Join Amanda Tyler and Mark Wingfield for BNG’s next “change-making conversations” webinar about Tyler’s new book, How to End Christian Nationalism. The free webinar is scheduled for 1 p.m. Central Time Wednesday, Oct. 9. It’s free but advance registration is…
In Helene’s path, churches swing into action with relief ministries
People and institutions of faith from Florida to North Carolina are kicking into high gear to help the victims of Hurricane Helene even as they struggle assessing the human need and the scope of physical damage. Even in the most…
Trump’s flip-flops on abortion have cost him nothing, observers say
Donald Trump’s high-profile flip-flops on abortion have riled pro-life supporters yet without a political cost for the former president and his campaign, Robert P. Jones said during “The Convocation Unscripted” webinar. “That would have been unthinkable in any other era,…
Project 2025 isn’t as scary as Kamala Harris, Heritage Foundation president says
Project 2025 isn’t the scary playbook Democrats have portrayed it as being and actually will be “good for America,” the president of the Heritage Foundation wrote in USAToday Sept. 29. The Heritage Foundation’s 900-page plan for the next conservative administration…
House Speaker Mike Johnson is latest GOP leader to receive warm welcome on Focus broadcast
Mike Johnson, the 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, discussed his family origins, his Christian faith, abortion, the “so-called” separation of church and state, attacks on American Christians and his love for his political opponent Hakeem Jeffries in…
Climate change captures United Methodists’ election interests
As the U.S. presidential election moves into its final weeks, United Methodists are focusing attention on a global issue that’s getting little in the way of candidate and media attention: Earth’s rapidly warming environment and its effect on people. Two…
Anti-LGBTQ crusader for school choice and Project 2025 outed as a former gay porn star
A Texas crusader about the “woke” left and a contributor to Project 2025 turns out to be a former gay porn star. Corey DeAngelis is listed as a “contributor” to Project 2025 in his capacity as a senior fellow for…
Webinar highlights dangerous scope of Project 2025
There is very little Donald Trump and his allies behind Project 2025 aren’t targeting in the 900-page Christian nationalist manifesto, said Nathan Empsall, an Episcopal priest and executive director of Faithful America. Empsall moderated a recent webinar he and his…
Perryman testifies about dangers of Project 2025
Project 2025 is not a hypothetical proposal but is a reality already being tested in state legislatures and federal courts, Skye Perryman warned Congress Sept. 19. Perryman, a Baylor University alumus who leads Democracy Forward, was the only witness before…