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Nazi ideals reimagined as ‘remigration’ politics

The journey of the word “remigration” from secretive meetings of Europe’s fascist fringe to President Donald Trump’s social media posts reflects the growing influence of white nationalist Martin Sellner on the administration’s immigration policy. Sellner, a native Austrian and rising…

Benny Johnson calls Charlie Kirk a Christian martyr like Stephen

“Charlie Kirk is still winning,” conservative podcaster Benny Johnson told a crowd of Baylor University students April 22 at the “This Is the Turning Point” tour. Although the event was closed to media and community members, BNG obtained audio recordings…

At Baylor, Homan boasts of saving lives through deportations

If you like what the Trump administration has done with mass deportations so far, you’re going to love what comes next, Border Czar Tom Homan told a Baylor University audience April 22. Homan spoke on the Baylor campus as part…

Baylor TPUSA chapter president mocks ‘All Are Neighbors’ event

The student president of the Baylor University chapter of Turning Point USA began last Wednesday night’s closed-door rally by mocking participants in the “All Are Neighbors” event happening elsewhere on campus. BNG acquired audio recordings of the TPUSA event held…

Remaking the UMC brings ‘aura of hope’

When The United Methodist Church was formed in 1968, eminent theologian Albert C. Outler preached an opening sermon in which he extolled “an aura of hope” for the new denomination despite its challenges. Facing new challenges today, United Methodist leaders…

Median US worship attendance rebounding after pandemic

Median in-person worship attendance in U.S. congregations has increased for the first time in a quarter century as post-pandemic church shows signs of rebounding, according to a new study by Hartford Institute for Religion Research. “What we’re seeing is not…

Women need less religious shame, more leadership

A recent study suggests Gen Z women are losing their religion. Honestly, we’re not surprised. While women make up 60% of U.S. congregations, we have historically been relegated to the pews. This discrimination pushed us out. But some churches are…

Partisan attack on SPLC is an attack on First Amendment, Tyler warns

The federal government’s move against Southern Poverty Law Center is also an attack on religious pluralism, freedom of conscience and First Amendment safeguards for all American people and religious communities, said Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for…

When it comes to religion, question everything

Surrounded by FBI agents attempting to coax them into their vehicles, five of Samuel Bateman’s underaged wives huddled tightly. With trembling arms around one another, they sang, “And he will come again, and one by one we’ll rise, to praise…

The Seeing Stones and the surveillance state

There is something almost too on-the-nose about a company named Palantir releasing a manifesto that reads like a love letter to centralized power. Palantir Technologies does not exist in isolation from American political power. It is one node in a…

Protecting the gift: A call to parental vigilance

I am writing this article specifically for parents raising children in today’s world. As a new church plant, our congregation has been blessed with many children, and our recent parenting class has shown just how much this topic matters to…

What’s the real story with Gen Z and religion today?

Last week, we released the latest PRRI Census of American Religion. Our 2025 data show religious affiliation in the United States has remained largely unchanged since 2024, with 28% of Americans identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Church attendance also has not increased….

Nobody dislikes Southern Baptists more than Al Mohler

Trump EEOC claims more religious discrimination on vaccine mandates

What I wish Christians knew about Sharia Law

On telling a brother he is going to hell