Pastor Dwight McKissic: SBC Fine with Black Members ‘On the Front Porch’
Christian Post reports comments by Dwight McKissic on the Word&Way podcast “Baptist Without An Adjective.” Read full piece
First Baptist Tulsa to Recognize Race Massacre Anniversary with Prayer Room Exhibit
As Black History Month begins and Tulsa nears the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a downtown church is working to shine a light on the tragedy. Read full piece
Rick Warren Apologizes for Children’s Sunday School Video Loaded with Asian Culture Stereotypes
Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren has apologized for a children’s Sunday school curriculum video that used Asian culture stereotypes to teach kids about the Bible. The video has been removed.
Historical Echoes as Black Baptist Assumes U.S. Senate Seat
When Rev. Raphael Warnock joined the U.S. Senate, he assumed a seat previously held by Joseph Emerson Brown, an infamous White Southern Baptist politician who enslaved Black people. But to get to that position, Warnock had to overcome criticisms from a new generation of Southern
From the Capitol to Critical Race Theory, White Christians Grieve Declining Hegemony
It may seem odd to connect the spectacle at the Capitol with the seminary presidents’ fumbling, but the two moves are aligned in the same work: preserving America’s White Supremacist common sense by limiting what certain social institutions are allowed to teach.
Clergy Advocate to Repeal Death Penalty in Virginia
A group of African American pastors, including three Baptists, urged Virginia lawmakers Jan. 7 to abolish the state’s death penalty, equating it to lynching and a declaration that Black lives do not matter. Read full piece
White Privilege on Display at U.S. Capitol
Can you imagine what would have happened if Black Lives Matter behaved in that manner? We would have witnessed “Bloody Wednesday.” Instances such as these epitomize white privilege. Read full piece
Dear Oscar Johnson, I’m Sorry I Betrayed You
For a brief moment, I played the coward and the idiot next to you long ago. Read full piece
Suburban Church Leads Hard Conversation About Race
Since arriving as pastor of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2017, Rev. Dwayne Gary has been stopped by Glencoe, Ill. police four times. Read full piece
Southwestern President Dismisses Black Experiences in Justification for Attack on Critical Race Theory
Adam W. Greenway, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, attacked Black Southern Baptists who took offense at a statement he endorsed that condemned Critical Race Theory as “incompatible with the Baptist Faith & Message.”