A federal court ruled the Trump administration may continue to prioritize Somali asylum seekers for deportation while a lawsuit against the practice continues. Plaintiffs Hines Immigration Law and The Advocates for Human Rights expressed deep disappointment in the April 10…
Judge orders Texas to extend deadline for school vouchers
A federal judge ordered Texas to extend its application deadline for private school vouchers in response to lawsuits filed by Muslims parents and schools excluded from the program. Four parents and three private Islamic schools involved in the litigation said…
Muslim inmates awarded damages from Missouri prison abuse
Eight Muslim inmates pepper sprayed while praying in a Missouri prison have been awarded $667,000 in damages by a federal jury. The judgment stems from a 2023 lawsuit that accused correctional officers of assaulting the men as they prayed together…
OU graduate assistant says she was target of political campaign
The University of Oklahoma graduate assistant who was accused by a student of religious discrimination has told her side of the story for the first time and claims she was the victim of a political campaign. Mel Curth, the OU…
The ICE Age is upon us
Besides water hoses, German Shepherds, Billy clubs and racial epithets, what truly makes today’s ICE agents — dressed like militarized Klansmen and women — any different from yesterday’s state-sanctioned terror? The Ice Age, the one taught in science class, ended…
Moody Bible Institute sues Chicago Schools over student teacher placement
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city Board of Education for barring its students from student teaching opportunities. “As a condition of participation, Chicago Public Schools insists that Moody sign agreements with employment nondiscrimination…
Reverse discrimination? In spite of the MAGA bluster over DEI, data shows white Americans are still advantaged
Two big assumptions underlie President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The first is that discrimination against people of color is a thing of the past. The second is that DEI policies and practices discriminate against white people…
White Christian leaders in South Africa refute Trump’s claims
More than 300 white Christian leaders in South Africa have signed a statement rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that white people are being victimized there. On Friday, Feb. 7, Trump signed an executive order “to address serious human rights…
A BNG exclusive: Project 2025 Bingo
Sometimes things are so scary you have to make fun of them to make a serious point. That’s what Baptist News Global hopes to do with our downloadable set of Project 2025 Bingo cards. There are three cards, one each…
Progressive white Christian men, it’s time to get some skin in the game
This election has sent a lot of us in the middle and on the left reeling. It’s also reminded me that we have different things at stake. Nearly 60% percent of white men voted Trump. A lot of Black and…
Appeals court puts the final nail in student effort to hold religious school accountable for LGBTQ discrimination
An advocacy group for more than 30 LGBTQ students marginalized by religious colleges and universities will continue the struggle for justice after the recent dismissal of its class action lawsuit against three Christian colleges and universities and the federal government….
The canary in the American judicial mine Christians are ignoring
With so many warning signs of rising theocracy being ignored, what’s one more? Metaphorically speaking, in terms of U.S. religion and politics, we might pass off our “shortness of breath” over politicians’ chronic dishonesty as our just being out of…