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Ryan Burge has some important things to say about white evangelicals, partisan politics and the future

If you’re interested in fascinating yet random facts and trends about American religion and culture, follow Ryan Burge (@ryanburge) on Twitter. Burge, who is an American Baptist pastor and a professor at Eastern Illinois University, loves to make graphs. And…

My husband and I created a database of clergy sex abusers; why couldn’t the SBC?

Many of us are struggling to come to terms with the news that the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention has covered up abuse, maligned survivors, and even kept a secret list of 700-plus sex offenders for years. In…

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…

Former SBC President Johnny Hunt admits improper conduct but denies abuse claims

Note: This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault. In an open letter to his former church, Southern Baptist Convention leader Johnny Hunt admitted to inappropriate behavior with a woman in 2010 but denied he sexually assaulted her as alleged…

America, blood is on your hands

“The language of white supremacy is a language of cowardice disguised as dominance.” — Toni Morrison Deep grief and rage rest upon the heart and soul as we continue to call the names of Black and brown bodies taken, stolen….

Guns, the elders and the children

Nineteen children were shot dead on Tuesday at their school in Uvalde, Texas; 10 elderly Black people were shot dead on Saturday while shopping in their local grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y. The rage of people is palpable but there…

They were attending a conference on Scripture and violence when the Uvalde massacre happened

Participants in a May 23-25 virtual conference on Scripture and violence came prepared for discussions on topics such as restorative justice, trauma and biblical interpretation, and criminal justice and the church. What they weren’t ready for was an elementary school…

On another classroom full of murdered children

Tuesday afternoon, May 24: My focus was the Republican primaries in my home state of Georgia. Donald Trump, in his continued efforts to protest the lost 2020 election and make sure he can never lose another one, had put up…

Now is the time when we need to hear white evangelical leaders refute white supremacy

“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. … This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” These words of…

Does the SBC have enough sackcloth?

There’s a saying that’s been around for a long time that goes something like this: “God created man in his image, and then man returned the favor.” The suggestion is that our god is what we want him to be,…

SBC Executive Committee releases previously secret list of convicted and credibly accused church sexual abusers

At 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee released a 205-page document containing the names of more than 700 convicted and credibly accused clergy sexual abusers. This action is the most sweeping of several rapid…

Rise of American authoritarianism demands a choice, Perryman says

Shaving Dad goodbye

The Enhanced Games were another MAGA grift

It’s bad interpretation, not the Bible, limiting female pastors