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Alabama judge isn’t buying UMC’s ‘trust clause’ claims

An Alabama judge has dealt an unusual blow to one of the strongest arguments The United Methodist Church has made to keep churches from defecting. Houston County Circuit Judge Christopher K. Richardson ruled March 25 that the UMC does not…

Florida Young Republican leader sues to stop probe into his actions

A former Miami Republican Party official has filed a lawsuit to stop Florida International University from probing into his involvement in an antisemitic and homophobic online group chat with fellow students. In the action filed last month in federal court…

Judge won’t approve Johnson Amendment settlement

A federal judge in Texas has dealt a serious setback to conservative Christians seeking the right to support political causes and candidates while maintaining tax-exempt status. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in Tyler ruled March 31 he had no authority…

BNG, AWAB and GFM collaborate to present Skye Perryman

Skye Perryman will keynote a breakfast meeting at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly sponsored by Baptist News Global, Good Faith Media and Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, is a leading national voice in…

12 ways to shepherd courage in divided communities

In early 2026, I was invited to participate and help facilitate a conversation with clergy from around the country as a part of a Zoom conversation hosted by Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. My breakout session was on how…

Christians don’t need louder voices but steadier ones

“Your audience probably won’t read anything I’ve written.” I hear that more often than you might expect from guests considering my podcast. It is usually said politely, almost in passing, but the assumption behind it is unmistakable. They expect hostility….

What we lose when churches stop naming themselves

I understand the appeal of the nondenominational church. In an age weary of faction, weary of institutional decline and weary of ecclesial infighting, the promise can sound fresh: No inherited baggage, no denominational machinery, no old quarrels: just Jesus, the…

What they’ve taught me

I was scrolling Facebook when I saw the post. Someone I had mentored. Someone who had reached out, who had sat in the specific loneliness of being queer and trans and faith-formed and told by that faith they were the…

Why the Turning Point Baylor rally Is un-Christian

By now, most of you know Baylor University is one of the first stops on the Turning Point USA college tour. The Baylor administration has justified the campus presence of Donald Trump Jr., Erika Kirk and “Border Czar” Tom Homan…

SBC’s roads no longer all lead back to Louisville

This week both the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary announced their perspective nominees for new leaders. The ERLC is bringing forth Evan Lenow, currently serving at Mississippi College with recent connections as…

Good Friday: Empty chairs at empty tables

The morning began the way mornings are supposed to begin. Children arrived with backpacks slung over their shoulders, voices rising and falling in the easy rhythm of laughter and routine. Classrooms filled. Lessons began. It was, in every visible way,…

Nicaragua reportedly restricting Baptists and Bibles

The Nicaraguan government is ramping up its persecution of Baptist and other religious organizations and restricting the use and possession of Bibles, according to the international human and religious rights group CSW. Formerly known as Christian Solidarity Worldwide, CSW said…

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?