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WEBEvangelicals could kill capital punishment system if they would, speakers declare. The already dying American capital punishment system could be eradicated much sooner if evangelical Christians would stop supporting the practice, a Christian death penalty abolitionist said during a Sept. 10 webinar hosted by Equal Justice USA.
After 30 years, the NRSV gets an update: Here’s what that means
WEBMar 15, 2022 · The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, also known as NRSVue, currently is available for digital download and will be published in printed copies later this spring. The update is significant, in part, because the NRSV is a preferred translation for many biblical scholars, seminaries, …
Historians trace beginning of Baptist movement back 400 years
WEBBaptists in 1609 practiced believer’s baptism, but they didn’t immerse. Even so, most church historians agree Baptists emerged as a distinct movement 400 years ago. From their beginning, Baptists have been characterized by a restless pursuit of God’s truth, Bill Leonard said. Baptists have been characterized by a restless pursuit of God ...
Tiptoe through the TULIP: Must the new Baptist Calvinism divide ...
WEB(ABP) — Can Calvinist and non-Calvinist Baptists work and worship together? It depends, some advocates of Reformed theology say, on whether Christians on both sides are willing to tiptoe through the TULIP — the acronym for five doctrinal specifics that mark Calvinism — without stomping on anyone’s flower bed.
Why Beth Moore’s departure from the SBC really matters
WEBMar 10, 2021 · Jeff Straub, professor of historical theology and missions at Central Seminary in Plymouth, Minn., explained the background in a Feb. 28 article posted on the seminary’s website.. Describing a current call for a second “conservative resurgence” within the SBC, he called attention to the Conservative Baptist Network and Founders Ministries — two far-right groups within the right-wing ...
I asked people why they’re leaving Christianity, and here’s what I ...
WEBDec 13, 2022 · According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying as Christian have decreased from 90% of the U.S. population in 1972 to 64% in 2020. But it’s not just researchers who are talking about this. As of Dec. 6, 2020, the hashtag “#exchristian” had 696.7 million cumulative views on TikTok and was assigned to more than 68,600 posts on ...
Among Syrian Christians, severe persecution yet perseverance
WEBMay 18, 2021 · On Nov. 7, 2020, a young woman holds a baby as she stands amid the remains of an ancient church in the village of Babisqa. About six internally displaced Syrian families, whose homes in the village of Ain La Rose were destroyed by the Syrian government shelling, are taking shelter in Babisqa ancient churches, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Dead Cities that date back to the Roman ...
10 things we’re learning about the LGBTQ debate in the church
WEBFeb 13, 2018 · 4. It is important to discuss the actual issue and not use proxies for the issue. Because LGBTQ inclusion in the church is such a difficult topic, and because of the fears outlined above, the conversation sometimes falls to proxy debates to avoid the main difficult debate. These are diversionary tactics that must be labeled for what they are.
We need to talk about Voddie … and fast – Baptist News Global
WEBMar 24, 2022 · We need to talk about Voddie … and fast. I’ve learned recently that the value of a disagreement in 2022 is fairly low, nearly completely devoid of any real value at all. This is due mostly to the constant stream of information for which we are able to, and sometimes expected to, give an opinion — especially on social media.
A Christian response to the war in Israel/Palestine
WEBA Christian response to the war in Israel/Palestine. The war between Israel and Hamas has been front and center over the past week. The world watched as violent terrorists shot rockets into Israel, kidnapped civilians and beheaded children in an act of barbarism the world has not seen in some time. We’ve also all watched as Israel, supported ...