Church

• How the Southern Baptist Convention Works In the coming days, the Southern Baptist Convention will likely be in the headlines as messengers from churches around the country prepare to meet in Nashville for the Convention’s Annual Meeting. This post will briefly explain... Jun 04, 2021

  

  How the Southern Baptist Convention Works
• SBC Sources: Paige Patterson Made 'Black Girl' Comments Cited in Russell Moore Letter Two Southern Baptist sources have confirmed with RNS that the Southern Baptist Convention leader who made racist and sexist remarks about author and speaker Trillia Newbell was Paige Patterson. Jun 04, 2021

  

  SBC Sources: Paige Patterson Made 'Black Girl' Comments Cited in Russell Moore Letter
• 'Religious Liberty Triumphs': Calif. to Pay $2.1 Million for Churches' Legal Fees In recent days, California has been ordered to pay $1.6 million in attorney’s fees to settle a lawsuit filed by South Bay United Pentecostal Church over unequal restrictions on houses of worship. It also agreed to pay $550,000... Jun 04, 2021

  

  'Religious Liberty Triumphs': Calif. to Pay $2.1 Million for Churches' Legal Fees
• Leaked Russell Moore Letter Blasts SBC Conservatives, Sheds Light on His Resignation In a letter written more than a year before Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, resigned, Moore explained his troubles with the SBC’s leadership in bitterly... Jun 04, 2021

  Leaked Russell Moore Letter Blasts SBC Conservatives, Sheds Light on His Resignation
• Russell Moore Parts from Southern Baptists Personally as Well as Professionally It was recently revealed that Russell Moore has not only left the Southern Baptist Convention professionally but also personally. Jun 03, 2021

  Russell Moore Parts from Southern Baptists Personally as Well as Professionally
• Indiana-Based Baptist Church Ordains First Transgender Pastor in Its Denomination An Indiana-based Baptist church recently ordained the first transgender pastor in its denomination. Jun 03, 2021

  Indiana-Based Baptist Church Ordains First Transgender Pastor in Its Denomination
• Gen Z Lost Touch with Faith Communities during Pandemic but Kept the Faith, Says Study According to a new survey, half of young people thought their faith communities had done well managing the COVID pandemic even though 90 percent reported receiving no personal contact from clergy. Jun 02, 2021

  Gen Z Lost Touch with Faith Communities during Pandemic but Kept the Faith, Says Study
• Georgia Church Donates over 8,100 Pounds of Food, $10,000 to Food Ministry A Georgia church has donated over $10,000 and more than 8,100 pounds of food to a local food ministry. Jun 02, 2021

  Georgia Church Donates over 8,100 Pounds of Food, $10,000 to Food Ministry
• Remains of 215 Children Found in Mass Grave at Former Indigenous Residential School in Canada Late last week, the remains of some 215 children were found in a mass grave in an area where an Indigenous residential school once stood. Jun 01, 2021

  Remains of 215 Children Found in Mass Grave at Former Indigenous Residential School in Canada
• Survey: White Evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants, Mormons Most Likely to Believe in QAnon According to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, White Evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are the most likely to believe in the QAnon conspiracy... Jun 01, 2021

  Survey: White Evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants, Mormons Most Likely to Believe in QAnon