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Justice Department Investigates Southern Baptist Convention Over Abuse August 12, 2022
SBC has commited to cooperating with the federal investigation, which spans multiple entities. A federal investigation will look into the largest Protestant denomination’s response to abuse, following a bombshell report commissioned and released by the Southern Baptist Commission (SBC) in May. The SBC Executive Committee confirmed on Friday that the Justice Department “has initiated an […]
The Village Church Settles Abuse Complaint August 12, 2022
The Southern Baptist congregation led by Acts 29 president Matt Chandler maintained it hadn’t done anything wrong, infuriating the family of the victim. The Village Church, a large Southern Baptist church in Texas pastored by Matt Chandler, has announced it reached a settlement with a woman who had reported one of the church’s pastors sexually […]
The Gospel According to Dungeons & Dragons August 12, 2022
The fantasy role-playing game’s theological dimensions can be spiritually formative. In my four years of teaching theology at Wheaton College, one of my most memorable meetings was with a student wanting to know how best to defend Dungeons & Dragons to skeptical relatives. Students ask me all kinds of things during my office-hours appointments, but […]
When the South Loosens its Bible Belt August 11, 2022
A growing breed of unchurched evangelicals is poised to heighten the culture wars. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. “If heaven ain’t a lot like Dixie, I don’t wanna go,” Hank Williams Jr. sang. “If heaven ain’t a lot like Dixie, I’d just as soon stay home.” The song was, of […]