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Women in US remain more religious than men, even as Gen Z trend flips

American women remain more likely to be religious than men, according to Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study. The study aligns with other research on gender and religion: Women have consistently been found more likely to be religious than men,…

Split Supreme Court won’t allow public funds for religious charter school

The nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school will not happen, after a tie vote by the U.S. Supreme Court May 22. Justice Amy Coney Barrett abstained in the case OKPLAC Inc. v. Statewide Virtual Charter School, leaving eight justices…

‘Recommit to Pride,’ faith coalition urges

Faith-based organizations are pushing back against the increasing mistreatment of LGBTQ people by calling for renewed support for Pride Month celebrations. “The majority of religious people in America support full LGBTQ equality,” close to 20 groups say in a petition…

The parachurch: How did we get here?

Before the Reformation, there was not a Catholic Church in the Roman Catholic sense we think of today. It was just the church. There were no denominations. There was one central authority, the pope. (Unless you count the time from…

Trump’s redefining of ‘antisemitism’ is all part of a plan

Before President Donald Trump’s second election, the Heritage Foundation created a blueprint for dismantling support for Palestinians in the U.S. Trump already has implemented three key parts of the plan: attacking nonprofits, cutting funding for universities and revoking visas of…

The war on Black women: Silenced, sidelined, still strong

In today’s increasingly polarized political climate, one fact is undeniable: Black women — despite being the most educated demographic in America — are being strategically and systematically undermined, erased and excluded. This is not a conspiracy theory. It is an…

SBC annual meeting may be deja vu all over again

Note: For more discussion on the upcoming SBC annual meeting, check out the latest episode of BNG’s podcast “Stuck in the Middle with You.” In less than three weeks, messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting will descend…

Israel bears no responsibility for 50,000 dead Palestinians and those now starving, Huckabee says

Israel bears no responsibility for the 50,000 Palestinians — one-third of whom are minors — killed in Gaza, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told National Public Radio May 21. Huckabee, a former Southern Baptist pastor, has been described as…

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…

Here’s this week’s roundup of Trump’s campaign against immigrants

The Trump administration’s campaign against immigrants reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice this month, as the administration also began urging immigrants to deport themselves. On May 15, the high court heard oral arguments in a case related to birthright citizenship….

Trump administration grants two legal victories to Grand Canyon University

A month after the first meeting of the Trump administration’s new Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, Grand Canyon University, the nation’s largest Christian school, has declared victory on two major long-running legal issues: On Friday, the Department of Education…

‘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