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On immigration, Biden angers his own party yet fails to convince conservatives

Try as he might, President Biden is not winning the support of conservatives in Congress with his policies limiting asylum access and increasing summary deportations of migrants, immigration attorney Blaine Bookey said. “Biden just can’t out-Trump Trump,” said Bookey, legal…

Fourteen years later, SBC has implemented only two of seven Great Commission plans, audit shows

Fourteen years after adopting an aggressive plan to advance the Great Commission of Jesus, the Southern Baptist Convention largely has failed to follow its own plan, a blue-ribbon evaluation team reports. “What will likely be the key takeaway from this…

Register for BNG webinar with John Pavlovitz

Author John Pavlovitz will join BNG Executive Director Mark Wingfield Tuesday, May 28, for a change-making conversation about his latest book, Worth Fighting For. The free one-hour webinar will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Advance registration is required by…

Cal Thomas is the latest to promote false claim of evangelical church growth

Church attendance is falling in the U.S., but some evangelicals continue to comfort themselves with the false idea that their churches alone are still growing. Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas gave the debunked claim fresh legs in his recent nationally syndicated…

A controversial horror film embodies the real-life horrors of church abuse

There’s a thin line between reading a memoir written by somebody who grew up in conservative Christianity and watching a horror movie. As Christa Brown, a frequent contributor to Baptist News Global, releases her new memoir Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse,…

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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…

There’s a link between climate crisis and Christian nationalism, McLaren says

Americans must connect the dots between the earth’s climate crisis and the resurgence of Christian nationalism and white supremacy, according to activist and theologian Brian McLaren. But they must do so without falling into defeatism or complacency, he added. “The…

‘I am a fact … that does not yet have a name’

The Apple+ series Franklin — with Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s most influential founding fathers and the new Republic’s first ambassador to France — has historical significance. The story features the eight years, beginning in 1776, during…

Reflections on the Bible, Jay-Z and Trump: Can mixing politics and religion work for the culture?

Recently, I’ve been haunted by the number 444. This month in my Saturday improv class, I noticed 444 tattooed on a classmate’s arm. At my desk the next week, I felt compelled to check my phone, and it was 4:44….

Hegseth’s nomination fits the TheoBro pattern creating abuse culture

Sunday schools in public schools?

Here’s a Mike Huckabee connection with the Holy Land you didn’t know

Trump is nominating Project 2025 leaders to key posts