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BJC Fellows marks 10 years and 100 alumni

Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty this year celebrates a decade of developing faith freedom advocates through its BJC Fellows Program. The total number of fellows to come through the program since 2015 reached 100 with induction of the 14-member…

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…

United Methodists ratify new global structure

After a five-year effort that began outside the United States, United Methodists have overwhelmingly approved four constitutional amendments that make the worldwide denomination into a global network of co-equal regions devoted to including all people in the church no matter…

Faith-based groups sue Texas over limitations on investment advice

Business and faith-based investment groups are suing Texas to stop enforcement of a new law that limits expert advice available to investors. “The plaintiffs are faith-based and nonprofit organizations that, as part of their missions, partner with institutional investors to…

Supreme Court hears case of Rastafarian forcibly shaved

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 10 in a prison abuse case that could affect the religious freedom rights of inmates nationwide. Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections stems from prison guards forcibly shaving a Rastafarian man’s hair…

Let justice roll down like sandwiches

“Jurors Say Baloney to Claim that Sandwich Hurler Tried to Harm Federal Agent” That’s how The New York Times introduced a report detailing the government case against Sean C. Dunn, age 37, a former paralegal in the Department of Justice…

The ‘German (American) Christian’ faith movement

Mike Godwin was right. The longer an internet discussion goes on, the higher the likelihood someone will compare their opponent to the Nazis (colloquially known as Godwin’s Law). So, let me cut to the chase: I’m going to talk about…

Evans named Gardner-Webb president

Gardner-Webb University has named Nate Evans university president, making permanent the interim position he has held since February. He previously served as vice president for advancement at the Boiling Springs, N.C., school affiliated with North Carolina Baptists. The announcement was…

Why I missed the luncheon

Today, I was supposed to attend a luncheon celebrating passage of “Trey’s Law” in Texas and Missouri this year. Instead, I was trapped in a Dallas County courtroom on a panel of potential jurors for a child sexual abuse case….

AWAB praises court’s rejection of Obergefell review

The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists praised a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to take up a challenge to the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. “In a time when the politics of our day bring overwhelmingly…

A call to servant leadership in a nation that has forgotten its people

A historic government shutdown is taking a toll on Americans in a myriad of ways. Perhaps among the cruelest is the federal government’s refusal to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP, which more than 42 million Americans…

Trump plans call center in Nashville to deport children

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to escalate the Trump administration’s child deportation campaign with a call center in Nashville, Tenn. “In the notice posted to a government contracting website on Tuesday, ICE officials said there is an ‘immediate need’…

Understanding Al Mohler’s case against women

BNG podcasts feature each SBC presidential candidate

What the church got wrong about queer people

Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center