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When citizenship becomes a test and the tester is morally bankrupt

In August, journalist Mirandaa Jeyaretnam of TIME reported the Trump administration had expanded its definition of “good moral character” for citizenship applicants. The new policy directs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to apply a “holistic” standard that screens not just…

What happened to Spurgeon’s College?

Just as students across the UK are beginning the fall term, 169-year Spurgeon’s College in London has closed its doors for good. According to a statement by the school, the unexpected closure of Europe’s largest Baptist college on July 31…

Trump administration wages war on inconvenient facts

Facts can be stubborn things, but the Trump administration has declared war on those facts that don’t support its narrative. When confronted by inconvenient facts, it fires the messengers and sues the fact-checkers. On Aug. 1, the Bureau of Labor…

Legendary Baptist missions leader Keith Parks dies

Keith Parks, who led global missions enterprises for both the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, died Aug. 26 in Richardson, Texas, at age 97. Parks committed his long life to telling people all over the world about…

Texas schools given conflicting advice on Ten Commandments

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered school districts unaffected by a recent court ruling to comply with a state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms beginning Sept. 1. The Aug. 25 directive came less than a…

Trump supporters are wired differently, researchers report

There are social and psychological reasons supporters of President Donald Trump show less empathy toward the minorities and enemies he targets, according to new research. “Conservative political ideology is associated with social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, psychopathic propensities, and other…

In fight against patriarchy, women ‘are not listened to’

As armed National Guardsmen begin patrolling the streets of our cities at the command of President Donald Trump, many Americans are waking up to the deadly dangers of toxic white male domination bent on violent authority. But there is one…

Ministry jobs and more

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…

Trump seeks to punish Garcia for resisting, his attorney says

The Trump administration is using the U.S. immigration system to punish Kilmar Abrego Garcia for successfully challenging his deportation to El Salvador earlier this year, according to a member of his legal team. The undocumented immigrant and longtime Maryland resident…

‘Interfaith imam’ gets a hearing today as Trump admin lies about him

A coalition of Ohio justice advocates and interfaith religious leaders are pleading with Gov. Mike DeWine to prevent the deportation of Imam Ayman Soliman, the former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplain currently detained by U.S. immigration authorities. Soliman’s supporters held a…

The ‘crackers’ are cracking up over Cracker Barrel rebrand

The uber-sensitive MAGA universe thinks Cracker Barrel, the country food chain restaurant dotting America’s interstates, has gone woke. According to my MAGA sources, the problem lies with the corporate executives changing the Cracker Barrel logo. I used the disparaging word…

Trump’s DC takeover and the question of juvenile crime

President Donald Trump, who was found guilty on 34 felony convictions in 2024 but faced no penalties, now wants to change the law in Washington, D.C., to charge minors as adults. Earlier this month in a post on Truth Social,…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system