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Supreme Court further dilutes Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme issued a 6-3 ruling April 29 severely limiting a key element of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that protects minorities from voting discrimination. In a decision split along ideological lines, the court made it more difficult…

What does America’s blue state to red state migration mean?

Conservative groups claim there’s a migration of U.S. residents from Democratic-led states to Republican-led states due to politics and “family values.” Others say that claim is overblown or misinterpreted. Fox News has called it “the great wealth migration (to the)…

Newsboys co-founder alleges conspiracy to ruin his CCM business

Wes Campbell, co-founder of Newsboys, has filed a lawsuit against 31 individuals and entities he alleges conspired to put him and Newsboys out of business in the Christian music world. The complaint filed April 17 in United States District Court…

What King Charles didn’t say about the Magna Carta

When King Charles III stood before the United States Capitol and praised the Magna Carta, he presented it as a sacred foundation of liberty — one of the great ancestors of the American Bill of Rights, constitutional democracy and the…

Supreme Court hears arugments today on Haitians and Syrians

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments today to determine if 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian immigrants can remain in the country under Temporary Protected Status. But immigration advocates have warned tens of thousands more people are…

How American religion inspired Cole Allen’s violence

During the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last Saturday, Cole Allen breached a Secret Service checkpoint and fired shots at agents in an attempt to assassinate the president of the United States and other high-ranking officials. About 10 minutes prior, from…

SPLC fights back claiming Blanche lied to grand jury

The Southern Poverty Law Center filed two motions in federal court in response to a federal indictment accusing the civil rights organization of fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice claims the group, which tracks and reports on hate groups, misled…

Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview shows why we need a free press

The recent 60 Minutes interview with President Donald Trump hosted by Norah O’Donnell was not great television, but it revealed a glaring and well-known flaw in our president. He attacks and denigrates everyone he deems critical of him. He always…

New research shows unprecedented drop in youth suicide rates

Suicide rates among American youth and young adults have taken a sharp drop, resulting in thousands of saved lives, according to a study published last week by the Journal of the American Medical Association. While suicide remains a leading cause…

Supreme Court to hear another LGBTQ case from Colorado

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide another case about LGBTQ rights in Colorado. At issue: Are Catholic preschools that close their doors to 4-year-olds with LGBTQ parents eligible to participate in a state-funded program requiring preschools not to discriminate? Colorado’s…

Grace Ji-Sun Kims ‘Madang’ podcast moves to BNG

Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s podcast, “Madang,” has found at new home with Baptist News Global. The podcast previously was hosted by The Christian Century but moves to BNG this week with a new episode. Kim serves as professor of theology at…

With Adam Hamilton eyeing Senate race, Kansas GOP suddenly cares about church-state separation

Kansas Republicans suddenly care about separation of church and state now that Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton is weighing a U.S. Senate bid. The state GOP has a long track record of supporting the MAGA version of religious liberty that seeks…

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?