In a move supporters consider common sense, Thomas Paine is one step closer to getting his own memorial in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the House Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved a bill to erect a memorial to Paine near…
Trump names three to religious freedom commission
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom now has its full contingent of nine members, with President Donald Trump naming three new members. USCIRF is comprised of nine private sector commissioners, with three selected by the sitting president, two by…
Two upcoming executions raise alarms
American death penalty abolitionists are raising concerns about two executions with troubling humanitarian and moral implications. One involves double-murderer Jeffrey Lee, an Alabama Death Row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection Sept. 17. His jury’s 7-5 vote for life…
BJC sides with Orthodox Jew denied prayer meeting in his own home
An Ohio city was wrong in using zoning laws to bar a resident from hosting a Jewish prayer gathering in his home in 2021, says Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. “Being free to exercise…
Franklin Graham’s daughter nominated as ambassador
Franklin Graham’s daughter, Cissie Graham Lynch, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. The post at the U.S. State Department requires Senate confirmation. The last person nominated by…
Supreme Court blocks Trump’s attack on voting by mail
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked part of a Trump administration effort to interfere with the midterm elections by instituting last-minute complicated rules governing mail-in balloting. The Sept. 14 ruling upheld a lower court decision preventing the U.S. Postal Service…
Billionaire blamed for forcing Ed Sheeran to lose opening tour acts
The politics of U.S-Israel relations hit the concert stage this week as pop singer Ed Sheeran got caught in the crossfire between his opening acts and his concert promoters. All the opening acts lined up for Sheeran’s “Loop Tour” in…
A visit with Senate candidate Adam Hamilton
Editor’s note: BNG has developed a shared content agreement with UM Insight, an independent news service mainly covering issues related to The United Methodist Church. This article was published at UM Insight Sept. 9 and is used here by permission….
Mohler answers Land’s critique on Christian nationalism
Faced with a public reprimand from Richard Land, Al Mohler has modified — slightly — his position on evangelical Christians and the Constitution of the United States of America. During a debate on Christian nationalism at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, Mohler…
In Texas, GOP candidates defend racist and misogynistic comments
The Texas Republican candidate for public office who criticized university students for not being white has doubled down on his comments. On Saturday, Bo French posted a photo of students at last weekend’s University of Texas football game with this comment: “I…
New BNG podcast tells faith stories of LGBTQ Christians
Baptist News Global’s newest podcast series launches today in both audio and video formats. “This Is My Story” is hosted by Lucas Hall, who will interview members of the LGBTQ Christian community and tell their stories. In episode one, BNG…
16th Street Baptist Church opens new education center today
History, faith and action will come together in a facility opening Sept. 15 at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. The date marks the anniversary of the 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four girls during Sunday services…