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Five key takeaways on political violence in America

At a time when political violence is rising in the United States, PRRI’s latest survey, released last month, examines Americans’ views on the drivers of political violence, when violent actions may be justified and which groups are most responsible for causing it. There…

Ministry jobs

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…

Let holy curiosity guide you this Black History Month

Last January, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Richmond, Va., exploring the complicated role of religious freedom in our country. Specifically, the group I was with pressed on the wounds of race, power and inequality. We explored…

Lawsuit claims SBC and others could have stopped Arkansas abuse

Southern Baptist leaders and organizations should have known former youth minister Keenan Hord posed a danger to minors at First Baptist Church in Bentonville, Ark., according to a lawsuit filed by the parent of a sexual abuse victim. The action…

Religious groups sue to block Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission

A diverse coalition of faith groups sued the Trump administration Feb. 9 to challenge the legality and religiously narrow makeup of its Religious Liberty Commission. President Donald Trump established the commission in 2025 by executive order “to defend the religious…

Ed Young says Trump is not a racist

President Donald Trump is not a racist, according to Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Ed Young of Dallas. On Saturday, Feb. 7, the pastor of multicampus Fellowship Church based in Grapevine, Texas, posted a set of four slides on Facebook addressing…

52 Baptist leaders sign amicus brief supporting McRaney

Fifty-two current and former Southern Baptist leaders signed an amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 9 arguing in favor of Will McRaney’s case against the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board. The signatories represent at least…

Trump admin continues to lie about who’s being arrested by ICE

Only a fraction of the 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the past year had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to new data from the Department of Homeland Security. Yet Trump administration officials continue…

Everyone has a part to play in the fight against ICE

I was in Minneapolis the week Alex Pretti was shot more than 10 times by Customs and Border Patrol Agents. I originally went to Minneapolis to write about the aftermath of Renee Good’s murder by an ICE agent. As I…

Working where grass is trampled

There is an African proverb that states, “Where elephants fight, the grass is trampled.” Nowhere is this a truer metaphor than the effect of global politics on international development and, ultimately, the marginalized at the bottom. Imagine our surprise and…

What Allie Beth Stuckey gets wrong about the Bible and diversity

If you spent any time on X (formerly Twitter) the last week, you probably saw the clip from Allie Beth Stuckey’s podcast — you know, the one where she questions the value of ethnic diversity. “Yes, the kingdom of God…

Florida and Texas AGs say they won’t enforce antidiscrimination laws

The chief legal officers of Florida and Texas said they will not enforce state anti-discrimination laws they consider unconstitutional. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a 14-page opinion on Martin Luther King Jr. Day targeting more than 80 anti-discrimination measures…

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