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WEBIn a surprising turn of events, the defamation lawsuit brought against Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and its former trustee chairman by former President Adam Greenway has come to an abrupt conclusion, with Greenway receiving none of the compensation he sought…. News David Bumgardner and Mark Wingfield. 1.
Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with Colin Allred
WEBCongressman Colin Allred is, as he notes in our interview, a fourth-generation Texan who played football at Baylor University and then in the NFL for five years before an injury ended his professional career and sent him in the direction of law school. Allred serves North Texas in the U.S. House and is currently running against Ted Cruz for a ...
10 things we’re learning about the LGBTQ debate in the church
WEBFeb 13, 2018 · 4. It is important to discuss the actual issue and not use proxies for the issue. Because LGBTQ inclusion in the church is such a difficult topic, and because of the fears outlined above, the conversation sometimes falls to proxy debates to avoid the main difficult debate. These are diversionary tactics that must be labeled for what they are.
I asked people why they’re leaving Christianity, and here’s what I ...
WEBDec 13, 2022 · According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying as Christian have decreased from 90% of the U.S. population in 1972 to 64% in 2020. But it’s not just researchers who are talking about this. As of Dec. 6, 2020, the hashtag “#exchristian” had 696.7 million cumulative views on TikTok and was assigned to more than 68,600 posts on ...
I grew up in the church-cult from - Baptist News Global
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Then it happened to me. I sobbed watching Let Us Prey, memories of my own abuser haunting me.He fit the typical profile for an IFB predator: a leader in church ministry, much older than his victims and a groomer who had …
Faithful America inducts 12 more into its ‘false prophets’ hall of fame
WEBNov 6, 2023 · Mike Johnson is one of 12 “false prophets” highlighted this year by Faithful America, the organization behind the “ False Prophets Don’t Speak for Me ” campaign. The 12 new inductees into the hall of fame for promoting Christian nationalism join 20 “false prophets” named by the group last fall. Christian nationalism is a political ...
Making sense of denominational decline and church shifting
WEBJun 3, 2024 · In 2007, 18.1% of Americans identified as members of Mainline churches, but that decreased to 14.7% by 2014. The Southern Baptist Convention, various Black Baptist conventions, the Church of Christ, Adventist and Pentecostal churches stand apart from the Mainline label and most often get classified as evangelicals.
87-year-old Ed Young steps down at Second Baptist Houston, to …
WEBThe Houston Chronicle and other local media outlets reported on Ed Young’s retirement announcement, which came at the end of last Sunday’s service at the Woodway campus, the main campus of the church. “We’re not stepping down, we’re stepping up to use our primary spiritual gifts,” the Chronicle quoted Young as saying through tears. “I’m stepping up to maximize what God has ...
Texas youth pastor booked by feds on child sexual abuse charge
WEBJun 21, 2024 · Note: This article was updated at 1 p.m. Eastern time June 21 to include additional charges filed against Luke Cunningham. Luke Cunningham, a former youth pastor at four Texas churches, was arrested June 19 by United States marshals in Shallowater, Texas, a small town 11 miles west of Lubbock, on one count of sexual assault of a child.. While in jail June 20, he was arrested again on two ...
Trump the blasphemer: During Holy Week, Trump ... - Baptist …
WEBFor the approximately two-thirds of Americans who identify as Christian, this is Holy Week, a solemn time of participation in worship services that encourage reflection and repentance ahead of the resurrection celebrated on the holiest day on the Christian calendar, Easter Sunday. In the midst of this sacred time, the presumed Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, has committed ...