Anti-Muslim legislation and policies violate the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that government remain neutral in matters of religion, said Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Tyler offered the perspective during a May 13 House Judiciary subcommittee…
AOC testifies at Ebenezer Church
“We are living in terrifying times, but we are people of faith,” U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told members of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta last Sunday. The New York Democrat made a surprise appearance May 10 at the historic church,…
Texas jury awards Southwestern $7 million from insurer
The already twisting legal case involving Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s defense of claims it failed to protect a female student from sexual abuse took another odd turn May 7 in a Fort Worth, Texas, courtroom. A Tarrant County District Court jury found the seminary’s…
Trump has put his scowling face and name everywhere
The man who once put his name on steaks, bottled water, perfume, wine and a real estate “university” that Marco Rubio called “an absolute scam” is now doing the same with government institutions and programs he controls. President Donald Trump…
Six-state tour seeks to empower opponents of Christian nationalism
A faith-based advocacy network has launched a tour of six red states where overwhelmed activists need encouragement and support in opposing Christian nationalism. What the pro-democracy movements in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Texas don’t need, however, is any…
Evangelicals will dominate at ‘Rededicate 250’ this weekend
A cast of Trump-supporting Christian nationalists will participate this Sunday in “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving” on the National Mall. The event is scheduled to take place at the exact time most American Christians are…
Christian schools endangered by new Trump rule
The Trump administration has proposed a new rule that could devastate Christian higher education by tying student loans to the earning potential of degree programs. The earnings metric would require recipients of undergraduate degrees to earn more in median income…
Caroline Cook named BNG Clemons Fellow
Caroline Cook has been named a Clemons Fellow with Baptist News Global for the summer. She has just completed her freshman year at Baylor University and is exploring a career in communications. The Clemons Fellowship at BNG was endowed by…
Courts halt some of Trump’s vengeance against enemies
Donald Trump campaigned on vengeance and retribution for enemies. But as he weaponizes government to take vengeance on media outlets, nonprofits and Democratic officials, federal courts are calling his bluff. The Reformed Journal said Trump’s demagoguery and shamelessness “lowers resistance…
Religious freedom is for Christians only, says Jenna Ellis
America’s guarantee of religious freedom is for Christians only, not Muslims, claimed former Trump election fraud attorney and podcast host Jenna Ellis and her guest, virulent anti-Muslim activist and “priest” Calvin Robinson, in a recent podcast, “America Under Divine Judgment.”…
Who has the hardest time immigrating to America?
Nationals from 10 African countries face the steepest barriers to entering the U.S. for business, study, tourism or residency, according to a new study by a Florida law firm specializing in immigration. Senegal, Burundi and Nigeria are at the top…
SPLC pleads not guilty to feds’ fraud charges
The Southern Poverty Law Center pleaded not guilty to 11 fraud-related charges and is tentatively set to face trial Oct. 5 in an Alabama federal court. SPLC Interim President Bryan Fair entered the plea May 7 to the indictment handed…