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Members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee have expressed outrage online after learning that the committee was included in an amicus brief opposing extending liability in sex abuse cases, as no elected committee member had been consulted about the decision before it was made.

What happens when you talk about Christian nationalism with the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a historian who wrote a book on white evangelical racism, and the lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism? Find out as we bring you portions of a panel conversation recorded in September during the Texas Tribune Festival. The Rev. Dr. Bart Barber, Dr. Anthea Butler, and Amanda Tyler talk about Christian nationalism’s connection to the January 6 attack, Baptist histor...

Max Lucado guides believers on how to perceive the current global tumult

Pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado says global conflict is a "signal of the coming end of this age".

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rev. Jared Wellman took the stage Sunday morning at Tate Springs Baptist Church, 7,000 miles west of Jerusalem, to talk to his congregation about Israel. “Neutrality isn’t an option,” Wellman told the crowd, to murmurs of “Amen.” He traced the history of aggression and oppression against the Jewish people through ancient Egypt into the Roman Empire and then from Nazi Germany to the attacks on civilians last weekend by Hamas terrori...

Deevers holds extreme anti-abortion views, known as abolitionist, and last year drew sharp critique from SBC President Bart Barber, who later apologized for his angry tone.

Pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado has outlined three ways Christians should respond amid worldwide turmoil, from the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia to the recent attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas.

Conservative Christians’ strong connection to Israel forms the backbone of Republican support, and is tied to beliefs about biblical promises and prophecy.

(RNS) — Southern Baptists and other evangelical leaders call on policymakers to protect the lives of innocents and say Hamas is the enemy, not Palestinians.

Southern Baptist Convention leaders took the lead in releasing a statement backed by dozens of Evangelical leaders condemning attacks by Hamas that have killed hundreds of Israelis and expressed their support for Israel's "right and duty to defend itself against further attack."