National writer Religion News Service. New grandad. Author of Reorganized Religion. Enthusiastic Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Sci-Fi fan. Ridiculously Gregarious
Bob Smietana
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A pastor who thinks Southern Baptists are too liberal and says the denomination's abuse crisis was a hoax - was just elected president of the nation's largest Protestant denomination
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A preview of the SBC meeting in Florida this week
religionnews.com/2026/06/08/s...
Been working on this story for a while - it's about pastors who support ICE and immigration enforcement.
religionnews.com/2026/06/05/m...
The Yankees kept this from the old Stadium. It’s in the press box. Imagine some of the names on here over the years.
The day I heard a fellow in an O’Hare terminal explaining to his (I presumed) wife via cellphone that he was enjoying his time in Manhattan was the day I realized fiction had changed forever.
A popular worship song keeps showing up at political rallies.
I wanted to know why. Here's what I found
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