijuana Ballot Question Splits People of Faith
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) — As Presbyterian minister Bobby Griffith sees it, legalizing medical marijuana in Oklahoma could help arthritis sufferers with chronic pain and
J.D. Greear is Ready to Give Southern Baptists a Makeover
Southern Baptists meeting in Dallas June 12-13 will pick their next president. J.D. Greear is widely expected to win; if he does, 45-year-old Greear
Check Your Idols at the Church Door
Much has been written lately about our subtle, invisible idols. These false gods manifest themselves when we put our politics above the gospel, the U.S. flag above
Waiting for That ‘Aha’ Moment
It was the thirteenth time I preached the “May Meeting” at this lovely church. I’ve watched as their membership shrinks each year. I want to be