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ADF defends Elon Musk in European legal battle

A powerhouse legal group founded to defend Christians’ freedom is now defending Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, in his quest to overturn European regulations on hate speech and misinformation on social media. Alliance Defending Freedom says it is “Supporting…

Georgia Senate unanimously approves clergy sexual abuse bill

The Georgia Senate voted 55–0 last Friday to pass Senate Bill 542, legislation aimed at strengthening criminal accountability for clergy sexual abuse in Georgia. Advocates say the measure closes a gap in state law and creates a path to justice…

Greed runs wild in the United States of Avarice

We are witnessing the monstrous effects of the deadly sin of greed (or avarice) today in our nation. Writing on this sin, Phyllis Tickle says greed is the most social and most political of the seven deadly sins. Here are…

We’ve lost one more person who could say, ‘I was there’

On Friday, our nation bid its final farewell to a Civil Rights icon. As thousands of mourners poured into House of Hope Baptist Church in Chicago to remember Jesse Jackson Sr., I was reminded of my own powerful moment with a…

Alabama is about to execute a man who did not kill anyone

The state of Alabama is scheduled to execute Sonny Burton on March 12. An execution in Alabama is not unusual. Since 2016, the state has executed 73 people. Gov. Kay Ivey has granted clemency one time in almost 10 years…

Pondering David Foster Wallace, lobsters and The Twilight Zone

I did not expect David Foster Wallace to unsettle my dinner plate. I have read enough of him to know he rarely leaves the reader unchanged, but Consider the Lobster struck me in a way I did not anticipate. It…

Once again, Young Republicans caught in racist chat group

A racist, homophobic and antisemitic online forum for young Republicans in South Florida has conservative politicians working hard to distance themselves from the controversy. The Miami Herald and The Floridian reported March 5 on the leaked WhatsApp group chat —…

Our culture worships success; the Epstein Files reveal the cost

Like many of you, I have followed the disturbing reports surrounding the Epstein case. Behind every headline are women who were exploited and abused. Many have shown extraordinary courage in coming forward and seeking justice. Because powerful people across the…

Vietnam War tactics are back in Trump’s America

When I saw the cellphone videos of U.S. Border Patrol agents executing Alex Pretti on a snowy street in Minneapolis, the shameless brutality of the shooting reminded me of another execution 58 years earlier on a war-torn street in Saigon….

An appeal to the laity

I appreciate Braxton Wade’s BNG piece, “When the Church Confuses Vocation with Calling” and his challenge for churches to open themselves to the Spirit’s unveiling of a pastor who comes clothed in skin or gender not usually recognized as conveying…

What can we learn from First Baptist Orlando?

A story BNG first reported more than three weeks ago came to a disheartening conclusion Sunday, March 8, when Chris Ogden resigned as campus pastor for First Baptist Church of Orlando’s Horizon West campus. Ogden, who by all accounts was…

Abortion opponents warn GOP may lose midterms

The Family Research Council, long loyal to the Republican Party, is sounding the alarm ahead of the November midterms: “GOP Abandoning Pro-Life Policies May Hand Democrats Midterm Victory, Data Shows.” “GOP leaders risk severely dampening midterm enthusiasm and voter base…

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit