The Oklahoma leader who wants a Trump Bible in every classroom and who commanded all students to pray for the president now wants to use the power of the state to establish Turning Point USA chapters in all 451 public…
Assemblies of God seeks to shield top exec from deposition
The Assemblies of God seeks to shield its top leader from being deposed in a court case related to sexual abuse in a popular AOG campus ministry. The General Council of the Assemblies of God says Doug Clay, general superintendent,…
Conservative coalition plans patriotic programs for America’s 250th birthday
The U.S. Department of Education has formed an America 250 Civics Education Coalition with 41 conservative groups in preparation for the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary next July 4. The coalition “is dedicated to renewing patriotism, strengthening civic knowledge…
Rod Kennedy writes a book to explain why he writes about Trump so much
Rodney Kennedy has been accused by MAGA followers of suffering from a demented fixation on every word and deed of Donald Trump. The Baptist pastor and author in Louisiana acknowledged those claims will no doubt increase with the recent publication…
SBC Executive Committee won’t pursue countersuit against Hunt
After some debate, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee declined to accept a suggestion to go on the legal offensive against Johnny Hunt. Hunt, a former SBC president, filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the SBC for defamation after he was…
Iorg compares SBC’s diverse giving to gender dysphoria
Selective giving to the Southern Baptist Convention Cooperative Program budget is like believing children can choose their gender, Jeff Iorg told members of the SBC Executive Committee Sept. 22. Iorg, president of the Executive Committee, addressed the gathering on the…
‘Interfaith Imam’ released from ICE custody
Imam Ayman Soliman has been released from an Ohio jail after the federal government dropped its deportation case against him and fully reinstated the asylum status he was granted in 2018. The former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplain and Egyptian immigrant…
14 more Texas districts sued over Ten Commandments
An additional 14 Texas public school systems are being sued to stop them from installing classroom Ten Commandments displays mandated by the state. A coalition of civil rights groups filed a federal complaint Sept. 22 against the Arlington, Azle, Comal,…
‘We are on the side of God,’ Stephen Miller says
Enemies of the MAGA movement “have nothing,” Stephen Miller said at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service Sunday morning. But conservatives, on the other hand, “are on the side of God.” Miller, who has been called the mastermind behind the most controversial…
Ministry job postings
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…
Book brings pet ministry into church’s mainstream
About 20 years ago, United Methodist laywoman Gayle McKuin Fiser and her pastor, Betsy Singleton Snyder, discovered they had a mutual love of dogs. What’s more, they realized lots of folks at their church had a similar affinity for their…
40 years later, Parental Advisory warning label still impacts music industry
The “Washington wives” were four women who said a flood of obscene and violent rock music was a “family values” issue America must address. At a Senate hearing 40 years ago, they argued for a record labeling system that would…