Faith

(Baptist Press) Going to church on Easter Sunday wasn’t an option for the inmates at the Gibson County jail. So, Sheriff Paul Thomas decided to bring church to the inmates. What happened next was, as Thomas put it, “just a God thing.” And something Thomas will never forget. For several hours on the Monday night after Easter, the Gibson County correctional complex took … [Read more...] about Power of Easter Sweeps Through Tennessee Jail

(Christian Headlines) Conservative activist Charlie Kirk will not appear at a Washington church next month after the hosting church received threats. According to The Washington Times, Roger Archer, senior pastor of Motion Church in Puyallup, Washington, said, "radical terrorist mobs" threatened the church with violence in response to Kirk's scheduled appearance. "Upon … [Read more...] about Church Forced to Cancel Event with Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk After Receiving Threats of Violence

by Marybeth Davis Baggett (RNS) To read the lawsuit Liberty University brought against Jerry Falwell Jr., you might get the impression that the evangelical Christian school's board fell prey to a master manipulator whose veneer of piety obscured a vulgar reality. Specifically, the complaint chronicles Liberty’s roots in the Moral Majority, founded by Falwell’s … [Read more...] about Liberty University’s Lawsuit Against Falwell Is an Admission of Guilt

(The Guardian) Scott Morrison has asked a national conference of Christian churches to help him help Australia, while revealing his belief that he and his wife, Jenny, have been called upon to do God’s work. In video that has emerged of the prime minister speaking at the Australian Christian Churches conference on the Gold Coast last week, Morrison also revealed that he had … [Read more...] about Scott Morrison Tells Christian Conference He Was Called To Do God’s Work as Prime Minister

(Baptist News Global) Throughout the past year of global pandemic, many pastors and faith leaders have appealed to the words of Jesus to argue for social distancing, masking and other precautions against the spread of coronavirus. The appeal to “love your neighbor as yourself” now is employed as a reason for getting vaccinated. It turns out that four in 10 Americans don’t … [Read more...] about 4 in 10 Americans Don’t See Getting Vaccinated as a Way to ‘Love Your Neighbor’