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Fundamentalism is a mindset more than a theology, David French says

Christian fundamentalists are drawn to Donald Trump’s MAGA movement by a shared commitment to “certainty, ferocity and loyalty,” New York Times columnist David French said. “There isn’t one fundamentalist theology, but there is a fundamentalist mindset, and that fundamentalist mindset…

Lessons from caroling with The Choir that Shows Up

For 25 years, members of Crescent Hill Baptist Church have caroled along Frankfort Avenue, the Louisville street where the church is located. The group that convenes for three or four nights each year can best be described as “The Choir…

Here’s the lie exposed: There are no medical exemptions to Texas abortion law

This article was updated Dec. 12 with additional information as the case developed. For months, advocates of the new law that bans almost all abortions in Texas have been telling us there is an exemption for medically necessary terminations…

As ‘medical exemption’ in new Texas abortion ban remains undefined, mother with endangered pregnancy flees the state for care

Kate Cox, a married mother of two who is pregnant with a child afflicted with fatal genetic defects, cried tears of joy on Thursday after a district judge granted her an exception to the Texas Heartbeat Act’s total ban on…

Judge rules against World Vision, saying not all employees are ‘ministerial’ in nature

In a case that could have far-reaching implications for faith-based nonprofits, a federal judge in Washington state ruled Nov. 28 that World Vision unlawfully discriminated against a woman in a same-sex marriage when it rescinded her job offer. The judge’s…

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…

Attempted ‘border security’ amendment would have been fatal, immigration advocates say

The border security amendment U.S. Senate Republicans tried to attach to a foreign aid bill would have been lethal to migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., said Marisa Limón Garza, executive director of the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center in…

What you’re really giving to when you respond to a ‘Bible shortage’ in prisons

’Tis the season for giving — and making year-end contributions to charity. No doubt your mailbox and inbox are inundated with requests for donations this time of year. One such appeal from Prison Fellowship Ministries alerts recipients that Bibles are…

The breasts of Advent

This is the third of a four-part series in which we seek to see anew the incarnation of Jesus through the eyes and body of a woman, Mary the mother of Jesus. For Jesus to live, he had to…

Every December, some South African churches convert to beer halls

Every December, scores of township churches in South Africa convert into beer pubs, underscoring the underbelly of dire alcohol abuse tearing apart the social fabric of South Africa. Township churches becoming beer taverns just for December is a common phenomenon…

Would it make Jesus puke?

New Yorkers go to some attractions only once and then feel the need to make up excuses: “We went to the Empire State Building because my cousin from Iowa wanted to see it.” “I bought cupcakes at the Magnolia Bakery…

Despite a Supreme Court judgment stopping Britain’s migration deal with Rwanda, Sunak administration presses on

In the last couple of weeks, three issues have dominated debate in Britain: the Israeli/Hamas war in Gaza, the COVID-19 inquiry and Rishi Sunak’s migration deal with the Rwandan government. Of the three, the British and Rwandan government’s plan designed…

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