Baptist News Global

The ethics of love and justice in the era of cohabitation

Christians who advocate “biblical marriage” should acknowledge the traditional view of marriage is a recent development and only one of many biblical models, say some ethicists. The third in a series on the changing shape of one of society’s most ancient institutions.

2016 saw the deaths of a number of notable Baptists in the U.S.

Here is a wrap up of deaths of notable Baptists reported this year by Baptist News Global.

Muslims in a Bible Belt town hold their breath

The president-elect has repeatedly cast doubt on the patriotism of Muslims and his selected national security adviser has called Islam a “cancer.” A deep unease has seeped into the daily life of many in the Muslim community Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The joy of things and the trap of excess

An ethicist and an anthropologist ask: How much is too much?

Five key findings on religion in the U.S.

Almost eight in 10 identify with a religion, mostly Christian, but 21 percent have no religious identity, up from 15 percent in 2008.

Jesus is born: Now what?

La versión en español está disponible aquí. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2016 have passed! However, I am still deciding how to best use my Christmas presents; I am still cleaning from the Christmas celebrations; and I am still preparing…

Jesús ya nació: ¿Y ahora qué?

An English version is available here. ¡La Nochebuena y la Navidad del 2016 ya pasaron! Sin embargo, todavía estoy decidiendo cómo darles el mejor uso a mis regalos de Navidad; todavía estoy limpiando después de las fiestas de Navidad; y…

It’s Christmas — just tell the story

A good friend has spent most of his life outside the Church, though he was raised within its shadow. Through his adulthood, Christian practice has seldom inspired, and Christian doctrine, as he has known it, has too often been a…

What’s love got to do with it?

Throughout most of Western history, including Western Christianity, the idea of love was typically not a factor in marital dreams or decisions. Love might grow within a marriage, but men and women married out of family duty. How did that change? The second in a series on the changing shape of one of society’s most ancient institutions.

Pastor says losing ERLC head would set back race relations

A black Southern Baptist pastor says recent talk of firing Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission head Russell Moore sends a message to ethnic minorities they are welcome in the Southern Baptist Convention only if they toe the political line. Dwight…

To protect themselves, more American Muslim women give up hijab

“I’m sad about what it means about our religious freedoms in general in our country; I’m sad that I had to give it up,” says Nassrene Elmadhun, a Boston surgeon who stopped wearing her headscarf after a man threatened her…

Designing for places of worship: An architect’s guide

The faithful of all creeds are perhaps best served when architecture discovers that still point in a fast spinning world offering true solace and peace.

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