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Why female feticide threatens the social order. Sabu George, a Delhi-based researcher, has spent the past quarter-century exposing what he calls “the worst kind of violence” in Indian history—the elimination of millions of unborn girls. He regards it as nothing less than genocide and describes the first few months in the womb as “the riskiestContinue reading “Violence Against Women Begins in the Womb”

Yes, it is time for Paige Patterson to take his well-earned retirement. Social media is abuzz with comments about the church and domestic violence. The cause is not a new incident; rather, it’s the result of an old audio clip that has resurfaced with comments from the president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Paige Patterson.Continue reading “Paige Patterson and Doing the Right Thing for the SBC, Again”

When people don’t change, are our efforts in vain? Five years ago, I worked as a defense attorney, advocating for children. One day I walked into the break room of the office I shared with a few other attorneys and found a new coworker eating lunch. Darryl (not his real name) wasn’t a typical legalContinue reading “I Discipled a Murderer”

The new Netflix documentary reveals an uncomfortable truth about American religious innovation. In the 1980s, thousands of enthusiastic enlightenment-seekers built a commune called Rajneeshpuram in the rugged Central Oregon desert and for their brief time there, clashed with the residents of the rural town of Antelope. For anyone like me who grew up in OregonContinue reading “‘Wild, Wild Country’ Hits Close to Home”

The reality is, Christians are interlopers. We are strangers and foreigners. As Christians, I believe we should always be more driven by our missionary identity than we are by our national identity, our political identity, our environmental identity, our social identity, or even our church identity. Don’t get me wrong. We ought to love ourContinue reading “Our Call: Missionaries in a Secular Land”

Meeting follows widespread Sunday protests by Christians who oppose their government’s lack of action against Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram. President Donald Trump repeatedly spoke up for beleaguered Christians in Nigeria at a White House meeting today with the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, who’s currently under fire for not doing more to stop ongoing sectarianContinue reading “Trump Tells Nigeria’s President Church Attacks Must Stop”

How political divides impact religious affiliation and attendance. The 2016 presidential election heightened an ongoing discussion over the allegiance of American evangelicals to the Republican Party. As countless articles and social media posts have observed, Donald Trump’s presidency has led many church leaders to warn against a too-warm embrace of politics and politicians, as wellContinue reading “Study: Clinton Voters Twice as Likely to Leave Evangelicalism as Trump Voters”

Cornerstones is a discipleship tool for parents to use with their children and an approachable systematic theology book for parents. Ed: What is the basic premise of Cornerstones? Brian:Cornerstones is a pair of books—one for children and the other for parents—that covers the basic doctrines of the faith in a question-and-answer format, like a catechism.Continue reading “One-on-One with Brian Dembowczyk on ‘Cornerstones’”

After audio of old comments circulates on social media, Southern Baptist leader clarifies his pastoral approach to domestic violence. On Sunday, Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson spoke out to address his position on domestic violence after old comments he made regarding counseling women in abusive marriages circulated on social media over the weekend. Patterson, theContinue reading “How Paige Patterson Compares to Other Pastors on Divorce After Abuse”

Why supporting Muslims on the Isle of Lewis is mere Christianity. Despite its size and location, the Isle of Lewis off the northwest coast of Scotland occasionally makes national news in the United Kingdom because of its conservative religious practices—including the strict observance of the Sabbath by many on the island. Lewis was the siteContinue reading “Scotland’s Evangelical Island Gets Its First Mosque”