The future of the church may belong to the fecund, but not the nuclear family
(RNS) — The church’s focus on the family, renewed in a recent article by Kevin DeYoung, pushes to the margins those whose lives don’t include bearing and rearing children.
Evangelical writers to their fellow faithful: Donald Trump is a ‘spiritual danger’
(RNS) — You’ve probably heard of the white evangelicals who have backed President Donald Trump since he launched his campaign for president. Their story is well known to political analysts ...
Evangelicals perfected cancel culture. Now it’s coming for them.
(RNS) — One Alabama megachurch preacher is experiencing a cautionary tale about a central spiritual idea: What goes around comes around.
Rev. Rolland Slade, first black chair of Southern Baptist Executive Committee, elected
(RNS) — Rolland Slade, pastor of Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon, California, was previously vice chairman of the Executive Committee.
Amid protests and pandemic, Dave Dummitt steps in as senior pastor of Willow Creek
(RNS) — Dave Dummitt is Willow Creek’s first full-time senior pastor since founding pastor Bill Hybels retired early and his successors resigned over the church’s handling of the allegations against him.
How white spirituality, religious or not, allows racism to grow
(RNS) — Christians and New Agers alike tend not to concern ourselves with human bodies, and too often talk of actual justice is hushed for the sake of unity or good vibrations.
Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship
(RNS) — New resources for church members follow other initiatives to help clergy and congregations cope with the many questions swirling around reopening churches.
Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear says ‘black lives matter’
(RNS) — Greear also called for new clergy to be trained in preventing sex abuse and he challenged Southern Baptists not to be divided by the U.S. presidential election.
Racial resentment varies widely among religious groups
(RNS) — More than 60% of white evangelical Christians scored a 3 or 4 on the scale, as did half of white Catholics.
Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo
(AP) — ‘I understand that by tweeting an image to remind all of the governor’s racist past I actually refreshed the trauma that image had caused,’ said Falwell.
What Ministers, Rabbis and Imams Preached This Weekend About the George Floyd Protests
(RNS) — This weekend, people of faith joined protests against racial injustice and police brutality across the country. Many also heard about those topics in the worship services they attended.
When Christians won’t acknowledge racism, protest becomes church
(RNS) — I was told by classmates, mentors and friends in the evangelical world that my advocacy for black lives was hateful, heretical and a distraction for Christians.
I've always suffered racism. Becoming a Christian didn't make it easier
(RNS) — If the church is divided on race — and it is — what does that say to the world about us?
Mitt Romney joins thousands of evangelicals marching against racial injustice in DC
(RNS) — The event, described as a ‘Christian Response to Racial Injustice,’ drew a diverse crowd led by prominent preachers of both black and white DC-area churches.
Prominent pastor and author Tim Keller has pancreatic cancer
(RNS) — ‘I feel great and have no symptoms,’ Keller, 69, wrote on Facebook and other social media posts. ‘It was what doctors call an incidental pickup.’