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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…

‘Pro-family’ New Hampshire legislator must pay drag queens he defamed $200,000

Bearing false witness is a sin, according to the Ten Commandments, and in some cases it’s a crime. For Rep. David Love, a New Hampshire state representative backed by “pro-family” groups affiliated with Focus on the Family, it’s a costly…

Regarding election 2024: Eight things I see

After a tumultuous and fascinating two months in American politics, here are some things I see as this election year moves into its final stretch. After the June presidential debate, Joe Biden’s candidacy was doomed. He was right to drop…

Raushenbush looks for voices of faith at DNC

Interfaith Alliance President Paul Raushenbush spent much of his time at the Democratic National Convention canvassing activists, clergy and politicians on the intersection of religion, culture and politics leading up to the 2024 election and beyond. He also attended Promise…

We cannot benevolence our way out of problems we’ve injusticed our way into

Last week, I was invited to serve on a panel of Little Rock clergy to mobilize pastors, churches and citizens to engage the political process and vote. Here’s what I said about why Christian people should engage the political process….

United Methodists seek kindness in U.S. election season

Hundreds of United Methodists across the United States mobilized in August in community efforts to bring kindness, civility and community into the fractious U.S. presidential election season. Motivated in part by their own experiences of division as well as the…

Texas court makes public 10,000 pages of sealed documents in sexual abuse case

More than 10,000 pages of highly confidential and legally protected information from a sexual abuse victim’s case against Paige Patterson and Southwestern Seminary were published publicly online for about three days this weekend. The apparent clerical error occurred as case…

Don’t believe Trump’s claims he will be ‘great for women and their reproductive rights’

Donald Trump’s controversial claim on his Truth Social platform that he will be “great for women and their reproductive rights” doesn’t break any new ground. All it does is raise suspicions: “Here he goes lying again.” And this is not the…

Pro-family groups praise Elon Musk, overlook porn and falsehoods flourishing on X

It’s been nearly two years since Elon Musk paid $44 billion to buy Twitter as part of his battle against the “woke mind virus.” The reviews are mixed. The self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist rechristened the social media site X, fired employees…

Restorative justice ideals can help families too

The restorative justice process used to rehabilitate criminal offenders and bring healing to victims also can be used to foster forgiveness and compassion within families and faith communities, an expert on the practice said. “When you have the experience of…

Why Christians should support reproductive justice, including abortion access

“Reproductive justice” is a term coined by Black women activists in the 1990s to recognize the intersections of race, class, sexuality, nation and gender in reproductive health and decision-making. SisterSong, an organization that fights for reproductive justice, defines the term…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church