The Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations are “foreign terrorist organizations” and are banned from owning property in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott declared in a Nov. 18 proclamation. “The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals…
Texas Baptists elect ordained woman as convention president
Texas Baptists elected an ordained female clergywoman as convention president this week for the first time ever. Debbie Potter, children’s pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, was chosen as president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in…
The push is on for evangelical time-release programs
LifeWise Academy is leading the charge to increase the number of schools nationwide required to allow off-site Bible instruction during school hours, constitutional advocates said during a webinar hosted by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The $35…
Ministry jobs
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…
South Carolina executes another man by firing squad
South Carolina executed convicted serial killer Stephen Bryant by firing squad Nov. 14, making him the third inmate to die by that method in the state in 2025. Bryant died after being shot by Department of Corrections employees. He was…
Christian leaders declare solidarity with Palestinian Christians
U.S. Christian leaders are circulating a declaration pledging solidarity with their Palestinian counterparts and pledging to advocate for a permanent and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. “Our Palestinian Christian siblings are telling us that they are devastated by the extreme violence…
Megyn Kelly: ‘He wasn’t into, like, 8-year-olds’
Former Fox and NBC News personality Megyn Kelly proclaimed on her Sirius XM podcast that she did not believe at first that Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile because “somebody very, very close to this case” told her Epstein preferred the…
Baptist legislator rejects Trump’s redistricting scheme
President Donald Trump asked Texas Republicans in July to take the unprecedented step of redrawing five state congressional maps to favor the GOP. They complied the next month, followed by legislatures in Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio. California countered with…
American Baptist leaders praise clergy protesting ICE
Leaders of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies issued a statement Nov. 18 offering support for clergy who have been arrested while protesting ICE, including an American Baptist pastor in the Chicago area. While many Mainline Protestant clergy have been at the…
The history of America’s ‘theology of suspicion’
The Trump administration’s vilification and authorization of violence against peaceful protesters at migrant detention centers may be appalling and terrifying but it is nothing new, scholar Sergio González said during the 2025 Shurden Lectures. “The question — When did mercy…
ACA Marketplace increases are slamming church budgets
Church and denominational staffs are scrambling to find employee health insurance alternatives in the event Affordable Care Act subsidies expire at the end of the year. Their dilemma results from Congress’ failure to extend the expiring tax credits as part…
Most college students disagreed with Charlie Kirk
A whopping 94% of American college students had heard of Charlie Kirk before the time of his death, but only 30% of students said they agreed with his views. As the founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk portrayed himself as…