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Senators question Trump’s pick to head EPA

Six Democratic senators are asking Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency to answer questions about whether his ties to the fossil fuel industry might influence his work before confirmation hearings begin. Members of the Senate Environment and…

Baptist lawmaker seeks to remove the state from marriage debate

A Southern Baptist lawmaker is proposing a truce in the political battle over same-sex marriage by getting the state government out of the business of issuing marriage licenses altogether. Missouri State Rep. T.J. Berry, a member and deacon at First…

The Evangelical scion who stopped believing

The son of a famous pastor, Bart Campolo is now a rising star of atheism, using the skills he learned in the world he left behind.

Paula White, prosperity preacher once investigated by Senate, is a controversial pick for inauguration

The Associated Press said that Trump’s inauguration will be the first time a prosperity gospel preacher takes the national stage at an inauguration.

Opinions diverge but relationships grow

“Mom, if you’re going to say things like that, you have to expect me to respond.” My eldest, a recent college graduate in the process of applying for political science Ph.D. programs, was about to start a rant (a fairly…

Working for justice is path to peace in 2017, spiritual leaders say

Scrolling through the list of celebrities who died in 2016 seems to take, depressingly, forever. There also were the personal losses and, for many, a political and cultural landscape that seems upside-down. And those are just the personal and domestic…

Fake news, gossip and ‘Just want my church back!’

Editor’s note: This column is the last for George Bullard as a columnist for Baptist News Global. Due to his responsibilities in other areas, he has asked to be released from this task and of course we’ve agreed, though with…

Our most-read articles of 2016

Here are most-read opinion and news headlines from 2016, as reported by Google Analytics. Seven things I’m learning about transgender persons In a May 15 article and follow-up, Mark Wingfield shared his perspective as a straight male trying to understand…

Theologian says God not in control

A Baptist theologian who spent a quarter century reformulating the Christian doctrine of providence says most mainline theology about evil, suffering and God’s goodness is wrong. “We’re still living in the 21st century with a vision of God in relationship…

Biblical archaeology’s top 10 discoveries of 2016

A glimpse at the important excavation work revealed this year.

At Trump’s inauguration, Franklin Graham, Cardinal Dolan and four more clergy will pray

The inaugural committee said that Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Rev. Franklin Graham, Rabbi Marvin Hier, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and Pastor Paula White will all give readings at the ceremony.

A wind-up Jesus

The week before Christmas, I received a small package from minister-friends in eastern North Carolina. It contained the sage-looking, plastic-action figure pictured below. The enclosed card read: “A gift for you from two wise men in the East. Maybe you…

Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts