Thou Shalt Not … Amend the State Constitution?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside a hyperpartisan church for a taste of how the gospel of Jesus is being supplanted by an imperial lust for political power.
Progressive National Baptist Young People See Signs of Welcome but Seek Less Judgment
‘I feel like also seasoned adults complain about what we're wearing,’ said one teen about her historically Black denomination.
Booted From Evangelicalism, a Progressive, ‘Post-Evangelical’ Church Blooms in Texas
Led by Zach Lambert, Restore church is part of a small but growing countertrend.
Inside a Brooklyn Church Where Immigration Activism Is the Gospel
From encrypted apps to legal clinics: How an immigrant-majority church is responding to protect its congregation.
SBC Leaders Called an Abuse Crisis a Hoax. Abuse Survivors Want an Apology.
In an open letter, a group of survivors and advocates say that comments by SBC President Willy Rice and Texas pastor Jack Graham make it harder to address the issue of abuse in churches.
With Voting Rights in Mind, Progressive National Baptists Head to Capitol Hill
'The Supreme Court, not too far from here, decided that it was OK for Black folks to not deserve representation in Congress,' said its social justice commission co-chair.
National Baptists Launch Social Justice Center Near US Capitol
‘Voting rights are being eroded,’ said President Boise Kimber of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. ‘Black political leaders are being decimated by redistricting.’
Global Baptists Meet in Toronto to Work for Justice and Peace
This issue of A Public Witness treks to The Six to cover the recent gathering of the Baptist World Alliance.
The Latina Women in Texas Reshaping the UMC
Latina United Methodist Church leaders in Texas are emerging with fresh models for ministry following years of schism, decline, and uncertainty within the denomination.
PCUSA, American Academy of Religion Call Gaza War a Genocide
The largest Presbyterian denomination in the US and the prominent association of religious studies scholars both referred to Israel's war in Gaza as genocide in new resolutions condemning the war.