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  Students and alumni take seminary presidents to task

  Seminary presidents who pronounced critical race theory incompatible with the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message left Christians who are working toward racial harmony vulnerable to charges of unfaithfulness, a group of students and seminary alumni have asserted.

  01/25/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Biden repeals Muslim and African travel ban

  As one of his first official acts, President Joe Biden issued an executive order repealing his predecessor’s travel ban on some Muslim-majority countries and certain African nations—an action applauded by religious liberty advocates.

  01/21/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Pandemic greatly increased hunger risk in Texas

  Food insecurity in Texas has more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, panelists in the online Texas Food Policy Roundtable noted.

  01/20/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  McKissic cuts ties with SBTC, potentially with SBC

  Pastor Dwight McKissic of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, a vocal critic of racism in Southern Baptist life, announced he plans to “get off the bus” of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, and potentially the national Southern Baptist Convention.

  01/15/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Texas lawmakers face challenges as they convene

  Public health issues and public school funding are among the challenges facing the 87th Texas Legislature.

  01/12/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Critical race theory conversation ‘should have happened’ earlier

  Southern Baptist Convention leaders acknowledged their Jan. 6 discussion with Black Southern Baptists “should have happened ahead of time” rather than after seminary presidents issued a statement denouncing critical race theory.

  01/11/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Review: This Hallelujah Banquet

  Managing Editor Ken Camp reviews “This Hallelujah Banquet” by Eugene Peterson.

  01/11/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Pakistani Christians charged under blasphemy laws

  Organizations focused on religious persecution reported at least four Christians in Pakistan recently were arrested for blasphemy.

  01/08/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Christian nationalism clearly evident in Capitol riot

  Signs of Christian nationalism, not to be confused with honest-to-God biblical faith, were hard to miss when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, some advocates for separation of church and state observed.

  01/07/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Texas Baptists on social media condemn violence and racism

  As rioters seized the U.S. Capitol, Texas Baptists vented on social media, urging prayers for peace, condemning violence and deploring the double standard in how a white mob and peaceful Black protesters have been treated.

  01/06/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Nigerian Christians killed in Christmas Eve attacks

  At least a dozen Christians were killed and several churches burned in Christmas Eve attacks on villages in northern Nigeria following death threats by Boko Haram Islamist militants.

  01/05/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Religion of Generation Z defies easy categorization

  The religion of young people in Generation Z defies simple categories like “affiliated” and “unaffiliated,” a new study shows.

  01/04/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor