Christianity

Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a rare look at the debate when a message threatens a business model.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education released proposed revisions to social studies standards Thursday. The guideline draft features a significant increase in content on Christianity and patriotism.

Two former leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, one Black and one white, want to bridge the Deep South's racial divide with faith-based discussions in cities once active in the slave trade.

NPR sits down with North Carolina pastor Chad Harvey to talk about Donald Trump, religion and politics.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on the impact of Oklahoma's Muslim community, State Superintendent Ryan Walters' directive to incorporate Bible teaching in classrooms and the race to elect a new mayor in Tulsa.

At Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced in his annual budget proposal $3 million was already being spent on classroom Bibles, and the board voted to ask the legislature for an additional $3 million.

The State Department said that 68-year-old David Lin is coming home after being arrested in China on vague contract charges that he and his family deny. He had been jailed there for 18 years.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics' panel returns from summer hiatus to discuss August primary runoff results, the creation of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus and State Superintendent Ryan Walters' Bible mandate.

More than 80% of white evangelicals supported Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, but a new group is trying to push some of those voters to the camp of Democratic nominee vice president Kamala Harris.

Dozens of school district superintendents across the state say they will not change their instructional practices to accommodate State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ classroom Bible directive.