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Report claims Assemblies of God prioritized forgiveness over safety

The Assemblies of God — one of the world’s largest Pentecostal denominations — has been thrust into a crisis of theology and failed accountability related to clergy sexual abuse. An exhaustive investigation by NBC News found a five-decades-long pattern of…

Is it time to get a divorce from institutional religion?

Last summer I ate lunch with a long-term kindred spirit friend who, like me, is a retired minister. We spoke about our vocations in the church, both the good and the bad. We also expressed deep disappointments with organized religion,…

The arthritic giraffe

It always troubles me when I hear people say, “I don’t even keep up with the news anymore.” They might be referring to cancelling their hometown newspaper subscription. Newspapers have been hurting for decades, most of their advertising (car dealerships…

The political state of Generation Z

Key to Donald Trump’s victory last fall was his ability to make inroads with voters who traditionally supported Democratic presidential candidates, including voters of color and younger voters — particularly men. As journalists, activists and politicians all attempt to understand…

Women are the problem, Carlson and Fuentes declare

“It’s the women,” conservative white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes smugly declared on the Tucker Carlson show in response to Carlson asking why young people aren’t getting married these days. “The men are extremely conservative, increasingly,” he intoned. “The women are…

How a jar of cookie ingredients led our family to church

As a denominational worker, I sat through countless trainings where visitation was considered a thing of the past as an outreach tool. The truth is, when a church is not held hostage by trends and theological debate, it has the…

The unholy alliance that’s OK with bringing back slavery

A chilling and terrifying convergence is under way on the American religious right. On one side comes raw, unfiltered and vitriolic bigotry straight from the gutter. The most recent display of this came in the form of leaked Telegram chats…

New Oklahoma schools chief is erasing the Walters legacy

The new superintendent of public schools in Oklahoma has formed a “turnaround team” to help restore public education in the state after the departure of Christian nationalist leader Ryan Walters. Veteran educator Lindel Fields was appointed to the position by…

Half of states sue Trump to keep food stamp funding going

Half of all U.S. states and the District of Columbia are suing to force the Trump administration to continue food stamp funding currently scheduled to end Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. The administration blamed its decision to suspend…

House Republicans will pray to solve the problem they created

The House Freedom Caucus has announced a prayer meeting to seek God’s help solving a problem they created themselves. How ironic. Today’s prayer meeting was called, in part, to ask for divine intervention on the government shutdown, now in its…

Matt Queen’s return to the pastorate sends a message

In October 2024, Matt Queen pled guilty to lying to the FBI in a sexual abuse investigation, and now, just a year later, Queen has been hired as associate pastor at a prominent Southern Baptist church. At the time of his crime, Queen…

Caring for the unhoused changed this California church

When Twin Lakes Church in Aptos, Calif., made the decision to increase local outreach efforts, its leaders didn’t realize how serving their unhoused neighbors would change them along the way. For Robin Spurlock, outreach associate director, serving unhoused individuals in…

Understanding Al Mohler’s case against women

BNG podcasts feature each SBC presidential candidate

What the church got wrong about queer people

Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center