The restorative justice process used to rehabilitate criminal offenders and bring healing to victims also can be used to foster forgiveness and compassion within families and faith communities, an expert on the practice said. “When you have the experience of…
ABCUSA sends ‘cease and desist’ letter to AWAB
The president of the American Baptist Churches USA has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists demanding AWAB remove the ABCUSA logo from its website as well as any “partnership” language related to the denomination….
These Black religious leaders say Democrats are ‘perpetuating racism’
A group of Black conservatives has accused Democrats of “perpetuating racism” to ensure Blacks keep voting for left-leaning candidates. In a news release issued during the Democratic National Convention, the day a biracial woman was slated to accept her party’s…
Vance is the most unpopular VP pick of the modern era
New national polls show JD Vance is the most unpopular vice presidential candidate in recent American history. Both 538 and Navigator recently released polls showing more Americans dislike the Republican vice presidential candidate than like him. And the Navigator poll…
Christians and Muslims overrepresented in world’s migrants
Christians make up close to half the world’s 280 million migrants, followed by significant numbers of Muslims, agnostics and atheists, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. Released in August, “The Religious Composition of the World’s Migrants”…
How Walz’s Midwestern Lutheranism could be an asset
The Mainline Protestant faith of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz could sway some white, conservative Midwesterners to support Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in November, author Diana Butler Bass said during a recent edition of the “The Convocation Unscripted” webinar. Harris…
New BNG podcast puts Wingfield and Cole in conversation about the SBC
Baptist News Global Executive Director Mark Wingfield and blogger Benjamin Cole don’t see eye-to-eye on everything in Baptist life, but they do agree their respective denominations have drifted further apart than ever before. In the inaugural episode of the “Stuck…
Will Rwanda keep the money as UK immigrant shipping deal falls apart?
Immigration policy is one of the major fallouts of the UK general elections held July 4, with the new British prime minister declaring a plan to ship migrants to Rwanda “dead and buried.” The previous prime minister, Rishi Sunak, had…
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Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…
Kentucky panelists discuss the threat of Christian nationalism
As a political ideology, Christian nationalism is not the traditionally conservative movement its adherents claim it to be, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey said during a panel discussion on saving democracy hosted by Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville last Saturday….
Supreme Court inspires Dallas man to campaign against Project 2025
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled July 1 that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution of criminal acts committed while in office, that was a call to action for Pat Hicks. “I knew right then and there that they’ve…
Gallup report highlights the impact of religion on gender inequality in Africa
Nearly three decades after the Beijing Conference on Women — where concerns about gender inequality were expressed — Africa still has a long way to go in bridging that gap, a new Gallup study has found. The report, Gender Power…