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…
Judge says Maine can forbid discrimination by religious schools that take state tuition money
Maine didn’t violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state’s antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance, a federal judge ruled. But the judge also acknowledged that a higher court will ultimately…
Latino evangelicals push for immigration reform ahead of election
With rising political power, Latino voters will make their voices heard on immigration, but Latinos, including evangelicals, are far from a unified bloc.
CBF Leaders Participate in State Department Refugee Resettlement Efforts
On August 1, the Biden Administration mobilized faith leaders at the White House to encourage churches to participate in Welcome Corps, a State Department program to assist in refugee resettlement. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) leaders participated in the gathering, including…
BNG launches new podcast series on the state of the SBC
BNG debuts a new podcast series this week titled “Stuck in the Middle with You.” The podcast series features BNG Executive Director Mark Wingfield in dialogue with Benjamin Cole, also known as The Baptist Blogger. The first episode will drop…
A popular Belgian author wrote he wanted to ‘ram a sharp knife’ through every Jew he meets. He says it was satire.
An influential Belgian author is being sued by the European Jewish Association after he wrote that Israel’s bombing of Gaza made him want to “ram a sharp knife through the throat of every Jew” he meets.










