For the past few months, I’ve immersed myself in prophetic writings, Second Temple apocalypticism and related texts. And I know what you may be thinking: He’s fascinated by the end of the world. Not really. What has captivated me is…
At Baptist schools, debates about DEI are theological
Among Baptist-related universities, decisions about diversity, equity and inclusion are no longer simply administrative adjustments. They have become theological decisions in broader debates about identity, governance, theology and political risk. Recent developments, from Samford University’s closure of its DEI office…
‘Out came this image’
“Grok, turn her around and pull her pants down and put a thong on her.” On Christmas Day, Elon Musk gifted the cesspool he calls X with the ability to let any user modify an image on the social media…
Texas Senate primary pits white Social Gospel against Black Church tradition
The stage is set for a Democratic Senate primary in Texas with one candidate who is trying to convince fellow Texans to love all their neighbors and one who refuses to turn the other cheek. James Talarico is easygoing and…
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
In the course of my 73 years, Christmas greetings from governmental agencies always have been cautiously nonsectarian. On a typical Sunday morning in the mid-1950s, half the population of the United States was in church, and more than 90% of…
JD Vance’s Fifty Shades of Lies
JD Vance sells lies in various shades: Pants on fire, bald-faced lies, falsehoods, conspiracies, half-truths, political lies. The vice president, speaking at the Turning Point USA rally just before Christmas, told more lies in a single speech than any politician…
When what’s ‘good for Christianity’ isn’t good for your neighbor
One of the most impactful storylines of 2025 was the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 and the subsequent response on the Right. As you’ll probably notice this week, a number of BNG’s most-read articles…
How a fight over 300 chaplains and $48,000 is tearing apart the ACNA
Beneath the salacious headlines from the Anglican Church in North America lies a high-stakes battle about military chaplaincy. Although one of the nation’s smaller Christian denominations, the ACNA endorses a disproportionately massive share of United States military chaplains. And that…
GOP civil war goes nuclear
The theological and political fault lines in the New American Right are no longer just cracking; they are splitting wide open. Institutions that once held the movement together are unraveling at the seams in real time. In a dramatic escalation…
Heritage Foundation sets 9 goals to reinforce Project 2025
With its Project 2025 halfway enacted by the Trump administration, the Heritage Foundation has set additional goals for 2026. The group’s 2025-2026 policy priorities are outlined in a documented titled “Restoring America’s Promise.” It says: “The Heritage Foundation and Heritage…
Project 2025 Bingo: An update
With the current administration’s effort to “flood the zone” and obfuscate their illegal and immoral shenanigans, one would be forgiven for forgetting the origins of what has become known as Project 2025. Project 2025, technically called “The Mandate for Leadership,”…
Anglican schisms continue: The splintering of the splinter
The Anglican Church in North America — a denomination founded in 2009 by breaking away from the Episcopal Church — is now facing its own splintering. Bishop Derek Jones, the embattled leader of the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and…