Martin Gugino Is a Catholic Peace Activist, Not an ‘Antifa Provocateur,’ Friends Say
Is Martin Gugino an Antifa provocateur? Or a beloved Catholic peace activist who was the victim of police brutality in Buffalo, New York?
Deuteronomy 12:2-4 (in photos)
Deuteronomy 12:2-4, as seen in photos and videos over the past couple weeks of the defacing and removal of Confederate monuments in the United States and slave trader statues in the United Kingdom.
Racial Resentment Varies Widely Among Religious Groups
Measuring people’s true attitudes toward racial issues on surveys has long been one of the most difficult problems that social scientists face. A news story about police beating a black man could be written off as an aberration or an isolated incident. It’s becoming harder
2020 SBC President’s Message Addresses Diversity, Missions, Unity, Abuse Prevention
Promoting diversity, unity, missions and sex abuse prevention are goals the Southern Baptist Convention must continue to pursue in order to put the "Gospel Above All," SBC President J.D. Greear said in his 2020 presidential address Tuesday (June 9).
George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, to Be Buried
Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, capping six days of mourning for the black man whose death has led to a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice.
Falwell Apologizes for Tweet That Included Racist Photo
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page decades ago.
Judge Sentences 80-Year-Old Catholic Activist for Breaking Into Nuclear Submarine Base
A U.S. District Court judge has sentenced an 80-year-old Catholic peace activist to time already served for trespassing onto the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Marys, Georgia, more than two years ago as part of a symbolic nuclear disarmament action.
Please and Thank You
Please and thank you are phrases that we all are used to saying. We say them so much that they may seem like formalities. Even if they are formalities, they are important to say and hear. In a way, Psalm 116 emphasizes the importance of
Under Guise of Coronavirus, Kazakhstan Fines Baptists
Baptists in the Central Asia nation of Kazakhstan have long faced persecution from their government. Now, Kazak officials are using coronavirus restrictions to again target a Baptist church.
British Baptist Reflects on Removal of Slave Trader Statue
As people in Bristol, England, joined global rallies against racial injustices, some protesters on Sunday (June 7) toppled a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston and tossed it into the city’s harbor. A British Baptist leader who lives in Bristol told Word&Way the