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Spurgeon’s College taking bids on its assets, some historical

The joint administrators of Spurgeon’s College are liquidating the school’s assets, including several of historical significance. BNG previously reported on the sudden closure of the historic Baptist school in Great Britain. Now, administrators of the defunct school’s assets and debts…

Two AI videos depict Charlie Kirk in heaven as a martyr

Charlie Kirk’s death has sparked a national conversation about his words. As evangelicals hail him as a martyr, others point to the harm he caused through the racist, sexist, homophobic, violence-celebrating remarks he made during his life. Pastor Howard John…

On Charlie Kirk, selective outrage and a church that refuses to tell the truth

When the news broke that Charlie Kirk had been shot and killed, I did what I often try to do. I asked a question. It wasn’t celebratory. It wasn’t cruel. It wasn’t wishing violence on anyone. I simply asked how Christians…

Donald Trump is the epitome of violent speech

After the murder of Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump said rhetoric from “the radical left” is “directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today.” Trump wasted no time fanning the flames of violence: “My administration will…

Even before Kirk murder, conservatives were blaming the Left

Even before Charlie Kirk’s murder in Utah, which has led conservatives to declare war on “the left” as the source of all the nation’s problems, evangelical leaders were blaming transgender people as the source of evil. A Sunday funeral remembered…

Newsom urged to eliminate death penalty in California

Death Penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean challenged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to eliminate capital punishment in the state once and for all. “Commute all the sentences on Death Row so that they will never be in danger of death again,…

These are the helpful conversations about religion we need

The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University is undoubtedly going to lead to a lot of conversation about our identity as a nation, the nature of our problems and how we pursue justice. One of the contexts for…

Can employers fire employees for their Charlie Kirk posts?

In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, public employees across the nation are being suspended, investigated and even fired due to their social media posts about Kirk and his death. This backlash is part of a larger conservative movement to…

A word about the killing of Charlie Kirk to Christians beyond the USA

The editor of Riforma, an Italian-language newspaper published by and for Baptists, Methodists and Waldensians in Italy, invited me to contribute a 5,000-character front-page article for this week’s edition sharing my perspective on the shooting of Charlie Kirk and American Christian…

The possible Tyler Robinson motive no one’s talking about

John Lennon and Selena Quintanilla-Pérez were charismatic performers killed by shooters. What do their assassins have in common, and what do each of us have in common with the assassins? Lennon and Quintanilla-Pérez both were killed by obsessed fans who…

Will Charlie Kirk’s legacy really live on?

Jerry Falwell Sr. was a fundamentalist pastor who became engaged in politics. Charlie Kirk was a political activist who wrapped his speech in evangelical garb. There is a big difference between the two. Falwell, the legendary pastor of Thomas Road…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

Talarico’s pastor pushes back on Daily Wire’s claims

Spiritual formation is how churches learn whom to hear