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Want to lower grocery prices? Urge Senate to pass Farm Workforce Modernization Act, panelists say

Those who think immigrants are stealing American jobs not only are wrong but are imperiling the American economy with their unsubstantiated views, a panel of agricultural leaders said July 27. “Each year, we see the end of generational farms because…

Transitions for the week of 7-29-22

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Christopher Adams, concluding his tenure as pastoral assistant at Woodland Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas. He has been…

The fantastical world of the New (evangelical) Zealots

Evangelicals are the New Zealots, and that spells danger for democracy and for the planet. The danger lies in the fantastical world created by evangelicals. The danger becomes personal in the symbol of guns and precarious in their climate denial….

No, BJC has not become a leftist mouthpiece

Last week I heard someone suggest that Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has moved to the left politically and abandoned its historic Baptist tradition. There’s an agricultural word to describe the fallacy of that argument, but I won’t use…

Half the world says they live in a ‘good place’ for gays and lesbians

The world is getting better for gays and lesbians, according to a new Gallup World Poll survey. Last year, 50% of adults worldwide indicated their community is a “good place” for LGBTQ people to live, Gallup announced. That percentage doubles…

Federal program could provide relief to COVID-ravaged churches

Many U.S. churches jumped at the chance to utilize the Payroll Protection Program, or PPP, to cover payroll costs and benefits during the darkest stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic. But fewer congregations and other nonprofit organizations have been as quick…

Traveling through life with the Scenario Family

When, upon life’s freeways, backroads and typical streets, we are called upon to travel, we never are alone. Beyond the actual passengers who travel with us, the three members of the Scenario Family always jump in the car, train, plane,…

After Roe, we’ve got to stop scaring women and children

I first learned the news from two female co-workers. One clapped her hands, while the other one practically jumped up and down. The Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade. My response surprised me. I did not experience the same…

Institutional betrayal, institutional courage and the church

Betrayal by trusted people, like pastors, teachers, supervisors and coaches can inflict devastating consequences on victims. According to psychologists who study trauma, betrayal trauma affects the brain differently than any other trauma, particularly when the victim depends upon the perpetrator….

January 6 Committee hearings expose Trump for who he always has been

Hearings televised by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol have made some things abundantly clear. The attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred Jan. 6, 2021, and viewed live by people across the…

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…

Public education declined in U.S. eyes, new survey shows

American confidence in public schools spiked with the arrival of COVID-19 in 2020, but it has dropped to nearly an all-time low, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey reported 28% of U.S. adults expressed “a great deal” or…

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