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Social work leader Diana Garland’s legacy steers her children toward justice and mercy

Note: This story includes content about sexual abuse. Siblings Sarah and John Garland share an intangible inheritance from their late mother that transcends kinship. Sarah, a journalist, and John, a pastor, say their mother, Diana Garland, a Baptist social work…

A tale of two cities: Telling the truth about race

In the past few weeks, I traveled to New York City and Washington, D.C., in support of research, collaboration and programming supported by Baylor University and the Baugh Foundation. I met with a number of principals at Washington National Cathedral…

Facing the clear and present danger lurking among white evangelicals today

BNG is pleased to announce a new partnership with Robert P. Jones and PRRI that will bring a new column by the author to BNG’s site every Monday, beginning today. Earlier this month, we were in a remarkable space between…

As Texas becomes first state to make prostitution a felony, Houston officials crack down on a notorious roadway known as The Track

While much of the nation’s attention has been focused on the controversial new abortion law in Texas, a lesser-known law has been implemented to further criminalize what has been called the world’s oldest profession. That much became obvious to Nnamdi…

How did an openly queer artist climb to No. 1 on the Christian music charts?

The openly queer Christian artist Semler was elated to report the breaking news that the parking attendant at a Switchfoot concert supports gay rights. And that wouldn’t be the only surprise of the night. As they drove to their parking space, Semler…

Refugee agencies praise Biden’s increase in admissions cap but call for greater infrastructure to make the goal possible

Refugee agencies praised the Biden administration’s decision to hike the refugee resettlement cap to 125,000 from 62,500 beginning in October, but added the higher allowance will do little good without assistance in rapidly rebuilding capacity lost during the Trump presidency….

Southern Baptists, power and the continuum of sexual violence

Note to readers: This article includes content related to sexual abuse and violence against women. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention has found yet another way to retraumatize survivors of clergy abuse and accentuate the convention’s long history…

New endowed academic chair will lead Baylor in research to end hunger

A $1.5 million gift will place a Baptist university among a select set of U.S. schools conducting scholarly research and engaging students on the topic of food security. Baylor University in Waco, Texas, announced the gift from Jim and Tammy…

Virginia pastor shows that women can pray over NASCAR races too

Baptist minister Libby Grammer is slated to give the pre-race prayer Sept. 25 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, where she became the first woman ever to do so in early April. But Grammer’s motivation is less historical than it is…

Christians should support the RECLAIM Act in Congress

When people in the United States approach their retirement years, many who live in the northern areas of America tend to migrate south to warmer climates. My husband and I did just the opposite. We fled the hot, humid summers…

Why churches that ever have chartered a Boy Scout troop need to pay attention right now

Chartered organizations of Boy Scouts of America — which includes thousands of U.S. churches — are being handed a “get-of-jail-free card” by the latest proposed bankruptcy settlement, according to a law firm appointed to represent the 82,500 men who claim…

Why the U.S. is uniquely divided: Engaging a scholar from New Zealand

My last column for BNG, “Covid Wars,” offered a lament over our divided nation. It did not propose solutions, only sorrow and grief. Of course, we must do better than that. We must try to understand how we got here…

Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling