Comedian John Fugelsang brought some sober truth to participants at the 2026 Summit for Religious Freedom sponsored by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. While cracking joke after joke, he highlighted the dangers of Christian nationalism and offered…
What will happen when MAGA loyalists deconstruct?
Those Americans who leave behind MAGA loyalty are going through a form of deconstruction, according to Nadine Smith, CEO of Color of Change. Smith, who was founding executive director of Equality Florida, was a keynote speaker at the Summit for…
These Texas students organized to defend church-state separation
A group of Texas high school and college students received the David Norr Youth Activist Award from Americans United for Separation of Church and State this year — recognizing a well-organized youth movement making a difference. The award is named…
Arkansas executive pastor named Lifeway president
Ryan Blackwell, 42, has been named 11th president of Lifeway Christian Resources, the publishing house of the Southern Baptist Convention. He currently serves as executive pastor and teaching pastor at Cross Church in Springdale, Ark., an SBC megachurch previously led…
Benny Johnson calls Charlie Kirk a Christian martyr like Stephen
“Charlie Kirk is still winning,” conservative podcaster Benny Johnson told a crowd of Baylor University students April 22 at the “This Is the Turning Point” tour. Although the event was closed to media and community members, BNG obtained audio recordings…
At Baylor, Homan boasts of saving lives through deportations
If you like what the Trump administration has done with mass deportations so far, you’re going to love what comes next, Border Czar Tom Homan told a Baylor University audience April 22. Homan spoke on the Baylor campus as part…
Baylor TPUSA chapter president mocks ‘All Are Neighbors’ event
The student president of the Baylor University chapter of Turning Point USA began last Wednesday night’s closed-door rally by mocking participants in the “All Are Neighbors” event happening elsewhere on campus. BNG acquired audio recordings of the TPUSA event held…
438 Baylor students checked in at TPUSA event Wednesday
Wednesday night in Waco, Texas, 438 Baylor University students passed through the checkpoint outside Waco Hall to attend the Turning Point USA “This Is the Turning Point” tour event. Black pipe and drape was set up in the back portion…
‘All Are Neighbors’ celebrates diversity and inclusion
What got billed nationally as a pro-gay event on Baylor University’s campus April 22 turned out to be a celebration of democracy for all people. The “All Are Neighbors” rally held on the top floor of Cashion Academic Center on…
TPUSA drives a bus over Baylor and then backs up to do it again
Baylor University’s administration has — perhaps accidentally — sullied itself by affiliation with Turning Point USA. The damage to the university’s reputation is significant. In any space except the far-right MAGA-sphere, TPUSA is known as a political outfit tied at…
At Baylor, Trump Jr. bows out of rally and Paxton steps in
Editor’s note: BNG has learned that Turning Point USA has denied all media credentials requests to their event on campus today. Even the student newspaper, the Baylor Lariat, has been denied access to the event. This a developing story we…
Southeastern Seminary names an alumnus as president
Correction: An earlier version of this article wrongly stated that Scott Pace was the first Southeastern Seminary alumnus to be named president there. Randall Lolley also was an alumnus when he became president. Trustees of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary…