Editor’s note: On rare occasions, BNG will publish an opinion piece without revealing the name of the author. This is one of those cases for what will appear to the reader as obvious reasons. The editor knows the identity of…
Judge rules against World Vision, saying not all employees are ‘ministerial’ in nature
In a case that could have far-reaching implications for faith-based nonprofits, a federal judge in Washington state ruled Nov. 28 that World Vision unlawfully discriminated against a woman in a same-sex marriage when it rescinded her job offer. The judge’s…
One of the first whistleblowers at Northern Seminary says she has been fired by trustees
The chief development officer for Northern Seminary says she was fired this week and believes it is connected to her complaints about the former president, who resigned, and how the trustees handled the resignation. Jennie Boysen told Baptist News Global…
If you think racial equity exists in America today, you’re in the minority
Americans who contend there’s a level playing field for Blacks and whites today are in the minority of public opinion, according to new research by Gallup. The polling firm finds a growing number of Americans believe non-white people are subject…
Get ready: There’s a second wave of church conflict coming
A pastor who works to encourage other pastors recently posted on Facebook that he personally knows 28 pastors who have left the ministry in the past year. That’s one graphic illustration of what the season of our discontent has wrought…
Immigrants and other neighbors God told me to love, Part 2
I applaud, for whatever motives, that I was invited a “National Strategy Session and Advocacy Day” convened this week in Washington by Mark Shurtleff, Republican Attorney General of Utah. I was interested in the meeting—any meeting that has both Jim…