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Taxpayer-funded By Dawn’s Early Light woos Trump’s evangelical base

Democratic presidents have targeted Christians and attacked religious freedom for decades, but President Donald Trump is making everything right, claims By Dawn’s Early Light, a taxpayer-funded movie starring Trump administration officials that praises the president’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian...

Pastor of New York church where teen was beaten to death rejects plea deal

Hong Kong church enables BWA to launch evangelism award

By Eron Henry The Baptist World Alliance has launched a major evangelism award, made possible by Kowloon International Baptist Church in Hong Kong. The award highlights the work of evangelism among Baptists around the world and aims to inspire churches…

5 ways to respond when your pastor actually turns out to be human

By Amy Butler Before you begin reading this column, I want you to know that I’m assuming we’re all clear on the fact that the pastor is a human being. This might sound like a strange way to start off….

The myth of redemptive violence and ‘The Hateful Eight’

By Michael Parnell I step onto some shaky ground here, but I will admit it: I love Quentin Tarantino. Yes, I know his movies are filled with violence and terrible language. But there are few directors working today that fill…

A second Bill of Rights

Three years later, on January 11, 1944, FDR gave his 11th (!) State of the Union talk. He had just recently come back from an overseas trip during which he had conferred with British Prime Minister Churchill in Cairo and…

African Anglicans may trigger formal schism of Church at Canterbury meeting

In new book, Pope Francis explains vision of compassionate Church

Marco Rubio campaign says he ‘is leading Billy Graham wing’ of evangelical Christians

Ted Cruz’s diligent courting of evangelicals pays off in Iowa

Baptists team up to combat domestic human trafficking

Brian Kaylor Although sometimes portrayed as a problem found in other nations, human trafficking also occurs in large numbers in the United States. The FBI includes St. Louis as one of the top 20 trafficking cities in the U.S., and…

Lilly grant will assist CBF pastors enhance financial skills

By BNG staff The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has received a $1 million grant as part of Lilly Endowment’s National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders. The grant will allow the CBF to develop financial literacy programs for congregations…

Longtime Baptist leader Bill Self dies at 83

By Robert Dilday Bill Self, a longtime Atlanta-area pastor and prominent Baptist leader for decades, died Jan. 9 after a long struggle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He would have turned 84 on Jan. 10. Self was pastor emeritus of Johns…

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit