Thou Shalt Not … Amend the State Constitution?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside a hyperpartisan church for a taste of how the gospel of Jesus is being supplanted by an imperial lust for political power.
Church & Ministries
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Christian flag in speech battle flies, briefly, over Boston | Baptist Press
BOSTON (RNS) — The Christian flag that became the focus of a free speech legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court was raised — briefly — outside Boston City Hall on Wednesday to cheers and songs of praise.
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What Denomination Is the Simpsons’ Church? – RELEVANT
“I’m not a bad guy!" Homer Simpsons once declared. "I work hard and I love my kids. So why should I spend half my Sunday hearing about how I’m going to
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Iowa church blessed by being ‘a giving church’ | Baptist Press
CRESTON, Iowa (BP) – “I’m just excited about some trends we are seeing in our church now,” Pastor Charles “Chuck” Spindler told Baptist Press recently. “Post-pandemic I’m seeing people with a desire to get reconnected, especially young families."
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CP giving above budget by $10.4 million through July | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Giving through the National Cooperative Program Allocation Budget remains far ahead of its annual goal with the fiscal year total growing to nearly $169 million—more than $10.4 million over the projected giving.
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‘We are deeply divided. That will not end soon,’ Says Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury has pleaded with bishops meeting in Canterbury not to "treat each other lightly or carelessly" because of their disagreements over human sexuality.
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SBC Theologians Clarify the Meaning of ‘pastor’ amid Dispute over Female Ordination
Prominent Southern Baptist theologians have published a statement about the meaning of the word pastor amid controversy within the United States largest Protestant denomination stemming from Rick ...
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Pierre to lead Billy Graham School at SBTS | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Jeremy Pierre has seen Southern Seminary from virtually every side.
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Large Arkansas Church Votes to Leave UMC amid Homosexuality Schism: ‘Pray for healing’
A large congregation in Arkansas has voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church, joining many others who are leaving the mainline Protestant denomination over its ongoing debate over ...
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Disability Theology: How Religious Beliefs Can Help or Hinder Accessibility
Imagine being a person with a disability at an unremarkably common worship service. Even if a worship space has ramps, accessible seating, large-print programs, and a separate room for those feeling overstimulated, the theology of many Christian services itself can offer little besides condemnation and exclusion.
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Pope Francis Open to Retiring if It’s God’s Will
Speaking to journalists on a return flight from Canada, Pope Francis said he should slow down on his international travel and possibly consider retiring, but only if he discerns that it's God's will.
