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Dallasites are posting these stickers around the city to cover up white supremacist propaganda.

'Fascism Free Zone': Dallas Activists Counter Patriot Front's White Supremacist Propaganda

By Jacob Vaughn

Feb 25, 2021

A Dallas activist said they saw an uptick in Patriot Front propaganda going up in the city after the riot at the Capitol last month.

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division against the Texas Department of State Health Services and John Hellerstedt, the commissioner of the agency (not pictured).

The Satanic Temple Says Texas Abortion Laws Violate Religious Liberty. So, They're Filing Suit.

By Jacob Vaughn

Feb 23, 2021

An abortion is a ritualistic process for the The Satanic Temple's members, its spokesperson says.

The University of Dallas is defending a professor who critiicised a trans woman nominated for a postion at the Department of Health and Human Services.

University of Dallas Backs Professor Who Criticized Biden Nominee for Being a Trans Woman

By Jacob Vaughn

Feb 1, 2021

The University of Dallas, a Catholic school, is standing by one of its professors after he wrote a post online that criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to appoint a trans woman, Dr. Rachel Levine, as assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human services. Levine could make history as the...

Some Christians are getting militant ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Frisco Pastor Tells Congregants to Prepare to Shoot Intruders Ahead of Biden Inauguration

By Simone Carter

Jan 18, 2021

A Frisco pastor told congregants to have their weapons loaded ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Michael Waters, founder and lead pastor of the Abundant Life A.M.E. Church, says George Floyd was just regular programming for his black congregation.

Roiled by Racism, Dallas Christians Consider Their Place in the Fight Against Injustice

By Tyler Hicks

Dec 22, 2020

When Andrew Robinson drove to Dallas in 2015, he had $100 in the bank and a growing disdain for the Christian church. Robinson, a gang member-turned-evangelical pastor, had just lost what little funding he had to kickstart a church in Foley, Alabama. While he was never given an official reason...

Members and supporters of Dallas’ LGBTQ+ community say the pope’s comments are a step in the right direction.

Pope's Support of Same-Sex Civil Unions Could Influence Other Denominations

By Jacob Vaughn

Oct 22, 2020

Pope Francis said same-sex couples can walk down the aisle as long as it's to form a civil union. Members and supporters of Dallas’ LGBTQ+ community say the pope’s comments are a step in the right direction.

Houses of worship across the DFW area canceled in-person services and moved online in response to coronavirus concerns.

Churches Cancel Worship Services, Move Online in Response to Coronavirus

By Paige Weaver

Mar 16, 2020

As events are canceled across the city and businesses instruct employees to work from home due to COVID-19, another facet of life was affected last weekend: religion. All over the DFW area, houses of worship suspended in-person services, with some moving to virtual, livestreamed services. This left many pondering what...

Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas

First Baptist Dallas’ Coronavirus Marquee Was a Bluff (Mostly)

By Stephen Young

Mar 10, 2020

As much as we hate to do it, we're about to give First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress more of the thing he loves more than anything else in the world: attention. If you've driven through downtown Dallas or made the rounds on the internet in the last week or...

As White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders really got the hang of bending the truth to serve her boss, President Trump, when it came time to go the way of Sean Spicer. Well, maybe not to be on Dancing With the Stars, but outta the White House.

We Watched Robert Jeffress’ Interview with Sarah Sanders So You Don’t Have To

By Stephen Young

Mar 3, 2020

If you have any inclination toward preserving your sanity — or prefer a slightly less Trumpy version of Christianity — chances are you missed First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress' interview with former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. The interview occurred right in the middle of First Baptist's Sunday...

Nearly half of the Muslim students in North Texas have experienced bullying at school, according to a new report.

Nearly Half of North Texas Muslim Students Are Bullied at School, Report Says

By Silas Allen

Feb 28, 2020

Every now and then, a student walks up to Yazan Naseef in the hallway at Plano East High School and tells him exactly what he thinks of him and his religion. I know how you guys really are, the student says, before railing about how Muslims all want to kill...

Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2019.

Robert Jeffress Is So Serious About Jesus, He’s Turning His Church Over to Sarah Sanders

By Stephen Young

Feb 14, 2020

First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress is not a stooge. In fact, if one even raises the idea that he's totally in the tank for President Donald Trump, providing evangelical cover for keeping kids in cages, hush money payments to porn stars and absolutely anything else Trump decides to during...

President Donald Trump speaks at the American Airlines Center on Sept. 14, 2015.

Trump Plays the Blind Squirrel Again at National Prayer Breakfast

By Stephen Young

Feb 7, 2020

Speaking after the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, President Donald Trump took on Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, the only Republican to vote for the president's removal from office during his just concluded impeachment trial. “I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong,”...

A gunman at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement was killed by an armed church security officer after he opened fire during Sunday services on Dec. 29. Churches in North Texas are looking at their security plans in light of that shooting, as well as the 2017 deadly church shooting in Sutherland Springs.

North Texas Churches Are Securing Their Doors

By Paige Skinner

Jan 29, 2020

On Nov. 5, 2017, a gunman shot and killed 26 people during a mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, making it the deadliest mass shooting in Texas. Bob Jordan, a former police officer and resident of St. Hedwig, a town about 15 miles from Sutherland Springs, carries...

Robert Jeffress doesn't want you to watch the included video.

Robert Jeffress Is Definitely Not Mad About This Video of Evangelicals and the President

By Stephen Young

Jan 13, 2020

First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress has some instructions for all of you out there who might be looking for a little amusement as your week gets rolling: Pay no mind to a new video from a group calling itself the Lincoln Project. The Lincoln Project — made up of...

Robert ‘Jews Are Going to Hell’ Jeffress Stars at Trump Hanukkah Reception

By Stephen Young

Dec 12, 2019

President Donald Trump had a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. That would've been weird enough, given that the president told an Israeli American organization Saturday that they had "no choice" to vote for him because Elizabeth Warren would "take 100% of (their) wealth away," but Trump...

Latasha Morrison, a Christian advocate of racial reconciliation, says attendees at the recent Sparrow Women conference weren't ready to hear the hard truths about what's needed for reconciliation.

Bridge-Builder Latasha Morrison: Christians Should Lead Racial Reconciliation Conversation

By Julie Lyons

Jul 19, 2019

Latasha Morrison is one of the most prominent Christian advocates of racial reconciliation. The organization she founded, Be the Bridge, provides training materials for Christians to launch small, diverse discussion groups focused on racial unity. Many of these “Bridge Builder” groups exist in the Dallas area. In October, Morrison will...

When writer and poet DeeDee Roe saw that Sparrow wasn’t supporting Ekemini Uwan, she wrote an essay about it that went viral.

Sparrow Falls: ‘Whiteness’ Brings Down Dallas’ Biggest Christian Racial Reconciliation Conference

By Julie Lyons

Jul 17, 2019

Women were getting up and walking out in twos and threes, and at some point I realized they weren’t all taking a potty break. With eye rolls and grumpy looks, they trudged up the stairs to the balcony exit in the Music Hall at Fair Park. We were here on...

President Donald Trump and Robert Jeffress

8 Times Pastor Robert Jeffress Was a Stooge for Donald Trump

By Stephen Young

Jun 17, 2019

First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress took to the airwaves Friday to make one thing clear: He and the rest of President Donald Trump's evangelical backers aren't being used by the president. “I agree 100 percent that no pastor should be a stooge for a political party or for a...

Catholic Diocese of Dallas Is in a Place So Dark It’s Almost Incomprehensible

By Jim Schutze

May 20, 2019

The whole business about the Catholic Diocese of Dallas in January publishing a list of 31 so-called “credibly accused” priests seemed weird at the time. Credibly, who says so? Now as the story grows only darker, we have to wonder how the diocese, which is the regional headquarters of the...

Dallas searched three Catholic Diocese of Dallas properties Wednesday.

Dallas Police Raid Dallas Catholic Diocese as Part of Abuse Investigation

By Stephen Young

May 15, 2019

Dallas Police Department officers searched Catholic Diocese of Dallas properties across the city Wednesday as part of a continuing investigation into alleged abuse by Dallas priests. According to DPD Maj. Max Geron, police searched Diocese headquarters in Oak Lawn, St. Cecilia Catholic Church in North Oak Cliff and a storage...

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