SBC Seminary Presidents are ‘Complicit with Evil,’ Revered California Pastor Says
J. Alfred Smith Sr. is not happy with the six Southern Baptist Convention presidents, who recently issued a declaration against Critical Race Theory. Read full piece
Biden’s Catholic Faith Will Be on Display as the 1st Publicly-Churchgoing President in Decades
Joe Biden rarely misses Sunday Mass. That's a level of devotion to regular religious services not seen from recent presidents, who were professed Christians but intermittently attended church or worshiped privately while in office. Read full piece
Why Jesus’s Boring Genealogy is Actually Amazing
What is the most boring chapter in the Bible? To most, I’d think it’s the genealogy of Jesus from Matthew 1. Read full piece
In Final Years at Liberty, Falwell Spent Millions on Pro-Trump Causes
The nonprofit university’s think tank ran Facebook ads to “pray for our presidenPt,” with Donald Trump’s image. Read full piece
Black Americans Donate a Higher Share of their Wealth than Whites
Despite lower net worth, they have a culture of charitable giving. They are philanthropists investing in their communities. Read full piece
A Sanctuary of Social & Spiritual Justice
As the Georgia Senate runoff race intensifies, extremists have threatened Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King preached. Commentator Ken Makin explores the history of this church. Read full piece
St. Louis Interfaith Group Urges Congregations to Balance Religious Freedom with Good Public Health this Holiday Season
As Christmas celebration goes into full swing, an organization of 34 religions said here Friday that it wanted “all communities of faith and conscience” to exercise great caution to stay safe and protect others from the coronavirus. Read full piece
A Pastor’s Life Depends on a Coronavirus Vaccine. Now He Faces Skeptics in His Church.
Concerned someone from his own congregation could pass him the coronavirus, Southern Baptist pastor Steve Bezner sneaks in a back door of his church to protect himself from his flock. Read full piece
Want to Understand Critical Race Theory? Read the Good Samaritan Story
A primary method of Critical Race Theory is counter-storytelling. CRT tells stories that challenge dominant stories, norms, and assumptions. Read full piece
Loving All Our Neighbors Besieged by COVID-19
International cooperation is a Christian value. It can beat COVID-19. Read full piece