Some 13 months before the United Methodist Church’s top legislative body, the General Conference, decides whether to break up the worldwide denomination, pitched battles are taking place between church authorities and dissident congregations and groups at both ends of the…
Not all churches are back to indoor or in-person worship, and those that are have some questions
While many American churches have returned to in-person gatherings since — or even before — COVID-19 vaccines became widely available earlier this year, others have chosen a slower, more cautious route through the pandemic and are learning some hard lessons…
Pressure mounts on White House to rescind another Trump immigration policy
The pressure is steadily mounting on President Joe Biden to rescind a federal health code provision allowing the U.S. to summarily expel asylum seekers and immigrants to the home countries where they faced persecution. Immigrant rights groups, including Baptist and…
In latest Nigerian school kidnapping, 28 Baptist students regain freedom, but many others remain in captivity
Two weeks after more than 120 students of Bethel Baptist High School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by gunmen, 28 of them have been released by their captors. The release of the students happened four days after the Eid-el-Kabir, a…
It is impossible to afford rent almost anywhere in the U.S. with a minimum-wage job
An individual paid minimum wage for working 40 hours a week cannot afford the cost of a modest two-bedroom rental home anywhere in the United States, according to this year’s Out of Reach report by the National Low Income Housing…
‘Critical Race Theory is the kryptonite of white evangelicals,’ professor declares
What makes Southern Baptists and other white evangelicals so outraged about Critical Race theory isn’t their claim that it fosters a distorted view of American law and history, but that it illuminates the racist attitudes and assumptions baked into U.S….
Interviewer asks Robert Jones how far white Christians will go to control government
White Christians increasingly appear to support democracy only as long as they’re in charge of running it, author and researcher Robert P. Jones said in one of his most candid interviews to date. Jones, founder of Public Religion Research Institute…
Francis Collins: ‘Give God the glory’ for vaccines ‘but roll up your sleeve’
COVID-19 vaccines are a gift from God and an answer to prayer, one of the nation’s top health authorities told Baptist News Global in an exclusive interview July 22. “Give God the glory but roll up your sleeve,” said Francis…
Japanese Christians seek global help for 1 million hours of prayer during Olympics
An international prayer movement has been launched in support of the Tokyo Olympic Games, with Japanese Christians inviting the global church to unite for one million hours of prayer. Japan1Million is an international prayer movement led by the Japan international Sports…