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🌎 ​Once roiled by sexual abuse issue, Southern Baptist leadership now downplays its extent​


July 01, 2026

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IN THE NEWS

The “voices of liberty” on Trump’s “Freedom 250” page do not appear to be real people

Point your browser to Freedom250.org, and scroll down to the section titled “Voices of Liberty: Hear what freedom means to your fellow Americans.” You will see a scrolling list of testimonies from people like Carmen Vega of Miami, Florida, or Ray...


In Idaho, An Episcopal Camp Offers Queer Christians a Haven

The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, Washington, has maintained Camp Cross—a 130-acre property on the west side of Lake Cœur D’Alene, Idaho—for more than a century. Each week throughout summer, the church hosts themed retreats, from...


Once roiled by sexual abuse issue, Southern Baptist leadership now downplays its extent

Four years ago, the Southern Baptist Convention received a landmark report asserting that top leaders in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination had long minimized reports of sexual abuse by clergy, intimidated survivors and stonewalled...


San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to $395 million settlement with sex abuse survivors

The San Francisco Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million and implement a series of child protection and transparency reforms to settle hundreds of lawsuits brought by survivors who say they were sexually abused by clergy and other...


Religious Liberty Commission Calls for Repealing Johnson Amendment in Report to Trump

Members of the White House Religious Liberty Commission presented their final draft report to President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon. The report draws on testimony and findings from seven hearings held...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Sin avoidance or doing right?

On my author page on this site, I describe myself as “uncomfortably” evangelical. Once, a family member asked for a concise explication of where I disagree with evangelicals. I struggled with this because I share the methodological assumptions...


The Cost of Witnessing: Time, Memory, and Moral Exhaustion

January of 2026 ended heavily with national tension and grief. Not for me personally, and not directly for my family, as we remain relatively untouched by the events unfolding in Minneapolis, Venezuela, and Ukraine. And yet, untouched is the...


God’s Agent of the Autocratic State: Franklin Graham

Though I’ve brokered many disappointments in the last ten years, none has been so acute as seeing roughly half my friends and extended family members exchanging the “compassionate conservatism” for which I used to vote for in favor of the...


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COMMENTARY

'Church Hurt' Is A Very Real Thing. Here's What Experts Want You To Know About It.

There are many reasons why someone might leave a particular faith ― or the concept of organized religion in general. Theological disagreements, life changes, a slow drift away from belief or a single breaking-point moment can all play a role....


Why Christians Must Defend The Separation of Church and State.

On June 26th, the Trump Administration's Religious Liberty Commission released a draft report calling for a reexamination of the traditional understanding of separation between church and state. The report argues that religion and government should...


Generative AI is Nothing New

I confess to giving this post a clickbait sort of title in calling it “Generative AI is nothing new.” The statement is true in important ways, however, even if it requires clarification. Let me explain. In a recent conversation I had with some leading...


Did God Give the Land to Israel Forever?

Many Bible versions translate this word as “everlasting,” However, “olam“ does not automatically mean “eternal without change.” It often means a long duration, an age, or something tied to a covenantal order. Before allowing one English translation of...


Who Knows God?

How we treat one another is an indicator of whether we actually know God. Let’s think about what it means to know God a little bit more. Obeying God doesn’t mean sinless perfection (1 John 1:5-10), but it means faithfully following Him. Obeying...


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GOOD NEWS

Former Chicago White Sox Catcher A.J. Pierzynski Gives World Series Ball To Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski. The pontiff has been given the baseball from the final out of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. It was unclear when exactly the exchange occurred, but...


92-Year-Old Chick-fil-A Employee Credits the Lord for His Trademark Kindness

A Chick-fil-A employee in North Carolina is going viral not only for his age, but also for his kindness, strong work ethic, and the affection customers have for him. Known simply as “Mr. Gil,” the 92-year-old has greeted customers as a dining host at the...


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