Ann Brock of the blog Old Black Church writes that a Black family was driven off from attending the First Baptist Church in the majority African-American town of Forrest City, Ark., following racist remarks from …
The Southern Baptist Convention attempts to discredit Guidepost, the organization hired to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the SBC Executive Committee. Members of the SBC are citing a Tweet from Guidepost, posted in support of …
The Evangelical aid organization Samaritan’s Purse has been called out recently over what critics say is a questionable spending pattern. Sarah Einselen of The Roys Report writes that the charity is bringing in more money …
A committee meeting at the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA)’s General Assembly adopted Tuesday a resolution declaring that Israel is an apartheid state. The denomination’s General Assembly is meeting using a hybrid model of in-person committee …
Michelle Boorstein of The Washington Post writes that members of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) were expected to vote on issues related to recent sex-abuse scandals at their annual gathering. More opinionated Baptists feared that …
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Pastor’s Conference had what Religion News Service described as a “hotly contested” election for the conference’s presidency on June 13. Notably, Voddie Baucham Jr., a well-known preacher who was backed by …
A year ago, I discovered an open secret I didn’t know existed; thousands of conservative Christian families had been forced to leave their conservative churches because their children came out as gay or transgender. I …
{I had to add a brief snippet to this essay as I sorted out the title for it. One thing I did NOT want was for this to be another article written about these sleazy …
For some faith leaders, the response to tragedy is thoughts, prayer and protest. The National Rifle Association’s annual convention met in Houston on May 27, two weeks after a racially motivated, 10-person massacre in Buffalo, …
Imagine for a moment, what it would be like to pour a gallon of gasoline onto the floor of your home, and then drop a lit match. Can you see it? That’s what the past …