After George Floyd’s death, petition to rename Harding auditorium gains support
After the videoed killing of George Floyd, Jackson House couldn’t stay silent any longer. The 2014 graduate of Harding University in Searcy, Ark., first learned…
Botham Jean
‘We are not screaming when God is screaming’
'We lose connection with the heart of God, and we stop screaming at the stuff God screams at, and that’s a problem,” said Rigel J.…
Botham Jean’s parents to be featured in PSA during Super Bowl
'What has happened to Botham should not happen to another family," Allison Jean said in a newly released video from the NFL. The Jean family…
After viral act of forgiveness, a black minister reflects on justice, mercy and an imperfect system
Many well-intended people shared their opinions of the viral hug of forgiveness between Brandt Jean and Amber Guyger. Guyger is the fired police officer convicted…
Guilty and forgiven
SEARCY, Ark. — A stunned silence fell over the daily chapel service at Harding University, where police shooting victim Botham Shem Jean, 26, earned his…
Roundup: Sex abuse in the church, justice for Botham Jean, Ukraine meeting and more
Our end-of-the-week review of important and/or simply interesting headlines from the world of religion. Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr.…
‘I love you as a person, and I don’t wish anything bad on you’
It was an unexpected moment in the courtroom following the sentencing of Amber Guyger Wednesday afternoon. "I forgive you, and I know if you go…
Botham Jean’s alma mater pauses to remember, pray after Amber Guyger’s murder conviction
SEARCY, Ark. — Harding University was special to Botham Jean, a 2016 graduate known for his singing voice and dedication to his faith. Likewise, Jean…
Amber Guyger found guilty of murder in slaying of church member Botham Jean
As the jury deliberated in the trial of fired police officer Amber Guyger, the Dallas West Church of Christ posted a single Bible verse to…
Officer charged with murder of Botham Jean: ‘I ask God for forgiveness and I hate myself’
Fear, not hate, led Amber Guyger to kill Botham Jean, said the former Dallas police officer during an emotional morning of testimony. "I feel like…
