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In Texas, GOP candidates defend racist and misogynistic comments

The Texas Republican candidate for public office who criticized university students for not being white has doubled down on his comments. On Saturday, Bo French posted a photo of students at last weekend’s University of Texas football game with this comment: “I…

New BNG podcast tells faith stories of LGBTQ Christians

Baptist News Global’s newest podcast series launches today in both audio and video formats. “This Is My Story” is hosted by Lucas Hall, who will interview members of the LGBTQ Christian community and tell their stories. In episode one, BNG…

16th Street Baptist Church opens new education center today

History, faith and action will come together in a facility opening Sept. 15 at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. The date marks the anniversary of the 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four girls during Sunday services…

Jeffress is selling evangelical fear

When Robert Jeffress spoke at the GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas Sept. 10, he was selling old evangelical fear. He attacked James Talarico, the Texas Democratic nominee for U.S. senator, as “blasphemous” and “evil.” He declared Talarico’s beliefs “not beliefs…

When a megachurch isn’t really a megachurch

Once again, Robert Jeffress is the talk of the nation because of his political views. If you live outside Dallas, you probably have an image of First Baptist Church of Dallas as one of the largest and most prominent megachurches…

Why James Talarico is correct when he says God is nonbinary

At the 2026 Midterm Republican National Convention in Dallas last week, platform speakers attacked Democratic senatorial candidate James Talarico mercilessly. His Republican opponent and the impeached attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, claimed: “I will fight to preserve the American…

James Talarico and the Big Ten’s ‘secret clock’

If you missed the Sept. 5 college football game between the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid America Conference and the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference, you missed the “second heard around the world.” Not merely willing to…

Pardon for sin and a sin that endureth

I just returned from leading a group to visit the Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Ala. Each morning and evening, I offered a meditation to ground us for what we were about to see and process. One of the hymns we…

Hate the sin, love the sinner?

“Hate the sin, love the sinner” is a phrase familiar to everyone in the arena of faith. It’s a phrase that on its surface seems holy — godly even. It seems like a way to be both lovingly accepting of…

High court gave them an inch, now these conservatives want a mile

Conservative legal groups are using a narrowly focused Supreme Court ruling to challenge inclusive policies in public schools, according to a new report by Democracy Forward. The 2025 Mahmoud v. Taylor decision held that a Maryland school district must provide…

Preparing for the beginning of the end

The year 2026 has been rather momentous for my family. My youngest daughter turned 21 years of age, my oldest daughter turned 25, my wife and I celebrated 35 years of marriage, my aunt (the last of the siblings on…

How much privacy should you expect at church?

Imagine a world where high-control pastors could monitor the movements of every staff member, church member or visitor using the power of artificial intelligence. This is the sacralized dystopia being created at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas. Of course, the…

Bus tours are rolling across America to get out the vote

If Dolly Parton can give from the heart, so can Elon Musk

The cost of admission to the Colosseum

High school freshman creates church sensory room as Eagle project