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Cardinal Dolan fires back at VP J.D. Vance over immigration policy comments
Less than a week after sharing the inauguration stage, Timothy Cardinal Dolan is pushing back against Vice President J.D. Vance, after the latter criticized the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who do not support all of President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump's immigration crackdown sparks dispute What we know: Vance, a Catholic convert, has accused the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops of resettling "illegal immigrants" to receive federal funding.
Slideshow: SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis
Scenes from the opening day of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 10, 2024. Messengers vote during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Musicians performs at the start of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning their jobs, according to a new nationwide survey. More than 4 in 10 of clergy surveyed in fall 2023 had seriously considered leaving their congregations at least once since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, and more than half had thought seriously of leaving the ministry, according to the survey released Thursday by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. The Executive Committee of the nation's largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata “be deemed not in friendly cooperation with the convention” — the official terminology for an expulsion.
Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata “be deemed not in friendly cooperation with the convention” — the official terminology for an expulsion.
Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another
Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
By Peter Smith The Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. The Executive Committee of the nation's largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata "be deemed not in friendly cooperation with the convention" - the official terminology for an expulsion. The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata “be deemed not in friendly cooperation with the convention” — the official terminology for an expulsion.
Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
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Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
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Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
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