Federal workers are now free to preach and pray in the workplace and are even encouraged to proselytize colleagues while on the job, according to a new memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel and Management. “Employees may engage in…
Trump tries to criminalize homelessness
Claiming the nation is under threat from unhoused people, the Trump administration has announced “a new approach” to ending homelessness that includes expanded police powers and mass incarceration. “Shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment through the…
Leatherwood quits ERLC
The embattled president of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee resigned July 31. Brent Leatherwood tendered his resignation with no apparent future employment lined up. He has been the lightning rod for criticism from the far right…
1,000 nonprofits protest loosening Johnson Amendment
More than 1,000 churches and nonprofits in 50 states have signed a letter protesting the Trump administration’s attempt to shield congregations from a law banning tax-exempt organizations from endorsing political candidates. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long agreed July 7…
Pew: Trump’s victory based on who showed up to vote
Donald Trump won back the White House largely because of who turned out to vote, according to new data from Pew Research. The demographic shifts that have been widely reported from voting analyses are true but must be understood in…
Six months into Trump 2.0, Project 2025 is ‘reshaping America’
Think tank policy proposals come and go, usually with little impact. But the 900-plus page Project 2025 is in a league of its own, thanks to a cooperative Trump administration and Supreme Court decisions that support its agenda. Six months…
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…
New lawsuit again seeks to block ICE raids at churches
The Alliance of Baptists and American Baptist Churches USA have joined a coalition of religious groups in a new lawsuit seeking to bar immigration enforcement actions in houses of worship. The federal action was filed July 28 by Democracy Forward…
Facing lawsuit, Trump admin will fund schools
The Trump administration will disburse billions in education funding it has withheld from public school districts for weeks. “The White House will release $5.5 billion in frozen education funds, administration officials announced on Friday, bringing an end to a chaotic…
A third letter accuses Baylor of threatening academic freedom
The kerfuffle over Baylor University’s rejection of a $634,000 grant for academic research now has produced a third public letter of concern, this time focused on a perceived threat to academic freedom. The two earlier letters, as reported by BNG,…
MAGA is making an ‘all-out assault on Black life’
It is naïve and uncritical to describe the racial injustice dominating American culture and politics as simply the latest iteration of bigotry to plague the nation, Willie Francois III said during the Progressive National Baptist Convention’s 64th annual session in…
Gloomy James Dobson urges ‘patriot pastors’ to lead believers into battle
James Dobson has much to celebrate. Roe v. Wade is history. President Donald Trump is reversing transgender gains, targeting elite universities and defunding Planned Parenthood and public broadcasting. Dobson’s disciples lead the Senate and House, and conservatives have a majority…