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There is no safe space in John Piper’s cruel theology

Jesus orchestrated the brutal murder of your teenage friend and her mom. So says John Piper in a recent “Ask Pastor John” podcast episode titled, “Sovereignty and My Murdered Friend.” The podcast begins by acknowledging it’s a “very heavy episode” before…

High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders

Green Card holders can be denied reentry into the United States even if border officers have no solid proof they have committed a crime, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23. The 6-3 ruling in Blanche v. Lau held that…

PNBC plans ‘Freedom Sunday’ this weekend

The Progressive National Baptist Convention’s “Freedom Sunday” will challenge its churches to speak prophetically and to ask what the nation’s 250th anniversary means to them. The denomination co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1961 has provided its congregations with…

At this VBS, a skit simulates a violent execution

“Take him out! Blow him up! Take him out! Blow him up!” the children chant during a vacation Bible school program at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky. With eerie music looming over the scene, the viral TikTok video…

Child liberation theologian R.L. Stollar dies

Child liberation theologian and abuse survivor advocate Ryan L. Stollar died June 28 at age 42. The author, speaker and counselor left a detailed note titled “The End” on his website. According to that note, his death was not an…

Charlotte church adopts new name

Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., has renamed itself Myers Park Covenant Church. A news release from the congregation said the name change is the result of years of discernment regarding the word “Baptist.” “While historically meaningful, the name…

Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic

I believe I am an open-hearted person. I don’t debate, nor do I continue trying to explain things as simply as I can to the closed-minded people I may encounter along my way. Throughout my ministry, I have enjoyed many…

Pride Month is about families — all of them

Recently, I saw a headline: 4 states offering Pride Month alternatives that celebrate family.” As if the celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month neither celebrates families nor requires an alternative celebration to better recognize families in different ways. The words we…

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children

A Nashville judge issued a restraining order temporarily barring the Tennessee Department of Health from reporting the identities of hundreds of extremely ill and disabled immigrant children to a state immigration office. The June 24 order was issued in response…

High court allows Trump to deport Haitians and Syrians

The Trump administration can now end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians who fled to the United States to escape natural disaster and persecution in their home countries, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25. The 6-3 decision along…

Conservatives press FCC to crack down on kids’ LGBTQ content

A handful of evangelical and conservative groups is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to change the way programs are rated so parents can protect their children from LGBTQ content. “For years, Hollywood producers have used kids’ content to push a…

Why coercive religious politics undermine Christianity and democracy

This is the ninth in a BNG series of articles on Christianity and democracy that will lead toward the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The series has been curated by Carol McEntyre, senior minister at First Baptist Church of…

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?