Baptists Offer Divided Response to Pope Francis

Pope Francis has repeatedly talked about the need for Christian unity, but Baptists have offered divergent responses. Elected a year ago, Pope Francis often frames his message of Christian unity with the biblical metaphor of the Body of Christ and as a practical need...

Supreme Court Case to Test Church-State Line

When the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather today to hear oral arguments in a case on legislative prayers, it could lead to a new era of defining the First Amendment. The case, Town of Greece v. Galloway, has the hopeful eye of many across the ideological...

Conference Center Sues Missouri Baptist Convention

A Baptist conference center in Missouri filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) on Friday, Oct. 25. The suit comes after an EthicsDaily.com exposé about a settlement in a similar case and the MBC’s efforts to keep the settlement...