Loose Reins, Tight Factions: The Southern Baptist Convention As the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee meets, deep fractures over sexual abuse reform, political alignment and financial oversight reveal a denomination at war with itself. The post Loose Reins, Tight Factions: The Southern Baptist Convention appeared first on RNS.

Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government The fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad are aiming to transform their revolutionary movement and assert control over the country.

Scalise Bid for Speaker Meets Resistance From G.O.P. Factions The holdouts who refuse to back the No. 2 Republican, the party’s nominee, reflect the many competing groups inside the divided G.O.P. conference.