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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’…

Trump triples down to block food benefits for hungry Americans

After a weekend of rapid-fire developments in the battle over food benefits for hungry families, the Trump administration has tripled down on its demands that SNAP payments not be made during the government shutdown. The brazenness of the administration’s demands…

Surviving white terror in the age of Trump and Miller

Over the past four weeks, I’ve remained close to home, venturing out only when Brad accompanies me. I’ve avoided meeting friends at coffee shops — spaces where ICE has targeted African Americans and immigrant communities. My doctoral work has been…

Who is the true proletarian?

Last month marked the 30-year anniversary of the O.J. Simpson trial verdict. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges related to the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. This verdict is remembered for the starkly different reactions it triggered…

Virginia group files suit to stop school serving Native Hawaiians

A new lawsuit accusing a private K-12 school in Hawaii of racial discrimination against non-native residents is triggering painful memories of colonialism across the state. “It’s upsetting to a lot of people, and it’s upsetting to me,” said Kealahou Alika,…

Judges strike down book bans in Texas and in military schools

The last five years have seen an unprecedented rise in book bans in public libraries and schools, but two slow-moving court cases have overturned bans in Texas and at schools serving students in military families. In July 2023, Texas’ GOP-dominated…

Gerrymandering the gospel

Two recent news stories caught my attention. The first was about the ongoing gerrymandering fight in Texas, and California’s counter-response through Proposition 50, which passed with strong support. Gerrymandering — manipulating district boundaries to give one group a political advantage — has…

Women’s equality is a gospel issue, veteran pastor says

The equality of women is a gospel issue, not just a social justice issue, according to veteran pastor Cynthia Hale. She was among the speakers at the Nov. 6-7 annual gathering of Baptist Women in Ministry held at Second Ponce…

ACNA crisis worsens even more

The crisis enveloping the Anglican Church in North America has intensified yet again, with a second woman accusing Archbishop Steve Wood of sexual harassment. The new allegation is part of a revised presentment (formal church complaint) that also includes an…

BWIM research shows 6 markers of congregations that empower women

“More Baptist women than ever before are experiencing God’s call to ministry and having opportunities to live out their callings in ministerial and pastoral roles,” said Meredith Stone, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry. “However, until every category of…

Tuesday was a night for the ‘nones’

Tuesday night marked an interesting election cycle, even for an off-year election. Three major races dominated the conversation: The New York City mayoral race, the New Jersey gubernatorial race, and the Virginia gubernatorial race. What made these races interesting is…

Vatican signals possible dialogue with new Anglican Communion

The Vatican has signaled it may be open to ecumenical dialogue with the new, conservative breakaway Global Anglican Communion, a move that would upend decades of Catholic-Anglican relations centered on the See of Canterbury, the English church’s historic “first among…

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