Baptist News Global

Workshop seeks to educate voters on dangers of white supremacy and Christian nationalism

A group of leading social justice activists, faith groups and religious leaders will host an Oct. 9 workshop to counter the growing threats of white supremacy and Christian nationalism by educating and inspiring voters. The virtual event, “Liberate Democracy: Vote…

The two apocalyptic movements threatening America

Two apocalyptic movements bracket America’s democratic crisis. One predicts a future chaos; the other airs a past history of grievances. The future and the past impinge upon the present to paralyze the potential for positive action. One looks to the…

Advocacy group names 20 ‘false prophets’ of Christian nationalism

A group battling Christian nationalism has released a list of 20 “false prophets” it claims “routinely hijack faith for political purposes.” The new effort by Faithful America doesn’t deal in generalisms but names names. The list is published online at AmericanFalseProphets.org,…

What does complementarianism have to do with Domestic Violence Awareness Month?

“Please don’t tell my husband I said anything. These men think they can bully women into submission.” I hear statements like this from Christian women in complementarian marriages quite often. But while many of these women are aware of the…

Transitions for the week of 10-7-22

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Kyle Bailey, to Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala., as associate minister of missions. Rick Bailey, to Murfreesboro…

A year’s delay due to COVID didn’t dampen the 150th anniversary at First Baptist Church on Fifth

Waiting an extra year because of COVID-19 to mark its 150th anniversary has not stopped First Baptist Church on Fifth from celebrating its history through continued ministry in Winston-Salem, N.C. Nor has the church been resting on its laurels after…

White resentment is like an abusive lover who would rather kill than lose control

Many years ago, I was having a conversation with a woman with whom I had gone to high school. She was a successful attorney, living in Pennsylvania, and had a good life — except for her long-term boyfriend. He was…

PRRI’s Structural Racism Index attempts to quantify racist beliefs

How do you measure racism? In the contemporary American battleground of politics, culture and religion, people often call out others for being racist, and those accused often reply, “I’m not a racist.” Still others proudly wear the label “racist” as…

The white church isn’t dying; it’s in exile

In mid-September, I returned to the church of my childhood, McLaurin Memorial Baptist Church in Edmonton, Alberta. The last time I had been inside the church was for the 1998 funeral of my mother. There are still a handful of…

Nathan Porter called a generation of Baptists to serve Christ and love the poor

A prince of a guy who loved challenging youth to consider a call to ministry and, on the other hand, someone who was the conscience of many Southern Baptists on poverty and race relations. That’s how friends are remembering Nathan…

Atlanta Baptist pastor prays an imprecatory Psalm against Republican candidate’s foes

A Southern Baptist pastor in Atlanta prayed an imprecatory Psalm against opponents of a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Oct. 4, according to an exclusive report by Brian Kaylor of Word&Way. Although media were turned away from the “prayer…

Americans may be pessimistic about public education in general, but parents remain largely pleased with their kids’ schools

American parents remain as satisfied as ever with the quality of their children’s education despite the hardships of COVID-related school closings, virtual learning and a national campaign to discredit public education, recent research shows. Even a federal study documenting drops…

Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts