The Cross and the Rainbow Flag
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy argues that we should see the cross and the rainbow flag together and identify Christ with a community of excluded people.
Settlement Requires Arkansas Senator to Unblock Critics
An Arkansas state senator will be required to unblock critics from his social media accounts under a settlement a national atheists’ group said it reached with the state on Wednesday.
Wendell Griffen on the Fierce Urgency of Prophetic Hope
In episode 40 of Dangerous Dogma, Wendell Griffen, an Arkansas circuit judge and pastor of New Millennium Church in Little Rock, talks about pastoring, racism, and justice.
Executing Justice
Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor reflects on news that DNA evidence tested FOUR years after the execution of a Black man in Arkansas suggests the state killed an innocent man. Kaylor also highlights the Baptist prophet who tried to stop the execution.
Arkansas Church Creates Innovative Program to Declare Jubilee for Those in Need
When plans to return to their church building for Advent were canceled by the ongoing pandemic, the congregation of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church turned their attention from inward to outward and ultimately declared Jubilee. Read full piece
Black History Month: Remembering, Waiting, Watching
Wendell Griffen: This year, during Black History Month, White state legislators introduced bills aimed at restricting voting rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States. Read full piece
New Arkansas Law Exempts Churches from Pandemic Restrictions
A new act signed by Arkansas’s governor on Wednesday (Feb. 10) would prevent the governor or other state or local officials from enacting restrictions on houses of worship and religious groups during a public health crisis.
Effort in Arkansas to Enact Hate Crimes Law in Jeopardy
A push to finally enact a hate crimes law in Arkansas, a state with a history of white supremacists, appeared to have all the elements for success: a popular Republican governor who made it a priority, major corporations endorsing the idea, and support from
2nd Baptist Little Rock: Break Silence on Systemic Racism
It is time to break silence on systemic racism, said Preston Clegg, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas. Read full piece
You, Too, Can Stand Up for Racial Justice, Arkansans Say
If a predominantly white church can stand for racial justice and inclusivity in the heart of the South, then other Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregations should try to follow suit, an Arkansas pastor declared during the CBF General Assembly.
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