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 …
The Satanic Temple has a request for the City of Boston: fly our flag. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the City of Boston erred when it denied a request from activist Hal Shurtleff …
A federal lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho on April 25 claims that the university has violated the rights of free speech and religious freedom of three students by punishing them for expressing their …
Human rights activists hope that Ovalbek Turdakun, a Chinese national who was recently released from a detention camp in Xinjiang, will serve as a witness against alleged atrocities in the province of Xinjiang against the …
Christians around the world are marking Holy Week, which began April 10 with Palm Sunday to commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and which will culminate with the celebration of Easter next week. Some Orthodox …