Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are deeply interwoven, and a threat to one is a danger to the other, representatives from more than 20 faith and civil rights organizations said. “We come together as librarians, diverse clergy, constitutional...
The Founding Fathers have returned from the dead to speak once again, thanks to AI-generated videos, and their views on current events seem to align with the views of their creators. A video posted by President Donald Trump shows George…
America knows the photograph: Nine courageous teenagers walked into Little Rock Central High School while an angry white segregationist resistance made Arkansas the center of an international civil rights crisis. America knows Daisy Bates. We know Gov. Orval Fabaus. We…
An unseasonably humid, gray Thursday morning on Chicago’s South Side was the setting for a unique gathering of faithful souls, and one deceptively simple proposition: Religious liberty is not what its name suggests if it applies only to the familiar,…
School vouchers may not be explicitly on the ballot this fall, but gubernatorial elections in at least six states could influence the future of private school choice, education savings accounts and the use of public dollars for private education. The…
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will reduce its own budget by $660,000 as part of a mandate to increase cooperative funding for the International Mission Board by 1%. The commitment to make the IMB’s portion of the SBC Cooperative…
Political commentator Aaron Parnas has published an article linking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Paul Pressler. Pressler, a Texas appeals court judge and Republican activist, was co-architect of the “conservative resurgence” in the Southern Baptist Convention. Parnas, who has…
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…
Religion cannot be separated from the story of white Christian nationalism and white supremacy in America, said participants in a Sept. 19 panel discussion at Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. The panel was convened to respond to an…
The United States is witnessing the spiritual revival needed to face the threat to democracy and religious freedom posed by the Trump administration and Christian nationalism, according to Paul Raushenbush. “I have become convinced that we are indeed experiencing what…
Do the math on an American childhood, and the church’s situation becomes uncomfortably clear. A child in the pews every single week gets barely a hundred hours of church a year. Some leaders in the kids’ ministry space put the…
Sidney Sweeney has a history of being a “pick me” girl with plenty of controversy before the latest ad for sports betting company Novig. The ad features her in various sports attire or equipment — rather, it features Sweeney’s body…
There is a new book for anyone who still believes in religious freedom, separation of church and state and is concerned about growing radicalism within this nation. Jared Huffman, a U.S. representative from California, has written a book church leaders…
