A city employee has resigned and Jewish leaders have gone to court over a ballot referendum that would prohibit Pittsburgh from working with companies that do business with Israel.
Childless women − cat ladies or not − have long played key roles in the Catholic Church
The term cat lady is often used today as a derogatory term for women with no children and who are believed to be reclusive as well as obsessed with their pets. But monasteries of childless women as well as of childless…
The competing faiths of the 2024 election
It’s Republican restorationism versus Democratic futurism.
Mediators hold new Gaza ceasefire talks and hope to head off a wider war
International mediators held a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages, with a potential deal seen as the best hope of heading off an even larger regional conflict.
Faith groups are mobilizing thousands to march outside the DNC
The Coalition to March on the DNC has united its various constituencies, including faith groups, to demand an end to U.S. aid to Israel and standing up for Palestinians.
Reminder: Join BNG live from Louisville Saturday
Baptist News Global will livestream the William M. Johnson Lecture series from Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, Aug. 17. The livestream will be free via Facebook Live. BNG columnist David Gushee will give the lecture on…
First episode of new BNG podcast series now available
The first episode of BNG’s new limited podcast series, “Stuck in the Middle with You,” is now available for download and streaming. Find the podcast on Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Player FM, Samsung, Podchaser and BoomPlay. The podcast…
BJC announces 2024 class of BJC Fellows
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has name eight young adults to its 2024 class of BJC Fellows. Now in its ninth year, the BJC Fellows program educates young leaders in the history and principles of religious liberty and engages…
US government sued over alleged discrimination against Palestinian Americans
A Muslim advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Monday against the FBI and leaders of other U.S. government agencies over what it called the discriminatory and racist placement of two Palestinian Americans on a watch list.
With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot
Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution.
Ministry jobs and more
Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…
Election Reporters: Here’s Why Simply Descriptors Like ‘Christians’ Can Have Enormous Consequences
Allowing political operators like TPUSA or Trump to elide the difference between “Christian nationalists” and “all Christians” may seem like a minor sin, but it can have enormous consequences. Authoritarian leaders often attempt to justify violence by claiming to protect…










