Southern Baptist ‘Conservative Takeover’ Figure Subject of Sex Abuse Suit
(RNS) — Paul Pressler, who was instrumental in the conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention in the late 1970s and early '80s, is fighting
Survey: Evangelical Label, Beliefs Often at Odds
NASHVILLE (BP) -- About one in four Americans say they are evangelical Christians. Most of them are white, live in the South and identify as
MBU, TBH File Appeals in MBC Case
Two Missouri Baptist institutions filed appeals after a judge ruled in favor of the Missouri Baptist Convention in the MBC’s 15-year litigation.
Marking Christmastime with Advent
While Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol" is not an overtly Christian story, the theme of starting over is. In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, he calls
Hark! Skipping Christmas Carol Verses Discouraged
NASHVILLE (BP) -- As worship pastor Andrew Lucius selects songs for Christmas worship, he is considering specific needs in the Georgia congregation he serves. Among his conclusions: singing only the
Christian Bakers? Atheist Bakers? Cake Meets Faith at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (RNS) — At the Supreme Court Tuesday (Dec. 5), the justices lobbed hypothetical after hypothetical at the lawyers representing each side of
Opponents in LGBT Case Agree: It’s Not About Wedding Cake
(AP) — In a legal case with profound implications for LGBT rights and religion's place in public life, the opposing sides agree on this: It's not
Cue the Religion Scholar! Representing Faith on the Big and Small Screen
BOSTON (RNS) – Quick! The cameras are rolling! Cue the religion scholar to compress centuries of religious history into a sound bite, elucidate complex theology
The Guy in the Red Apron: How a Salvation Army Bell Ringer Brings Heart to the Job
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (RNS) — To hear Bruce Bachman tell it, he's just a guy with a bell, a red apron and a heart
Forged in Waco’s Fires: The FBI and Religion Scholars Reflect on Their 25-Year Relationship
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (RNS) — After a 1993 fire, accidentally triggered by federal authorities, killed 75 members of an obscure Christian sect near Waco, Texas, one