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Southern Baptists Embrace Gender-Inclusive Language in the Bible

Southern Baptists Embrace Gender-Inclusive Language in the Bible

Culture, Current EventsJonathanJune 20, 2017Bible, Gender, gender-inclusive, language, Southern Baptist

Marginalizing Russell Moore is grave mistake for Southern Baptists

Marginalizing Russell Moore is grave mistake for Southern Baptists

Southern Baptists are threatening to withhold funds from Moore’s agency. But they need him more than he needs them.

Church, Current EventsJonathanJanuary 6, 2017Russell Moore, Southern Baptist

3 reasons conservative Christians will lose transgender debates

3 reasons conservative Christians will lose transgender debates

Why won't Christians learn from their mistakes?

PoliticsJonathanMay 14, 2016Controversy, ERLC, gay marriage, Gender, Homosexuality, identity, Marriage, men, politics, Russell Moore, Sex, Sexuality, Southern Baptist, transgender, Women

Mike Huckabee stacks the deck on Israel

Mike Huckabee stacks the deck on Israel

What the presidential hopeful misses on this complex conflict.

PoliticsJonathanDecember 10, 2015absentee laws, al-Nakba, Arab, Bible, Christianity, evangelicalism, Exodus, History, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, Nazi, Palestine, Palestinian, politics, Republican, right of return, Southern Baptist

Are Americans lying to pollsters about same-sex marriage?

Are Americans lying to pollsters about same-sex marriage?

Some conservatives think so, but what do experts think?

TrendsJonathanNovember 9, 2015Albert Mohler, Barna, David Kinnaman, Ed Stetzer, gay marriage, Homosexuality, Lifeway, Marriage, Pew Research, poll, Public Opinion, same sex marriage, Southern Baptist

Russell Moore: Pope Francis for evangelicals?

Russell Moore: Pope Francis for evangelicals?

In some ways, the two are strikingly similar.

CultureJonathanAugust 13, 2015Baptist, Catholic, environmentlism, Homosexuality, politics, Pope Francis, Roman Catholic, Russell Moore, Southern Baptist

Obama was right: It’s time for Christians to reflect

Obama was right: It’s time for Christians to reflect

The president's comments at the National Prayer Breakfast infuriated some Christians.

3 Christian Conferences, 3 Approaches to LGBT Issues

3 Christian Conferences, 3 Approaches to LGBT Issues

The debate heats up as the first conference commences.

CultureJonathanOctober 27, 2014bisexual, ERLC, Gay, Gay Christian Network, Homosexuality, lesbian, LGBT, Matthew Vines, Reformation Project, Russell Moore, SBC, Sexuality, Southern Baptist, transgender

Leading Evangelical Ethicist Is Now Pro-LGBT

Leading Evangelical Ethicist Is Now Pro-LGBT

Co-author of one of the most popular Christian ethics books of the last 25 years is now LGBT ally.

CultureJonathanOctober 24, 2014Albert Mohler, Bible, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, David Gushee, ethics, Homosexuality, Jonathan Merritt, Justin Lee, Matthew Vines, Mercer University, Reformation Project, Southern Baptist, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, theology

What Southern Baptists Must Do to Slow Their Decline

What Southern Baptists Must Do to Slow Their Decline

America's largest Protestant denomination is declining. What must they do to stop the bleeding?

Is Francis the First Protestant Pope?

Is Francis the First Protestant Pope?

Could Protestants' affection for Francis lead to mending fences between the estranged groups?