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New podcast episode explores right-left shift of SBC and CBF

A new episode of BNG’s podcast series “Stuck in the Middle with You” published Aug. 29 focuses on the widening rift between the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. BNG Executive Director Mark Wingfield, speaking with cohost Benjamin…

UMC bishop clarifies threat of Global Methodist Church agitators in Nigeria

New details have recast the apparent immigration detention of United Methodist Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa in Nigeria as a security measure to protect the cleric rather than arrest him over a visa conflict. Initial reports from Nigeria claimed the bishop…

Evangelical group seeks to pull abortion access initiative from Missouri ballot

An evangelical legal advocacy group wants to stop Missourians from being able to vote whether to enshrine abortion rights into state law. The Thomas More Society on Aug. 22 filed its legal effort to stop Amendment 3 from appearing on…

About Gen Z and the election: Understand the importance of gender and diversity

Gauging the potential influence of Generation Z on the November election requires an understanding of the importance young Americans place on gender and diversity, said Melissa Deckman, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute. “It’s really, really critical,” she said during…

‘Unarmed truth and unconditional love’ will prevail over pharisaical fallacy

During my brief time in office, a fringe group of radical Islamic extremists pushed for various state legislatures to enact bills that would enforce Sharia Law. I signed a petition against it. Today, a fringe group of radical Christian extremists…

A Christian call to confront the silence of the Gaza genocide

In our age of advanced technology, where global connections are just a click away, a desperate cry echoes from the Gaza Strip — a cry from a land enduring the weight of more than 57 years of Israeli occupation and…

SBC seminary president among this year’s ‘False Prophets’ hall of fame

A Southern Baptist seminary president is among 12 people named to Faithful America’s 2024 “False Prophets” hall of fame. Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., joins Donald Trump and other notable national figures singled out…

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…

What a word cloud generator sees in Project 2025

As I began reading the now-infamous Project 2025 manifesto, Mandate for Leadership, I was immediately struck by the writing style used by the authors. The word choices, voice and tone of the document say a great deal about those behind…

UMC bishop back in Zimbabwe after visa detention in Nigeria

United Methodist Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa was safely home in Zimbabwe Aug. 27 after being detained in Nigeria on a visa complaint while visiting to set up the election of a new bishop. The incident marks the latest encounter in…

Was America born as a Christian nation? It’s more complicated than that

No one markets products like evangelical preachers and Donald Trump. While Trump sells Bibles and golden sneakers and politics, Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas is selling copies of his coffee table book version of his annual July 4 sermon…

Special extra episode of ‘Stuck in the Middle with You’

BNG’s new podcast series, “Stuck in the Middle with You,” dropped a new special episode earlier today focused on the case of Jane Roe against Southwestern Seminary and its former president, Paige Patterson. Cohosts Mark Wingfield and Benjamin Cole discuss…

Republicans push through more unregulated funding for ICE and CBP

Trump admin defying court order on immigration access

What was there left to argue?

Beauty, ashes and the Southern Baptist Convention