Thousands Urge Netflix to Cancel ‘Good Omens.’ It’s on Amazon Prime
A U.S. Christian group calling for the cancellation of Amazon's Good Omens have been lampooned after mistakenly sending a 20,000-strong protest petition to Netflix.
Wind Damage Compounds Disaster Relief Challenges
GREENVILLE, Texas (BP) -- Storms with strong straight-line winds have caused havoc in the Dallas-Fort Worth area over the last two weeks, underscoring the severe weather events that have been occurring across the country.
CBF Celebrates Suzii Paynter: ‘The Right Leader at the Right Time’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Rev. Suzii Paynter, who served as only the third executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship from 2013-2019, was celebrated Thursday evening at an all-Fellowship dinner in her honor at the 2019 CBF General Assembly in Birmingham, Ala.
Q&A Interview: Scott McConnell, Executive Director of LifeWay Research
Scott McConnell is executive director of LifeWay Research, the survey arm of the Southern Baptist Convention's LifeWay Christian Resources. Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor interviewed McConnell in April during the annual convention of the Evangelical Press Association in Oklahoma City, Okla.
What Happened After My Mostly White Church Put Up a Black Lives Matter Sign
As a mostly white congregation in a predominately white rural town in Illinois, we knew the gospel had something to say about racism, but we had little idea what to say ourselves, either through words or action. Not knowing what to do exactly, we knew
Why Christians Must Support Religious Freedom for Everyone
(RNS) — In the effort to promote international religious freedom, Christians must remain informed, advocate for policies protecting religious communities and submit these issues to God in prayer.
Winnipeg Pizzeria Lets Customers Donate a Slice to Others in Need
Vikas Sanger started a Pay It Forward program at SFC Pizzeria after customers came in without money to buy food. Customers with the means have the option to donate a dollar and write a message on a sticky note, which they stick to a wall
CBF Opens 2019 Birmingham Assembly with Day Focused on Racial Justice
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— “The work of reconciliation is challenging to preach, and even more challenging to practice,” said Erica Whitaker, senior pastor of Buechel Park Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., as the 2019 General Assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship opened Wednesday (June 19) with a
Church World Service Hosts Ration Challenge Around World Refugee Day
(RNS) — More than 14,000 Americans participating in the Ration Challenge for the first time this year — many, this week around World Refugee Day (June 20). The global challenge — organized in the United States by Church World Service — asks participants to live
Amid Broad Drop in Charitable Donations, Giving to God Down $3 Billion Last Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Charitable giving by individual Americans in 2018 suffered its biggest drop since the Great Recession of 2008-09, in part because of Republican-backed changes in tax policy, according to the latest comprehensive report on Americans’ giving patterns.