‘Wasting My Breath’: Southern Faith Leaders Wary of Promoting Vaccines
Exhausted by backlash over pandemic restrictions, some faith leaders see little upside in urging skeptical congregants to get vaccinated. Read full piece
Reading the Old Testament While Pregnant
Casey Cep: As the novelist Marilynne Robinson says, Biblical history so often depends on the birth of a baby. Read full piece
A Deadly Evangelical Variant?
Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor argues that as the delta variant of COVID-19 fuels a new spike in cases in some parts of the U.S., conservative Christians who refuse vaccination are putting people at risk and undermining the teachings of Jesus.
Students Accuse Bible College of Racism as Historic Social Work Program is Shuttered
The first Bible college to open a social work program in the United States shut that program down in May after 55 years, opening a rift with a group of students and alumni who have accused the administration of killing a department that was teaching students
South Sudan Baptists Minister Amid Gov’t Instability, Hunger
Warfare, droughts, famine, widespread hunger, floods, locust swarms and a global pandemic – all of these have been endured by the South Sudanese over the past decade. Amid the turmoil, faith leaders like Edward Dima, pastor of First Baptist Church in Kajo-Keji and president of the
Could Newly Elected SBC President be Forced to Resign Over Sermon Plagiarism?
Amid charges of sermon plagiarism, newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton is facing calls for his resignation. Read full piece
Vengeance is Not Ours
The Bible continues to be used to boost support for the state killing people. In this issue of A Public Witness, we look at the state of the death penalty in the U.S. today, and the role of Christians in keeping it alive.
125 Baptist High School Students Kidnapped in Nigeria
About 125 students kidnapped from a Baptist church school in northern Nigeria are especially in danger because of their Christianity and the unwillingness of local authorities to pay a ransom.
Behind the Pulpit: Courtney Richards
Senior Editor Beau Underwood interviews Courtney Richards, who is on the pastoral staff of Harvard Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the latest installment of our “Behind the Pulpit” series intended to pull back the curtain on the minister’s life.
For Some, the Capitol Attack was a Kind of Christian Revolt
Late last month, one of the accused Jan. 6 Capitol insurrectionists told a D.C. judge that she didn’t recognize his authority and was making a “divine special appearance.” Another one of the accused streams a solo religious service each week that he calls “Good Morning