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Religious discrimination against women for what they wear (or don’t) is on the rise

Marking women as targets of religious discrimination based on clothing is nothing new, but it is on the rise around the world, new research shows. “Women in 56 countries experienced social hostilities — that is, harassment from individuals or groups…

If we don’t value our denominational colleges, do we value their faculty?

The current pandemic places great challenges on many facets of American religious life, perhaps none greater than small denominationally affiliated colleges and universities, many of which already were struggling financially well before the current crisis. While these challenges are institutionally…

In Nigeria, the politics of religion and the search for peace are never-ending

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has in recent weeks attracted global attention for a series of mind-boggling, alarming crimes: At least 76 farmers were beheaded by the terrorist group Boko Haram in a farm in Zabarmari, Borno State, in late…

Humor: What an honest Christmas Eve order of service might look like this year

Columnist Brett Younger didn’t send us a traditional column this month. Instead, he sent us a humorous, yet not-so-humorous example of what an honest Christmas Eve worship order of service might look like. He reported that even the church administrator…

Truth Decay: The New Testament on truth

“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true…

Why you should cancel your in-person indoor Christmas Eve service

I’ve heard all the arguments and understand most of the data. Yes, I know there are regional differences and special circumstances from community to community. And I understand that you think your bubble is safe, that you are the exception….

Please listen to my friend Ralph West about racism and the SBC

Ralph D. West Sr. does more for race relationships by walking into a diverse room than many of us will do in a lifetime trying to help. My friend Ralph has merely to be present in a group of Blacks…

Another prominent Black Baptist pastor publicly quits the SBC

For the second time in two days, a prominent Black pastor has publicly quit the Southern Baptist Convention over its seminary presidents’ campaign against Critical Race Theory. “I keep hearing the words of Harriet Tubman: ‘We out,’” said Charlie Dates,…

Letter to the Editor: How can BFM be ‘incompatible’ with a thought process?

Read our latest Letter to the Editor from Randall Fields of San Antonio, Texas. Your comments are always welcome. Learn how to submit a Letter to the Editor.

In border migrant camps, it’s a cold and lonely Christmas — but there is hope for the new year

The little girl playing in a migrant camp in Mexico broke into a big smile when asked what she wants for Christmas. “A pair of skates,” 9-year-old Jennifer of El Salvador said through an interpreter during a Zoom call on…

Judson College needs $1.5 million or will be forced to close in January

An Alabama Baptist college that is the last remaining all-women college in the state needs to raise $1.5 million in gifts and pledges in order to remain open for the spring semester, its president told alumnae and donors Dec. 15….

The Greatest Commandment: Hearing one thing from the pulpit and saying another thing in the parking lot

This column continues a BNG opinion series explaining Critical Race Theory. Growing up with a children’s minister mother, who is intentional to ensure her preached theology is the same as her lived theology, granted me a holistic picture of spiritual…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?