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Religious liberty in Ukraine is ‘doomed’ if Russian invasion succeeds

Religious liberty in Ukraine is doomed if Russian invaders defeat the Eastern European nation that has become a bastion of church-state separation among former Soviet republics. That was the informed opinion expressed by two international religious freedom experts during a…

With Ed Litton not running, the race for SBC presidency draws new interest, including one possibly controversial candidate

Note: This story was updated Friday night, March 4, to include newly available comments from Voddie Baucham. With the surprise announcement by Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton that he will not seek a traditional second term, speculation has quickly…

The poet who saved John Muir’s home

As spring arrives, the outside world seems more inviting than ever. Fresh air and new sights await as we dust off our hiking shoes and remove our masks to explore trails or head to a national park. This educational and…

Stamey and West named keynote preachers for CBF General Assembly

Two keynote speakers have been announced for the June 28-30 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Dallas. This will be the first in-person General Assembly held since 2019, as both the 2020 and 2021 events were moved to an online-only…

Trayvon and Ahmaud: If schools can’t tell their stories, churches must

“I recall a Sunday morning in the spring of 1968 when the pastor of the Southern Baptist Convention-related church in Mesquite, Texas, where I was youth minister, offered his sermonic response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. It…

Ethicists Without Borders issues statement on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

Dear BNG readers: Ethicists without Borders is a Facebook group spearheaded by the distinguished Christian ethicist Tobias Winright of St. Louis University. This group has just released the statement below. I am a signatory. Note the following elements: This statement…

Going public with Lent’s call to penitence

“Concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it.” —Charles M. Blow They have treated the wound of my people carelessly. They acted shamefully, they committed abomination, yet they did not know how to blush. —Jeremiah 6:14-15…

Fate of children removed from Christian orphanage in Nigeria two years ago still unknown

Update: Soon after this article was published March 4, news arrived that Richard Solomon Musa Tarfa had that day been convicted in a Nigerian court on a charge of forgery. His law firm was awaiting additional court documents but said…

A pediatric chaplain offers five tips for talking with children about death and loss

Beneath the intensity of the fluorescent lights, the pediatric intensive care unit felt even more garish at 3 a.m. as I stood in the hallway with a patient’s dad who was tearful and afraid. His daughter’s nurse had called me…

New coalition of business, civic and religious groups hopes to pressure Congress to act on immigration

More than 30 American business, civic, immigrant rights and religious organizations announced the formation of a coalition designed to pressure Congress and the White House to enact border security and immigration reforms in 2022. The Alliance for a New Immigration…

Please pay attention to the plight of transgender children and their families

Here’s something I’ve learned along the way: Good people are too busy with their lives and the pandemic and watching the war in Ukraine to get involved in the plight of transgender children and their families under attack right now….

Transitions for the week of 3-4-22

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Kelly Anderson, concluding her tenure as minister of students at Goochland (Va.) Baptist Church. Naomi Black-Bass, to First…

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?