The announcement of Brett Kavanaugh as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court cheered many Christians and conservatives July 9, including a coalition of evangelical leaders who released a statement in support of the 53-year-old federal appeals court judge. “Judge Kavanaugh is an outstanding choice for the Supreme Court,” tweeted Ethics and Religious […]
Christians respond to crisis at the border
For some Christians, immigration concerns at odds with battle for religious liberty The Washington Post reports that while some denominations, including the Southern Baptist Convention, have publicly spoken against the separation of families at the border, the current crisis is a complex issue for many conservatives weighing it against cultural issues like abortion and marriage. […]
SBC summary: Leadership key issue in Dallas
After a troubled year, messengers hear hard but honest reports Prior to their annual meeting in Dallas, Southern Baptists were already wrestling with issues of leadership. The departures of two key Baptist leaders from their posts had frayed denominational nerves and reignited old conflicts. And the upcoming SBC presidential election deepened divides over theology and […]
Pence speaks to large convention crowd
Despite debate surrounding Vice President Mike Pence’s address at the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, the convention hall was packed Wednesday morning when he took the stage. Pence called the SBC “one of the greatest forces for good anywhere in America.” After a few more words of praise for Southern Baptists, he shared his brief […]
Greear gets more than he bargained for
Dallas | J.D. Greear says his election does not indicate a generational shift in the Southern Baptist Convention. But the photos of Greear, 45, with his opponent Ken Hemphill and outgoing SBC President Steven Gaines, both in their 60s, might attest otherwise. “What I don’t think this [election] represents is a passing of the baton […]