Public support for same-sex marriage stalls
Almost 10 years after the Supreme Court granted national recognition to same-sex marriages, most Americans support that right, but the percentage has plateaued in recent years.
Scopes trial propelled Christians toward scientific engagement, professors say
NASHVILLE (BP) – Growing up in New Mexico, Jeremy Blaschke had never even heard of the Scopes Monkey Trial that took place in Dayton, Tennessee, in July 1925.
‘Trial of the Century’ reenactment underscores impact of Scopes case
DAYTON, Tenn. – Austin Peay profoundly misjudged the moment when he, with the swoop of a pen and the authority vested in him as Tennessee’s governor, signed the Butler Act into law on March 21, 1925.
FIRST-PERSON: 100 years after Scopes Trial – Are we better off without God?
Ask most Americans to name the “Trial of the Century,” and they’ll likely say the O.J. Simpson case. I still remember where I was when the verdict came in, driving down Highway 90 in Gulfport, Miss., when the radio announced, “Not guilty!”
1925 Scopes Trial a defining moment in U.S. history
DAYTON, Tenn. (BP) – The setting for the “Trial of the Century” was the small county-seat town of Dayton, 40 miles north of Chattanooga. Better known as the “Scopes Monkey Trial,” it took place July 10-21, 1925.
OBU prof’s book on Dust Bowl remembers struggle, receives national recognition
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Benjamin Myers’ 2019 sonnet cycle Black Sunday has been named one of the “Five Best: Stories of the Dust Bowl” by The Wall Street Journal, earning recognition alongside John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.”
Compassion, Gospel can’t be overlooked after Penn’s decision to change records
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – The transgender revolution has made promises it is unable to deliver and will bring forward many still looking for their identity.
State of the Bible: Scripture aids human flourishing, but U.S. lags globally
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Scripture engagement, church involvement and an active faith increase human flourishing, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in its latest chapter of the State of the Bible utilizing Harvard University’s human flourishing index.
Most pastors lead a small congregation, but most churchgoers attend a large church
When thinking about the number of people attending their church each week, the experience of the average pastor is vastly different from that of the average churchgoer.
Bible Study: God’s will, our good
"The heart wants what the heart wants." This is a saying in our culture, reflected in movies and music, and is at the core of humanity’s downfall since Adam and Eve.
