This is why the vile Jews of Temple Beth Sholom promote sodomy and persecute Baptists.” —1996 press release regarding Westboro Baptist Church’s protest of a Topeka, Kan., synagogue “The Rod of God ...

Shirley Phelps-Roger, and her daughter, Megan, who left the group. Born and raised in the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan left her life of religious extremism in 2012 and has used the past decade ...

The Shirley Temple has been an alcohol-free favorite for nearly a century. It's been called the "original mocktail," but its actual history – and ingredients – are up for debate. "Beverage ...

With Butler, Lee teamed up to pass one of the final bills of the 118th Congress, awarding the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to her mentor and friend Shirley Chisholm, another trailblazer ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Jimmy Carter, a long-time member of the Baptist Church, came to understand the deep divide of race ...

John R. Countryman, who was billed by the name Johnny Russell as a child actor (pictured above to the left of Shirley Temple), died on December 14 in Loudoun, Virginia after a short bout with ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor John R. Countryman, who billed as the child actor Johnny Russell appeared in films with Barbara Stanwyck, Tyrone Power, Shirley Temple and Jimmy Stewart before serving ...

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. And, the most important thing that did happen, the second session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality ...

“Lesser known, and particularly relevant for American politics today, is our 39th president’s commitment to the Baptist value of religious liberty,” she added. “The United States’ most religious ...

Pastor Caroline Omolo.Credit...Kang-Chun Cheng for The New York Times Supported by By Sarah Hurtes Reporting from Nairobi For nearly a decade, Kenya’s only church led and attended by L.G.B.T.Q ...