I drove slowly along a winding 13-mile dirt road in the Chama River Canyon Wilderness area in New Mexico on a cool Saturday morning. Aside from the occasional bird and the sound of my tires crunching on the gravel, there…
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…
Why Is Christianity So Hard to Find in the Trump Administration?
As soon as he was nominated to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with his Crusader cross tattoo and his attendance at a hard-edge Calvinist church, became a natural vessel for liberal fears about that dread concept, “Christian nationalism.”
Charlie Kirk’s Christianity Was Caesar’s, Not Christ’s
When right-wing commentators like Charlie Kirk drape Christianity in the garb of American capitalism, they betray the very essence of the faith.
On the Use and Abuse of Christianity for Life
Julius Krein is the founder of American Affairs, a journal that since its debut in 2017 has envisioned, largely through wonkish, graph-heavy articles on the arcana of industrial policy, what the possibilities might be for a rational version of economic nationalism. Trump’s re-election…
This Viral Video Has People Talking About Christianity Versus ‘MAGA Christianity’
Two weeks ago, Jen Hamilton, a nurse with a sizable following on TikTok and Instagram, picked up her Bible and made a video that would quickly go viral.
Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
Several Republican-led states have restricted transgender rights: Iowa has signed a law removing civil rights protection for transgender people; Wyoming has prohibited state agencies from requiring the use of preferred pronouns; and Alabama recently passed a law that only two sexes would be recognized. Hundreds…
In England and Wales, a ‘quiet revival’ is boosting faith
In 1800, 15-year-old Mary Jones hiked 26 miles across the harsh terrain of Northern Wales to purchase a Welsh Bible. Her journey inspired William Wilberforce and his band of social reformers to create what would become the Bible Society, a…
Young Men Lead Renewed Interest In Christianity Across The UK
A curiosity about Scripture and God may be one of the leading factors behind a study that claims a “quiet revival” is expanding among young people in the United Kingdom, said an International Mission Board leader.
Study Finds New York (Yes, New York) Top US City For ‘Christian Engagement’
Attempting to determine which American city is the “most Christian” is no easy task. The outcome of a new study came with some surprises.
The Christian faith in two sentences
Many years ago, when I served as a youth minister at a Baptist church during college, I took my youth group to a week of summer camp. Near the end of the week, during the evening worship service, the preacher…
This is not Christianity
“How can people who claim to be Christians do these things?” That’s among a set of recurring questions people the world over keep asking about the Trump administration and its MAGA mafia in America. While too many have danced around…