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Francis Collins: ‘Give God the glory’ for vaccines ‘but roll up your sleeve’

COVID-19 vaccines are a gift from God and an answer to prayer, one of the nation’s top health authorities told Baptist News Global in an exclusive interview July 22. “Give God the glory but roll up your sleeve,” said Francis…

‘Consider the birds’: Reflections on a pandemic church year

In her recent poem, “A Wing and A Prayer,” Beth Ann Fennelly captures a familiar revelation from early on in the pandemic — how the birds outside our windows and in our backyards seemed so darn loud. We thought the…

Japanese Christians seek global help for 1 million hours of prayer during Olympics

An international prayer movement has been launched in support of the Tokyo Olympic Games, with Japanese Christians inviting the global church to unite for one million hours of prayer. Japan1Million is an international prayer movement led by the Japan international Sports…

Interfaith coalition asks Biden to stop Arizona land swap to protect Native American religious liberties

A coalition of nearly 60 interfaith groups —including nine Baptist groups — has written to President Joe Biden asking for his intervention in a controversial Arizona land-swap enacted in 2014 but not yet consummated. The deal as currently structured would…

Poor People’s Campaign plans a march in Texas to protest restrictive voting legislation

The Poor People’s Campaign and its high-profile and charismatic leader, Bishop William J. Barber II, will lead a “Selma-to-Montgomery style” march in Texas this month to protest Republican-led efforts to limit voting rights in the state and around the nation….

Facing increased attacks, Canada’s Muslim women take up self-defense classes

Canada’s Muslim community reels in the aftermath of a recent deadly scene. On June 6, a white male allegedly drove a truck up the curb in London City, Ontario, and mowed down four family members of a Muslim family that…

Speaking truth to power means denouncing lying politicians and their preachers

In what will be one of the most memorable public exchanges between a U.S. senator and a witness testifying before the Senate in history, Anthony Fauci recently denounced Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky for falsely accusing him of lying to…

Anatomy of a lie: How one private school amplified a persistent COVID vaccine myth

The misinformed but determined founder of a private school in Miami has been identified as a key link in perpetuating one of the most convincing lies about the COVID-19 vaccines. In an analysis that demonstrates the power of one institution…

Letter to the Editor: Don’t throw away your neighbor’s shot

July 21, 2021 Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Jesus spent a great deal of time defining who our neighbor is. He told the story of the Good Samaritan who had little in common with the victim to whom he…

Why I refused to sign a school’s belief statement just to get a job

My second private university job in two years was in jeopardy. I had transitioned from pastor to Christian university professor just at the outset of the Great Recession and was one of the low people on the totem pole at…

American support for same-sex marriage continues to increase, even as religious conservatives battle LGBTQ community on other fronts

Bipartisan support for same-sex marriage in America continues to soar forward, even while some state legislatures are attempting to enact a raft of other anti-LGBTQ bills. Having lost their previous crusade against same-sex marriage, religious conservatives now are driving Republican…

Three reasons 2021 looks like 1961 in voter suppression

John Lewis spent his 21st birthday in a Nashville jail, Feb. 21, 1961. Lewis was arrested with 25 others after leading a public demonstration to gain admission to a whites-only movie theater. Several protesters, Lewis included, were students at American…

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