The number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States edged up slightly in 2021, following a decade of declines, the Center for Migration Studies said in a new report. The nation’s undocumented immigrant population increased from 10.2 million in…
Saddleback and Fern Creek churches have left their state conventions
The two churches at the center of last summer’s debate over women in ministry in the Southern Baptist Convention have left their respective state Baptist conventions, which have heavy ties to the SBC. Saddleback Church, previously the largest church in…
‘Both of these Jameses are speaking into 2023 in ways that are important and necessary’
Just as they did during the Civil Rights era, Black authors James Cone and James Baldwin are generating condemnation and inspiration in a nation increasingly divided over perspectives on race and justice, two panelists said during Baptist News Global’s latest…
Virginia Baptists approve motion to ‘support and advocate’ for women in ministry
The Baptist General Association of Virginia adopted by a wide margin a motion to create a task force “to explore programs, resources, policies, initiatives and relationships which further support and advocate for women in pastoral, ministerial and leadership roles among…
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Pro-lifers won the abortion battle but are losing the war, evangelical leader warns
“The pro-life movement won the battle over Roe. But it is losing the war for the hearts and minds of Americans,” according to Warren Cole Smith, president of Ministry Watch and a thought leader among evangelicals. The pro-life movement “has formed…
How do you put faith on display in a museum? Britain’s Faith Museum gives it a go
Spanning more than 6,000 years, from Neolithic stone circles to the early Christianity of Roman soldiers, from Medieval monasteries to Baptist beginnings, from Darwinism to the influx of immigrants from across the Commonwealth, the history of faith in the United…
Peacemaking best done by spiritually healthy people, Sacks speakers declare
Would-be peacemakers must cultivate their own spiritual health before attempting to bring justice and healing to a fractured world, religious leaders said during a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall. “If the internal work is done well, if you instill the…
As Supreme Court weighs gun restrictions for domestic abusers, two Christian groups oppose restrictions
Is it constitutional for laws in the United States to order that people under domestic violence orders may be disarmed? In 2022, Supreme Court justices overturned one law restricting guns. But last week, they seemed to support gun restrictions in…
Baylor regents allocate $6.3 million for Memorial to Enslaved Persons
Baylor University regents have allocated $6.3 million for construction of a Memorial to Enslaved Persons to be located on Founders Mall at the Waco, Texas, campus. Erecting such a memorial was among recommended actions in the final report of a Commission on…
Dinesh D’Souza must defend 2000 Mules election denial claims in court
Conspiracy theorist and former Christian leader Dinesh D’Souza has failed to halt a defamation lawsuit brought against him and others behind the popular election denial film 2000 Mules and defend his widely debunked movie’s supposed evidence in a courtroom. U.S….
‘Operation Reconquista’ aims to return Mainline churches to ‘orthodoxy’
Conservatives from seven Mainline Protestant denominations marked Reformation Sunday this year by publishing their own 95 theses calling for reform in their respective denominations — except for those affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, who published 9.5 theses to…