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  Commentary: House Republicans’ proposed tax reform will lead to church regulation

  If the Johnson Amendment is repealed as part of new tax legislation, John L. Seidel fears that “churches would become super-PACs. All in the name of religious freedom.”

  11/29/2017 - By Andrew L. Seidel / Religion News Service

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  Commentary: Why it’s not just nominal evangelicals supporting Donald Trump

  When it comes to the conflation of politics and Christianity, what issues seem to matter most?

  11/29/2017 - By John G. Stackhouse Jr. / Religion News Service

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  Commentary: One simple way to tell real persecution from persecution complex (and why we have to get this right)

  Personal stories are what often separate real abuse and neglect from that which is imagined, and we have to get this right. (Baptist News Global)

  11/29/2017 - By Blake Atwood

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  Commentary: Is there an evangelical crisis?

  Will evangelical resilience survive the age of Trump? (The New York Times)

  11/29/2017 - By Ross Douthat / The New York Times

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  Letter to the Editor: Taxing the poor

  One reader believes the Senate Republican tax bill goes too far.

  11/28/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Finding Waco’s hidden treasure: The Divine Servant

  Near Waco’s booming downtown sits The Divine Servant, a sculpture of Jesus washing Peter’s feet, that reminds Craig Nash of the real definition of power.

  11/22/2017 - By Craig Nash

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  Voices: The church, the gospel, and sexual assault

  When we loudly condemn members of one party who have been accused of sexual assault but defend members of another, we’re teaching our young men and women that partisan politics are more important than women’s safety.

  11/22/2017 - By Jake Raabe

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  Voices: A call for unity around truth and goodness

  Truth, goodness, justice and excellence can be found everywhere and often in what we feel are unlikely places.

  11/21/2017 - By Zac Harrel

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  Gene Wilkes: ‘The church must see itself as a mission outpost’

  Gene Wilkes, president of the B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, discusses his calling to serving others in Jesus’ name no matter the mission field he’s in.

  11/21/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: Can America see another great revival and spiritual awakening?

  Will a “Third Great Awakening” ever occur in the U.S.? According to Bill Stevens, that’s dependent on a “big if.”

  11/21/2017 - By Bill Stevens

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  Commentary: Why churches shouldn’t endorse political candidates

  If the Johnson Amendment is repealed, will churches become even more partisan and politicized?

  11/21/2017 - By Barkley Thompson, Tommy Williams and Steve Wells / Houston Chronicle

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  Letters to the Editor: Christmas wars and Bible exploration

  One reader agrees that the “Christmas wars” should end; another gives thanks for the “Explore the Bible” study series.

  11/20/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard