Visitors to Patheos, the multifaith media platform that hosts commentary from writers in many of the world’s religions, may have noticed some changes lately.
McAfee names prominent pastor to preaching faculty
Otis Moss III has been appointed professor of homiletics at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology, where he has been a visiting professor. Moss also serves as senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago and recently was…
Judge orders Mississippi city to allow mosque construction
A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque, two months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city on behalf of two Muslim men who want to develop…
Quebec shutters houses of worship in response to Omicron variant
The Omicron coronavirus variant has made Quebec the only Jewish community in North America with no synagogue services for the foreseeable future.
Future of prayer site in doubt under Israel’s fragile govt
When Israel’s new government took office last June, it indicated it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — a sensitive holy site that has emerged as a point of friction between Jews over how…
U.S. Wage Inequality Continues to Increase
Wage inequality in the U.S. continues to increase, with the nation’s top earners consistently seeing a significantly higher percent increase in annual wages each year, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) published in mid-December.
Next BNG webinar will feature conversation with David Gushee on his new primer on Christian ethics
BNG columnist David Gushee will join BNG Executive Director Mark Wingfield for a Jan. 14 webinar discussing Gushee’s new book, Introducing Christian Ethics. The webinar — beginning at 9 a.m. Central/10 a.m. Eastern — is free but advance registration is…
Bumgardner named spring Clemons Fellow for BNG
David Bumgardner of Fort Worth, Texas, has been named a Clemons Fellow with Baptist News Global for the spring semester 2022. He already is well-known to regular BNG readers as an opinion writer, having authored one of the most-read opinion…
Indian Government Blocks Major Funding For Mother Teresa’s Charity
The Indian government blocked foreign donations to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity over the Christmas holiday, cutting off a major source of funding for the Roman Catholic organization that provides housing, food and medical care for thousands of poor, disabled…
Last parent of a child killed in 1963 church bombing dies
Maxine McNair, the last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in a 1963 Alabama church bombing, died Sunday. She was 93.
Bible Translators Add 400 Sign Languages to To-Do List
The completion of the first sign language Bible translated from the original languages prompted cheers and celebrations in the fall of 2020.
‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at a state funeral Saturday for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa’s apartheid regime of racial oppression and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people.