On Friday, Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision declaring embryos are people and those who harm them may be liable for their death, forcing clinics providing in vitro fertilization to shut down and parents receiving such…
Ed Young calls immigrants ‘undesirables,’ ‘garbage’ and ‘raff’
A former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and a leader in the denomination’s “conservative resurgence” told his Houston megachurch Feb. 25 migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are “undesirables, “garbage” and “raff.” Roaming back and forth on a stage adorned…
Alabama politicians flee IVF backlash
Alabama politicians are facing scrutiny after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos used for in-vitro fertilization qualify as human beings under the law. On Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision on Burdick-Aysenne v. Center…
Defying DeSantis, most Florida parents support public education
Parents in Florida are overwhelmingly supportive of public education despite claims by conservatives that the system is damaged beyond repair, according to a new poll commissioned by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The survey released earlier this month found more…
Ministry jobs and more
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…
As Tennessee moves to ban Pride flag and keep expelled legislators out, Justin Jones warns of ‘force of authoritarianism rising’
“There is a force of authoritarianism rising,” Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones told participants in a conference on democracy in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27. Jones spoke to the “Together for Democracy” conference Tuesday evening in the nation’s capital after flying…
‘Christian nation’ ideology came early and has stayed late in American history
Christian nationalists started building the myth of America as a white Christian nation barely a generation after the country’s founders championed religious freedom and diversity, according to Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Then as…
Bill on statute of limitations reform passes out of Missouri House committee unanimously for the second time
For the second year in a row, a bill proposed by Missouri House Rep. Brian Seitz (R) aiming to reform the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse has been unanimously approved by a committee in the House…
Raushenbush’s children’s book emphasizes the love of God in Holy Week
Paul Raushenbush’s new children’s book, Together We Rise, was written to share the meaning of Holy Week and the joy of a loving God with his own kids. “It was a story I intended for my two sons. My oldest…
Due to war in Gaza, Israel has a labor shortage, and Africans are being recruited
One peculiar side effect of Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza is a shortage of agricultural workers in Israel. Now, the African country of Malawi seeks to help fill that gap. Three months after the Israeli government began recruiting laborers…
Oklahoma senator says of LGBTQ kids, ‘We don’t want that filth in our state’
“We don’t want that filth in our state,” an Oklahoma state senator said of LGBTQ students, who are being targeted by at least 50 Republican-supported bills in the legislature with full endorsement from the secretary of education. Sen. Tom Woods,…
Residents of Colorado town will highlight Christian nationalism after Wommack’s takeover
They lived in Woodland Park, Colo., for a decade or two or three before Andrew Wommack’s Charis Bible College came to town a decade ago. “I went to Bible college, so I thought, what could be wrong with that?” said…