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Butker’s commencement speech echoes MacArthur and other male supremacists

With Pride Month looming over the horizon and women graduating from college, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker decided to attack “dangerous gender ideologies” when he gave the commencement address at Benedictine College. Butker, an outspoken conservative Catholic, believes the…

PCA cancels panel discussion after uproar over David French

David French appears to be persona non grata in the Presbyterian denomination he called home until recently. French, a conservative columnist for The New York Times, was a darling of political and theological conservatives until he and his wife, Nancy…

Abuse survivors press Missouri attorney general to do more

Three women abused as children at Christian reform schools in rural Southern Missouri publicly urged other victims and witnesses to come forward about their ordeals ahead of a major abuse trial scheduled for the fall. “We just want anyone who…

New data show SBC not really reckoning with sexual abuse

According to the Southern Baptist Convention’s latest statistical report, the SBC has lost more than 3.3 million members since 2006, which happens to be the year I did my first sidewalk press conference outside SBC headquarters, talking about clergy sex…

The idea of eufeminism — A reel reaction to The Idea of You

A relative texted me about a month ago curious about my reaction to the movie The Idea of You (hereafter TIOY). This request came right in the middle of moving and my youngest child graduating from college, so I never…

What grownups know

“My mom’s the greatest!” Those are fighting words to many a child: “Oh yeah, well MY MOM’S the greatest!” An adult, on the other hand, likely smiles and says, “Yep, mine too.” Adults do nuance, and this includes adults who…

Evangelical Christian Mike Johnson goes to Trump’s trial to say how unjust it is

First they amplified his false claims of election fraud, now a growing number of Republican leaders are supporting Donald Trump’s claims that the entire U.S. legal system is corrupt because he has been put on trial. Speaker of the House…

‘Pro-family’ groups criticize Greene and other ‘GOP rebels’ they endorsed

Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the most extreme and conspiracy-prone members of the U.S. House of Representatives, has many enemies. But she could always count on the support of conservative “pro-family” groups that endorsed her — until now. Greene was…

Bim and Storke named Clemons Fellows

Baptist News Global welcomes two new Clemons Fellows who will serve in different roles this summer. Mara Richards Bim, a recent master of divinity graduate of SMU’s Perkins School of Theology, will serve in a writing fellowship. Catherine Storke, a…

BNG webinar with Jaime Clark-Soles will explore psychedelics and faith

BNG’s next “change-making conversations” webinar will feature an interview with Jaime Clark-Soles, professor of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor at Southern Methodist University. The free webinar will be Tuesday, June 4, at noon…

The story of Solid Rock Church increasingly appears to be built on sinking sand

The story of the South Carolina pastor accused of grooming and abusing his wife before she allegedly took her own life keeps changing every day. Mica Miller’s plight has drawn international headlines since she was found in another state dead…

We understand Mica Miller’s tragic story

If you have heard of Mica Miller or have followed the recent news concerning her death, you might be alarmed at the way domestic violence can infiltrate the church. This was not a hidden case of abuse. Her husband was…

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