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What is the ERLC and why do Southern Baptists keep getting mad at its leader?
By Bob Smietana — July 26, 2024
(RNS) — Turmoil at the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has increased calls to disband the denomination's public policy arm, but some SBC pastors say it can and should be saved.
‘A Well-Trained Wife’ unpacks life in Christian patriarchy
By Kathryn Post — July 24, 2024
African faith leaders call for debt forgiveness in 2025 Jubilee year
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 24, 2024
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Robert Jeffress pledges to rebuild historic Dallas sanctuary after fire
By James Russell — July 23, 2024
(RNS) — Jeffress pledged to 'rebuild and re-create that sanctuary as a standing symbol of truth.'
Road to Majority conference showed how Trump plans to keep the Christian right close
By Katherine Stewart — July 23, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the GOP pivots to an unpredictable general election season, the party is doubling down on its commitment to religious nationalism.
Amos Brown, pastor to Kamala Harris, known for civil rights, reparations activism
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — July 23, 2024
(RNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris has praised Brown, ‘my pastor,’ as a man who also has long been her mentor.
ERLC reverses course, now says Brent Leatherwood was not fired
By Bob Smietana — July 23, 2024
(RNS) — The kerfuffle over Leatherwood’s status, which played out in competing press releases from ERLC leaders, is the latest controversy for the SBC’s public policy arm.
Brent Leatherwood, ERLC president, fired a day after praising Biden
By Bob Smietana — July 22, 2024
(RNS) — Leatherwood had been criticized for other recent positions on topics of key interest to Southern Baptists, such as not supporting legislation that would have jailed women who chose abortions.
In small-town Illinois, a little church says goodbye
By Bob Smietana — July 22, 2024
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (RNS) — Ryan Burge, pastor and sociologist, has documented church decline for years. This Sunday, after 150 years, his own church held its final service.
Kamala Harris’ multi-religious identity is a map of the future
By Yonat Shimron — July 22, 2024
(RNS) — She would be the first presidential candidate with a diverse personal religious and spiritual history that is now far more representative of America’s multi-faith makeup.
A fire severely damages the historic First Baptist Dallas church sanctuary
By Associated Press — July 20, 2024
(RNS) — The evangelical megachurch, whose senior pastor, Robert Jeffress, is a close supporter of Donald Trump, now holds its main services in a modern worship center next door to the historic sanctuary.
Kenyan youth protesters hold Christian leaders to account as they force economic changes
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 19, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — 'It is a wakeup call for the churches,' said an Anglican priest. 'The churches should remain independent, and I think the youth are angry that this is not the case.'
New show ‘The Promised Land’ tells Moses’ story in the style of ‘The Office’
By Kathryn Post — July 18, 2024
(RNS) — RNS spoke with writer and director Mitch Hudson, who is also a crew member on 'The Chosen,' about what's next for the new series.
Conservatives balk at Sikh prayer, but diverse religious voices are a convention tradition
By Jack Jenkins — July 17, 2024
Monday wasn’t even the first time Harmeet Kaur Dhillon has offered a Sikh prayer at an RNC gathering, nor was she the first to do so.
Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward election
By Adelle M. Banks — July 17, 2024
(RNS) — Groups are aiming to equip volunteers to keep the environment calm at polling places, especially in battleground states.
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