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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.
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 ...
Church ‘religious exemption’ letters against COVID vaccination …
WEBAug 18, 2021 · Churches in California and North Carolina are among those now offering congregants documentation for “religious exemptions” to the COVID-19 vaccine, a practice that is legally dubious and likely ineffective, according to labor lawyers.. The practice has arisen as more employers and schools issue mandates that employees and students must be vaccinated before returning to work or school.
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WEBBrian Kaylor is president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way, a Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in political communications, and the author or co-author of five books on religion and politics, including a new book on white Christian nationalism with Beau Underwood,…. Opinion Greg Garrett, Senior Columnist.
Why Beth Moore’s departure from the SBC really matters
WEBMar 10, 2021 · Jeff Straub, professor of historical theology and missions at Central Seminary in Plymouth, Minn., explained the background in a Feb. 28 article posted on the seminary’s website.. Describing a current call for a second “conservative resurgence” within the SBC, he called attention to the Conservative Baptist Network and Founders Ministries — two far-right groups within the right-wing ...
The horror of Let Us Prey may not be as far from home as you think
WEBLet Us Prey traces the IFB movement back to Jack Hyles, who was pastor of First Baptist Church in Hammond, Ind., from 1959 to 2001.Sarah Smith, a reporter with the Houston Chronicle, explained: “In 1959, he decided to break away from all the formal Baptist denominations to be independent.First Baptist Hammond became pretty much the mothership for the IFB.”
After 30 years, the NRSV gets an update: Here’s what that means
WEBMar 15, 2022 · In a nation where the 1611 King James Version of the Bible still holds tremendous sway, imagine the challenges of updating one of the modern English translations of the Good Book.. That’s why Friendship Press, the National Council of Churches and the Society for Biblical Literature assembled a team of dozens of scholars to undertake the first update of the New Revised Standard Version in 30 ...
Elder rule increasing in Baptist life, and so is controversy over role
WEBElder rule increasing in Baptist life, and so is controversy over role. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (ABP) — Sam Shaw, senior pastor at Germantown Baptist Church, has a problem on his hands. As in a growing number of Baptist churches, Germantown leaders — including Shaw — want to elect elders. And while many people welcome the change, a determined ...
Most comprehensive study yet of COVID's impact on churches …
WEBNov 12, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the decline facing most congregations in America, but the effects are not evenly distributed among all churches, according to the most comprehensive study to date of the pandemic and congregational life.. The “Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations” study is a collaborative venture of 13 denominations from the Faith Communities Today ...
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.