May 4, 2018

The Scandal Tearing Apart America’s Largest Protestant Denomination (The Atlantic) Trump Marks National Day of Prayer with New Faith Initiative; His Evangelical Followers Cheer, While Church State Separation Advocates Worry (RNS) Trump’s Faith-Based PR Strategy (New...

May 3, 2018

Southern Baptist Leader’s Advice to Abused Women Sends Leaders Scrambling to Respond (Washington Post) SWBTS Trustees, SBC Entity Presidents Address Abuse (Baptist Press) Iowa Lawmakers Approve the Most Restrictive U.S. Abortion Law (Chicago Tribune) Transgender...

May 2, 2018

Paige Patterson Stands by His Controversial Advice to Spousal Abuse Victims (Charlotte News & Observer) Baptist Leaders Denounce Physical Abuse After Seminary Head Says ‘Submit’ (CBN) Baptist Group Ejects Church for Pastor’s Gay Rights Support (U.S. News &...

May 1, 2018

In a #MeToo Moment, Will Southern Baptists Hold Powerful Men Accountable? (Washington Post) Mac Brunson Resigns as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church (News4Jax) Remembering the Theologian Who Took on the Hypocrisy of the White Church (CNN) Africa: Ugandan Faith...

April 30, 2018

Onward Christian Soldiers: Right-Wing Christian Nationalists Launch Dramatic New Power Play (Salon) Status Threat, Not Economic Hardship, Explains the 2016 Presidential Vote (National Academy of Sciences) The Other Reason Trump Hasn’t Fired EPA’s Scott Pruitt: His...

April 26, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Considers Religious Discrimination Issue in Travel Ban Case (Baptist Joint Committee) Redefining Religious Freedom as Religious Privilege (RNS) A Lynching Memorial is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. (New York Times) How...