(RNS) — Looking at the data from the 2018 Cooperative Congressional Election Study, if someone labels themself personally as at the edge of the political spectrum, are they more likely to place the opposing party in an extreme political position?
MEMPHIS (BP)-- Ronnie Johnson, pastor of Miracle of Redemption Church, Memphis, has been shot four times and stabbed seven times. "Of course I shot other folks too," the former Gangster Disciples member said.
JAMESTOWN, Va. (RNS) — Wearing a yellow headwrap, gray skirt and soiled apron, a woman who says she is “called by the name of Angela” stood by the James River and told her story, one of faith and courage, darkness and hope.
Conservative Christians in the United States have a pornography problem, though it may not be the problem you think.
NASHVILLE (BP) -- A LifeWay Research survey sponsored by the Center for Church Revitalization at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary found 3-in-4 Protestant churchgoers say they need other believers to help them to grow in their walk with God
There is much talk — in this and other Christian/faith publications — about righting past wrongs. Should reparations be made to African-Americans based on the past wrongs of slavery? The answer is no, for a variety of reasons.
According to recent estimates, African Americans comprise as few as 1 percent of international missionaries. Similar stats about the rarity of missionaries from other demographics are easy to find as well. For the glory of God and the sake of the nations, we need to
Several months after creating a peer assessment committee to explore its issues of faith, learning, and doctrine, Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., announced the committee’s key finding, without specifying details, that the school had not clearly implemented its Statement of Faith across campus.
(RNS) — More churches are using background checks that sift through more than 600 million felony, misdemeanor and traffic records, and perhaps most importantly, the nationwide sex offender registry. But experts say that may give churches and other religious groups a false sense of security
To experience the Bahamas -- where this year's Baptist World Alliance annual meeting was held -- means more than just hanging out on the beach. This is a country, after all, where income inequality means most citizens can’t afford to spend a week at one