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California Baptists cut staff, citing decline in Cooperative Program Giving
By Bob Smietana — July 3, 2024
(RNS) — Overall giving to the SBC’s national funding program is down about 2%.
After Morris allegations, Texas legislators vow to expand statutes of limitations on abuse
By James Russell — July 2, 2024
Roe v. Wade didn’t fall in one day. It collapsed over a decade of change.
By Emily D. Crews — July 1, 2024
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Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor
By Jack Jenkins — June 29, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'It is wrong for the highest court in the land to criminalize homelessness,' said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.
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Brazilian Christian groups oppose bill punishing abortion similarly to homicide
By Eduardo Campos Lima — June 28, 2024
SÃO PAULO (RNS) — 'Being against abortion, however, cannot be confused with the desire to see the woman who practices it behind bars," said one statement from a group of Catholic priests.
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Calvin University board charged with examining faculty dissent
By Ethan Meyers — June 27, 2024
(RNS) — At its meeting earlier this month, the Christian Reformed Church of North America instructed the board to bring a progress report on the confessional-difficulty gravamen to next year's denominational meeting.
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Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law
By Jack Jenkins — June 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'This is religious favoritism, and it is not only dangerous, but runs counter to my religion and faith,' said the Rev. Jeff Sims, a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister and a plaintiff in the case.
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Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate
By Ethan Meyers — June 21, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its national synod this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America voted to put congregational leaders on 'limited suspension' if their churches publicly welcome LGBTQ+ members, violating the CRCNA's official stance on same-sex relationships.
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The children of Sudan have been forgotten
By Edgar Sandoval Sr. — June 21, 2024
(RNS) — The details of this crisis are horrifying. Yet most Americans know little to nothing about it.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments mandate violates its own religious freedom heritage
By Mark Silk — June 21, 2024
(RNS) — It's a legal birthright that goes back to the French Revolution and Thomas Jefferson.
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The author of ‘Jesus Calling’ died last year. Why is a denomination investigating her?
By Bob Smietana — June 20, 2024
(RNS) — At a recent PCA meeting, critics of ‘Jesus Calling,’ written by Sarah Young, called for an investigation to see if the book was safe for Christians to read.
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How Christian nationalism is going under the radar in this election
By Paul A. Djupe — June 20, 2024
(RNS) — As the nonreligious population grows, many Americans are socially insulated from crucial political realities.
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Texas megachurch pastor resigns after woman says he sexually abused her in the 1980s
By Jamie Stengle — June 20, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Gateway Church's board of elders said in a statement that they'd accepted the resignation of Robert Morris, the church's senior pastor and founder.
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What, to the white American, is the 19th of June?
By Robert P. Jones — June 19, 2024
(RNS) — One model for creating a new “season of critical patriotism” can be found in the Jewish High Holy Days.
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What would the SBC be today without Paul Pressler?
By Barry Hankins — June 18, 2024
(RNS) — Every historian who grapples with the Conservative Resurgence will have to decide what to do with Pressler.
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