People who are too young to remember the O.J. Simpson ordeal 30 years ago cannot imagine how transfixed America was and may not appreciate how much it changed American culture in so many ways in how we think about race,…
Our Faith Is Not Too Fragile for Science
I sat by myself at one end of the boardroom, fidgeting with a few notes on the table in front of me.
6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds
Catholics in the U.S., one of the country’s largest single Christian groups, hold far more diverse views on abortion rights than the official teaching of their church.
McCammon and Emerson headline Friends of BNG dinner
Sarah McCammon and Michael Emerson will headline this year’s Friends of Baptist News Global dinner during the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Greensboro, N.C., June 20. McCammon, author of The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church, is…
Experts call for Vatican judicial reforms to promote transparency and a fair trial
Two decades after the Vatican was first forced to reckon with the clerical sexual abuse crisis, church experts on Thursday (April 11) addressed the institution’s failures to safeguard victims, promote transparency and guarantee a safe trial.
Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass
My students tend to imagine the Middle Ages as something like the “Kingdom Come” or “Total War” video games: an age of utter political chaos, when swords and daggers ruled, and masculinity and physical strength mattered more than governance.
More Porridge? Senegal Protestants Debate Exchanging Holiday Foods with Muslims
Muslims in Senegal love to share meat. The country’s Christians share porridge.
Documentary portrays asylum-seeking family helped by a Seattle synagogue
In 2018, a group of Central American migrants, mostly from Honduras, traveled hundreds of miles through Mexico to the U.S. border, many fleeing gang death threats at home.
Register for Sunday’s webinar with Robert P. Jones with Greg Garrett, Timothy Peoples and Mark Wingfield
BNG’s first live audience webinar is scheduled for this Sunday, April 14, at 12:30 p.m. Central time. It will be broadcast live from Wilshire Baptist Church, with guests Robert P. Jones and Greg Garrett in dialogue with BNG Executive Director…
New Vatican document combines modern transparency with eternal teaching
Two things struck me while reading “Dignitas infinita” or “Infinite Dignity,” the new declaration on surrogacy, gender and life from the Vatican released Monday (April 8) by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Cherry Blossoms: Inside The Spiritual Meaning Of Sakura
Cherry blossoms hold a profound significance across a variety of cultures around the world, often intertwined with religious symbolism. Both their beauty and delicate nature have inspired poets, artists and thinkers.
As a Ramadan like no other ends, Gaza’s shadow haunts Muslims young and old
A friend of mine who is not Muslim asked me recently how this Ramadan went for me and for Muslims in general.








