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MAGA Thanksgiving may implode like a deep-fried turkey

There are indications this year’s MAGA family Thanksgiving gathering may be contentious. Pre-Thanksgiving arguments and disagreements threaten to spill into scraps and splits at the family meal. After more than 10 years of party loyalty and unity, the MAGA family…

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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…

20 questions for Baylor University

With families traveling long distances by car this week, there’s likely to be a resurgence of one of the most beloved of all time-passing games, Twenty Questions. In that spirit, I’ve come up with 20 questions for the leadership of…

A different kind of Thanksgiving gratitude

Over the last couple of weeks, I sat down to write my Thanksgiving message several times, only to scrap every draft. Try as I may, I find myself incapable of penning some sappy tribute to the season. Don’t get me…

‘Israel First’ suspected behind attack on Somalis in Minnesota

President Donald Trump’s social media rant pledging to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota was an extension of the “Israel First” argument with American conservatism, a U.S. Muslim leader said. The “Israel First” movement holds that American…

Do you hear what I hear?

As Thanksgiving dinner dishes clink and clatter this Thursday afternoon, millions of Americans will open their phones and begin playing Christmas music. One of the EP’s they’ll likely see is “A Soulful Christmas,” which contains four songs by a new…

Christianity Today hires a Black woman and the white right goes nuts

Within hours of Christianity Today announcing that longtime pastor and scholar Nicole Massie Martin had been elected its next president and CEO, a familiar chorus of online racist and patriarchal critics declared the flagship evangelical magazine is no longer really…

Religious groups seek to prevent holiday immigration raids

A coalition of religious groups has asked a federal court to prevent federal immigration agents from raiding houses of worship during the holiday season. The plaintiffs in New England Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, et al., v. Department of…

Now a Jewish public charter school is proposed in Oklahoma

Fresh on the heels of debating a proposed Catholic charter school with state funding, the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board has received a request for a proposed Jewish public charter school. That is cause for concern at Americans United for…

Six free online Advent resources for individuals and families

Not only is this week Thanksgiving in America, it’s also the beginning of the Advent season for most Christians in the United States. That means a variety of online devotional resources are popping up for the season ahead. “Advent” is…

BJC agrees with demand to retain Johnson Amendment

Thirteen U.S. senators and representatives have written to the acting director of the Internal Revenue Service urging him to continue enforcement of the Johnson Amendment that prevents churches and other charities from endorsing political candidates. The IRS announced July 7…

Not classifying nurses as ‘professional’ will hurt faith-based schools

The Trump administration’s ruling that nurses no longer will be considered “professionals” by the U.S. Department of Education has a direct effect on the nation’s faith-based schools. Health care in general and nursing in particular have a long and interconnected…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system