White House holds mental health confab
President Obama called on houses of worship to be part of a national conversation about mental health as a way to help prevent gun violence.
Read MoreSBC leader appears in immigration ads
Russell Moore, incoming chief of the Southern Baptist Convention’s moral-concerns agency, says advocacy for just and fair immigration reform will be a “major touchstone” of his administration.
Read MoreHigh court to hear prayers case
At issue is whether prayers said to open government meetings are constitutional.
Read MoreAU head says IRS scrutiny warranted
Americans United for Separation of Church and State says nonprofit charities should have to answer to the IRS when they endorse candidates.
Read MoreFaith leaders oppose religious profiling
As mark-up begins on the Gang of 8's immigration reform bill, a group of national religious organizations supported an amendment to ban religious profiling.
Read MoreGaddy takes NC lawmakers to task
The head of the Interfaith Alliance says some members of the North Carolina legislature need a refresher course in the separation of church and state.
Read MoreSBC leader calls HHS mandate ‘persecution’
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission head Richard Land says business owners have a right to refuse contraceptive coverage for employees if it is against their religion.
Read MoreAU calls for access to birth control
Americans United for Separation of Church and State says contraception is a private matter to be decided by the individual, not the religious preference of her employer.
Read MoreCBF ministers urge immigration reform
As Congress grapples to craft legislation that would overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a group of Baptist ministers in North Carolina called on their representatives to move forward with immigration reform.
Read MoreAU defends birth-control mandate
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told federal courts now considering the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s birth-control mandate that employers do not have a religious liberty right to deny their employees access to contraceptives.
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Commentaries
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Don’t worry, gay Scouts, Southern Baptists still ‘love’ you By Thomas Whitley
A recent decision to drop its ban on gay members has, overnight apparently, turned the Boy Scouts of America into a mission field.
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A recipe for blended worship By Bob Burroughs
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The illogical politics of abortion By Miguel De La Torre
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Columns
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Molly T. Marshall
Re-imagining disability
A new theology of disability envisions a Body of Christ where all have a place.
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Back from the bridge
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Bill Wilson
Change happens
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Bill Leonard
The freedom of Will
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Should ministers mess with social media?
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White to black — or black to white
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Are you opening — or closing — your children’s hearts?
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