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Comment from BNG’s editor on our coverage of The New Evangelicals

The day Baptist News Global published a second article detailing alleged abusive behavior by Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals, Whitaker returned from a week-long public silence with a new video post on social media. That March 24 video appears…

Baylor grad seeks to hold the line against Trump’s executive overreach

The road to opposing President Donald Trump’s executive overreach runs straight out of Waco, Texas. That’s the hometown of Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, the legal advocacy group that is leading the charge in federal court against Trump’s blizzard…

That time I got an angry call from the subject of an article about anger and abuse

Editor’s note: It is BNG’s policy to correct factual errors as soon as possible after learning about those errors. In the case of Rick Pidcock’s earlier piece mentioned here, we have not been informed of any factual errors or asked…

The remarkable journey of George Foreman

George Edward Foreman’s life is a true American success story that spans from humble beginnings to global impact across sports, business and faith. Born on Jan. 10, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, Foreman grew up in Houston’s Fifth Ward, an area…

America stands at a moral crossroads, faith leaders warn

The nation is at a political and moral crossroads with the fate of its most vulnerable communities hanging in the balance, according to Vashti McKenzie, president and general secretary of the National Council of Churches. McKenzie participated in a recent…

This White House ‘don’t know much about history’

Karoline Leavitt, President Donald Trump’s press secretary, opened a bit of a “gotcha” war with European Parliament member Raphael Glucksmann over the Statue of Liberty. Leavitt, no doubt, has an impossible job. She is the front woman for Trump, Elon…

Now Ryan Walters wants Oklahoma students to study alleged fraud in 2020 election

Already the most ridiculed man in public education, Ryan Walters isn’t yet done making a spectacle of his far-right agenda. The Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction now wants to rewrite U.S. history lessons to accommodate Donald Trump’s lie that he…

Remembering Jack Pogue, faithful friend to W.A. Criswell

Tuesday evening, March 18, we received word from a mutual friend that Jack Pogue, the faithful Baptist layman, Dallas-area real estate developer and quiet denominational benefactor, had passed at age 90. At the time of his death, untold scores of millions…

For whatever evangelicals sow, that will they also reap

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its march through the federal government after two months of chaos, and Christian organizations are beginning to feel the heat. On March 10, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of…

Samaritan’s Purse gets $19 million back payment from USAID

Samaritan’s Purse has received $19 million in previously frozen USAID funds, Ministry Watch reported March 19. The faith-based relief agency led by Franklin Graham — one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters — is among the many global nonprofits…

Faith lessons from two ‘stranded’ astronauts

This week, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to earth after an unexpectedly long mission. The two arrived at the International Space Station in June 2024 aboard a new Boeing spacecraft; they expected to stay at the station…

Jeffress, Wolfe, Strachan among evangelical leaders praying over Trump

In a reprise of a famous photo op from his first term in the White House, Donald Trump welcomed 17 evangelical pastors to the Oval Office March 19 to pray over him. The next day, a different group of religious…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?