
Ryan Burge Joins the Danforth Center at Washington University
Burge, who for years juggled roles as a Baptist pastor, political scientist, and go-to source on America’s changing religious landscape, has a new gig in St. Louis.

Burge, who for years juggled roles as a Baptist pastor, political scientist, and go-to source on America’s changing religious landscape, has a new gig in St. Louis.

CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) – The results of a third-party investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by a former Truett-McConnell University student will be made available to trustees at the end of September, a TMU spokesperson told Baptist Press today (August 6).

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (BP) – Nathan Roach, 31, was arrested on May 30 and charged with child grooming at the Archer County Sheriff’s Office. He was released the following morning on $100,000 bond.

A federal court in Colorado issued an order August 1 permanently blocking a state law that bans abortion pill reversal treatment.

This issue of A Public Witness looks behind the unmarked cars to see the chilling impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on pastors, churches, and communities.

Following President Donald Trump s executive order stripping hospitals of funding if they perform body-mutilating sex change procedures on minors, a growing list of hospitals are announcing plans to

Texas and Louisiana have passed similar laws requiring public schools to display the religious directives, and the issue is expected to eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

DALLAS (BP) – Two Dallas metro congregations have issued statements following the arrest of a former staff member.

Police and other emergency personnel are seen after a reported shooting in Anaconda, Mont., Aug. 1, 2025. Associated Press / The Montana Standard / Photo by Joseph Scheller ...

“St. John Henry Newman is part of our patrimony,” Bishop Steven J. Lopes, the first bishop of the ordinariate, wrote in a celebratory message email to its members.