White Calvinist pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention are attempting to cancel a Black Southern Baptist pastor because they don’t like what he said about Charlie Kirk. Tom Buck, a Southern Baptist gadfly who is pastor of First Baptist Church…
ERLC quits Evangelical Immigration Table
The Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has broken ties with the Evangelical Immigration Table. The national group’s mission is “to encourage distinctly biblical thinking about issues of immigration” and advocate for “public policies consistent with biblical values.”…
Texas curriculum fight offers lessons in advocacy, Tyler says
The new “Bluebonnet” curriculum in Texas furthers the mythology of America as a Christian nation and tries to “indoctrinate that history at a very early age for young Texans,” according to Amanda Tyler. Tyler, who leads Baptist Joint Committee on…
Prof reviews proper and improper uses of Bible in public schools
The Bible has not been banned from public schools, but there are appropriate and inappropriate ways to use it there, a professor told a summit on religion and public education Sept. 16. Mark Chancey, professor of religious studies at Southern…
Ministry jobs and more
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…
Interfaith work called key to preserving religious liberty in public education
“Interfaith work is at the center of the work to save this country,” Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum told a summit on religious freedom in public schools Sept. 15. Kleinbaum, senior rabbi emerita at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York City,…
To fight for democracy, act locally, Perryman advises
The way to win in the global fight for democracy is to think locally, according to Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward. In a keynote address to a summit on religious freedom in public schools held in Dallas Sept. 15,…
Spurgeon’s College taking bids on its assets, some historical
The joint administrators of Spurgeon’s College are liquidating the school’s assets, including several of historical significance. BNG previously reported on the sudden closure of the historic Baptist school in Great Britain. Now, administrators of the defunct school’s assets and debts…
Even before Kirk murder, conservatives were blaming the Left
Even before Charlie Kirk’s murder in Utah, which has led conservatives to declare war on “the left” as the source of all the nation’s problems, evangelical leaders were blaming transgender people as the source of evil. A Sunday funeral remembered…
Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks social studies curriculum
The Oklahoma Supreme Court dealt Ryan Walters another blow Sept. 15 and he responded by calling the court “embarrassing and … out of step with Oklahomans.” Walters, the state superintendent of schools, is easily the most controversial person ever to…
Newsom urged to eliminate death penalty in California
Death Penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean challenged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to eliminate capital punishment in the state once and for all. “Commute all the sentences on Death Row so that they will never be in danger of death again,…
SBC leaders issue statement on ‘justice’ after Kirk’s murder
Southern Baptist Convention leaders released a “Statement of Lament and a Call for Justice” Sept. 13 in response to the assassination of far-right political advocate Charlie Kirk. Previous examples of SBC leaders issuing public calls for justice have related to…