Statement on Violence in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021

by | Jan 7, 2021 | General

The North American Baptist Fellowship joins those across the United States and around the world in prayer for peace and justice in Washington, D.C. We condemn the violence, especially when done with Christan symbols and messages. We support democracy, which includes...

Warnock Makes History with Senate Win

by | Jan 6, 2021 | General

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where...

Photos: Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta

by | Jan 6, 2021 | General

By Brian Kaylor for Word & Way, Jan. 6, 2021 “Let us march on ballot boxes, march on ballot boxes until race-baiters disappear from the political arena,” Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed on Mar. 25, 1965. “Let us march on ballot boxes until we send to our...

Judges 9 in photos

by | Jan 6, 2021 | General

By Brian Kaylor for Word & Way, Jan. 6, 2021 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’ But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honored, to hold sway over...

As Chaos Hits Capitol, Two Forms of Faith on Display

by | Jan 6, 2021 | General

WASHINGTON (RNS) — On Wednesday morning (Jan. 6), an interfaith group of religious leaders gathered outside of Luther Place Memorial Church in the nation’s capital. For two hours, the clergy prayed for an end to violence, for an eradication of white nationalism, and...