We are finding that some of the younger evangelicals are openly questioning their religious and political traditions. In short, the majority of White evangelicals are aging and a portion of younger evangelicals are engaging in both religion and politics differently.
Jason Koon writes that the new resolution on racism passed last week at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting far short of what is needed to begin the SBC’s work of digging out from its racialized past and seeking racial reconciliation.
Pope Francis on Sunday decried the suffering of refugees in Myanmar and pleaded that houses of worship be respected as neutral places to take shelter. He told the public that he was joining his voice to that of the Asian nation’s bishops in also calling
A photo essay by Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor about what happened during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting this week in Nashville, Tennessee, both inside and outside the convention hall.
James Forbes wrote a poem on the challenges that remain 156 years after Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to deliver the message the Civil War was over and the enslaved were free. It’s a call to all Americans to face the reality of
Letter welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu’s successor after Friends of Zion founder pledged to oppose the incoming leader. Read full piece
Former Vice President Mike Pence was met with boos and shouts of “traitor” on Friday as he spoke at a conservative conference about Republicans reclaiming the majority in Washington, D.C. Read full piece
Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have voted to draft a document on the Eucharist, green lighting a controversial effort championed by a group of conservative clerics who have called for denying Communion to President Joe Biden and other Catholic Democrats who support
After Ed Litton emerged victorious in the Southern Baptist Convention’s presidential election on Tuesday, reports and analysis quickly portrayed the news as a defeat for the denomination’s fundamentalist wing. But rather than fundamentalism being dismissed, anti-elitism was embraced.
As they headed toward Nashville for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, the cars with black pirate flags strapped to their windows — complete with smirking skulls and crossbones — were a good indicator that some of the passengers were spoiling for a fight. Read full piece