Fighting Hunger Can Unite Divided Americans, Everett Insists
WACO—Jeremy Everett, author of I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis, believes a divided nation can find common ground in a battle to eliminate chronic hunger.
Wind Damage Compounds Disaster Relief Challenges
GREENVILLE, Texas (BP) -- Storms with strong straight-line winds have caused havoc in the Dallas-Fort Worth area over the last two weeks, underscoring the severe weather events that have been occurring across the country.
FBC Sutherland Springs Opens New Sanctuary 18 Months After Massacre
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A South Texas church began a fresh chapter of worship on Sunday as it unveiled a new sanctuary a year and a half after a gunman opened fire and killed more than two dozen congregants in the deadliest mass shooting
Texas House Bills Could Expand Predatory Lending, Advocates Warn
AUSTIN — HB 3899 and HB 3292, two bills pending in the Texas House of Representatives could expand predatory lending in the state, some religious leaders and consumer advocates warn.
Faith-Based Bills Advance in Texas in Defiance of ‘Almighty Dollar’
(RNS) — State Sen. Charles Perry recently stood on the floor of the Texas Senate in Austin defending a bill that would let state license holders assert their religious beliefs when providing — or denying — certain services.
How Outrage for a Death Row Inmate May Have Flipped the Justices for Religious Liberty
(RNS) — Within the last two months, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued two important religious liberty decisions with strikingly similar facts and diametrically opposed outcomes.
This Time, U.S. Supreme Court Halts Execution Over Clergy Refusal
The Supreme Court issued a late-night reprieve to a Texas man scheduled to be executed this evening (Mar. 29). It appears that the issue was essentially the same as an earlier case in Alabama: whether the state can allow inmates of certain faiths to have
Texas Bill Would Shield Churches That Report Sex Abuse from Civil Liability
AUSTIN, Texas (BP) -- Southern Baptist pastors and leaders have initiated a Texas bill to allow nonprofits including churches to disclose credible but unproven sexual abuse allegations with no fear of civil liability.
Texas Leaders Extol Bipartisanship, Faith Partnership to End Trafficking
State representatives, advocates and leaders of faith-based organizations gathered on the Texas Capitol steps on Jan. 22 for a human trafficking awareness and prevention bipartisan rally cosponsored by roughly a dozen groups, including the Texas Baptists’ Christian Life Commission.
Texas Church Provides Furloughed Members with Gift Cards During Shutdown
A community in Texas has rallied around federal employees who are living without pay due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Dallas church has offered food baskets to families in need, gift cards and additional information and resources on how church members could file for unemployment, according to