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Biblical scholar Cain Hope Felder dies at 76

Cain Hope Felder, whose scholarship challenged Eurocentric interpretations of the Bible, died of cancer October 1 in Mobile, Ala­bama. He was 76.

A native of Aiken, South Caro­lina, Felder grew up in segregated Bos­ton neighborhoods. He spent 35 years teaching at his alma mater, Howard Uni­­versity, reaching generations of church leaders. He also spent years arguing that the United Methodist Church needed to uproot itself from racial discrimination. After retiring, he left the denomination over the issue.

Complaint filed against Tammy Kemp, judge who offered Bible to Botham Jean's killer after sentencing

Texas judge Tammy Kemp offered a Bible to Amber Guyger after sentencing her October 1 for the murder of her neighbor, Botham Jean. The next day, the Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a letter of complaint with a Texas judicial conduct commission.

Kemp sentenced Guyger, a police officer, to ten years in prison. Shortly before, Brandt Jean, brother of the victim, had hugged Guyger and told her he forgave her.

Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico goes after religious voters in Georgia

Mixtures of religion and politics aren’t exactly unusual in Georgia, a state situated squarely in the heart of the Bible Belt, where asking someone where they go to church is a common icebreaker.

But this year, no one is combining faith—however broadly defined—and politics as acutely as Sarah Riggs Amico, 40, a newly an­nounced Democratic candidate for US Senate, running to oppose incumbent Repub­lican Sen. David Perdue.

Cameron Strang takes leave of absence from Relevant

The founder and CEO of Relevant magazine is “stepping away” from the evangelical Christian publication after several former staffers raised concerns about his past behavior, which they described as racially insensitive and toxic.

Relevant founder Cameron Strang announced his leave of absence in a post published on the magazine’s website on September 23. He did not dispute the accounts of former staffers and apologized for his past actions, which he repeatedly described as toxic.