Last year saw an overactive president untamed by an underactive Congress. In 11 months, President Donald Trump signed 225 executive orders in 2025, a new record, while the House of Representatives passed only 70 bills, making it one of the…
When what’s ‘good for Christianity’ isn’t good for your neighbor
One of the most impactful storylines of 2025 was the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 and the subsequent response on the Right. As you’ll probably notice this week, a number of BNG’s most-read articles…
Most-read opinion piece called out evangelicals’ hypocrisy
Baptist News Global’s most-read opinion pieces this year were connected in various ways to President Donald Trump and authoritarianism. Readers also showed interest in articles about Calvinist preacher John MacArthur and Christian nationalist Charlie Kirk, both of whom died in…
Trump advisor’s sale of ‘Easter Blessings’ was most-read news article for 2025
Baptist News Global’s top 15 most-read news stories in 2025 covered a broad spectrum of controversial issues ranging from immigration, church sexual abuse, attitudes toward LGBTQ rights and congregational leadership. Many of the high-interest articles were in some way about…
How I found hope for today in a coffee shop
I had just left my corporate job — no backup plan, no security blanket, no savings plan that made sense on paper. Just a tug in my spirit I couldn’t ignore any longer. I was tired of running from God’s…
Republicans are far more optimistic about 2025 than other Americans
With their man headed back to the White House, Republicans are significantly more optimistic about America’s fate in 2025 than either Democrats or independents, according to Gallup. The venerable polling firm asked a representative national sample their opinions on the…