Amy Hayes of Atlanta has been named Baptist New Global’s third Clemons Fellow, continuing the launch of a graduate-level fellowship begun in June. Hayes is a master of divinity student at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology, where she also…
Panelists make the Christian case against conversion therapy: It harms people
Ministries that promise to transform gay people into straight people instead cause immense spiritual, emotional and physical trauma that can take decades of counseling to undo, according to the panelists on an Aug. 24 BNG webinar titled “The Christian Case…
BNG co-sponsors free webinar: ‘The Christian Case Against Conversion Therapy’
A free webinar exploring the dangers of conversion therapy for members of the LGBTQ community is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 24, at noon Central time. The webinar, titled “The Christian Case Against Conversion Therapy,” falls in the same month that…
BNG plans three-day event to explore hidden history of racism in Virginia
Baptist News Global will offer a three-day interactive educational event in Virginia this September focused on exploring the hidden history of racism in America. The event is open to all BNG readers. Participants will engage with BNG Executive Director Mark…
Baptist advocates for Equality Act say they are motivated by love of freedom as a faith virtue
Advocating for the Equality Act offers a meaningful way to push back against the faith-based white supremacy that oppresses LGBTQ Americans just as it always has done to women, people of color and members of minority religions, a panel of…
BNG names Ellis and Pidcock as Clemons Fellows
A Baptist News Global internship program named for the late Ardelle and Hardy Clemons will become a graduate-level fellowship this summer. Laura Ellis and Rick Pidcock have been named BNG’s first Clemons Fellows and will serve 10 weeks this summer…
Greg Garrett, Baylor prof and BNG columnist, awarded Baugh grant for research on race and media
BNG columnist and Baylor University professor Greg Garrett has received a three-year, $488,000 grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation to further his research on how film and other media shape attitudes about race and racism. “I’m so…
Next BNG webinar unpacks successful faith-based drive to end death penalty in Virginia
A look behind the scenes at how the faith community helped navigate passage of Virginia’s historic repeal of the death penalty will be the topic of Baptist News Global’s next free webinar. The March 29 webinar will feature a discussion…
Next BNG free webinar will survey global religious issues and human rights
International religion expert Knox Thames will be the featured guest for Baptist News Global’s first free webinar of the new year on Monday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. Central Time. Registration for the 75-minute webinar is free. However, registration is…