Arkansas became the latest flashpoint in church-state politics this week as legislation introduced less than a month ago now only needs one more round of voting to make it to the desk of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (BP) -- Diane Traynor is not really a fan of hurricanes, but after their arrival she springs into action–ready to offer soothing words, a listening ear and the hope of Christ.
SARASOTA -- As Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, made landfall just after 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, near Siesta Key, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are now setting up a command center at Sarasota’s Colonial Oaks Baptist Church, which will serve as headquarters for disaster relief leaders to begin assessing damage and…
AIKEN, S.C. (BP) -- In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through South Carolina, students from Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) groups at The Citadel and College of Charleston partnered with South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief to provide critical aid and support to impacted communities.
Hurricane Milton has been confirmed to have caused 16 deaths in Florida, bringing significant destruction and severe challenges to the affected communities before barreling into the Atlantic Ocean
Elementary school administrators in Houston placed two teachers on leave after reports that preschool students were receiving melatonin-infused stickers at naptime without parental permission. The sta...
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — Enon Baptist Church weathered the storm, even though its building did not. Less than one week after Hurricane Helene ravaged Enon’s facilities, church members gathered for their Wednesday night activities as normal, albeit in a different location. They met at a nearby Methodist church, whose pastor had…
This issue of A Public Witness explores how challenging White supremacy and Christian Nationalism requires both honesty and repair.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, pounding cities with ferocious winds and rain, and whipping up a barrage of tornadoes. It caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit.
The Evangelicals for Harris campaign has been threatened with legal action after using footage of the late evangelist Billy Graham in adverts attacking Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The Colorado Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against Christian baker Jack Phillips over his refusal on religious grounds to make a cake celebrating a trans-identified individual's so-called gender transition.
