There are two children in this story, and the lawsuit can only see one of them. The one it sees is easy to love. A child whose parents are raising them, feeding them, praying over them, and who find out…
Tammy Sue Bakker apologizes to those hurt by her father
The daughter of Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker has broken years of silence and issued a public apology “to anyone who has been hurt by the church or my family’s ministry over the last 60 years.” Unlike her brother,…
EEOC demands religious accommodation for anti-trans employee
The Trump administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sided with a disgruntled employee who refused to use another employee’s desired gender pronouns. The EEOC announced Sept. 30 it has reached a settlement with Generac Power Systems, a Wisconsin generator manufacturer,…
Trump admin rescinds LGBTQ protections from Title IX
The Trump administration has scrapped a Title IX rule adopted in 2024 to protect LGBTQ students from sexual harassment. The change was announced Sept. 28 and was to go into effect the next day without public comment. Title IX is…
New BNG podcast tells faith stories of LGBTQ Christians
Baptist News Global’s newest podcast series launches today in both audio and video formats. “This Is My Story” is hosted by Lucas Hall, who will interview members of the LGBTQ Christian community and tell their stories. In episode one, BNG…
Wolves in whose clothing?
There is a document with the seal of the United States government on it, and it teaches that a category of children does not exist. It is called “Wolves in White Coats.” The Department of Health and Human Services released…
HHS promotes transgender study by Focus on the Family affiliate
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a report created by a Focus on the Family affiliate that claims transgender medical procedures have no basis in fact and offer no benefits but are instead part of a…
Let’s define our terms on ‘sex’ and ‘gender’
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” which directed government agencies to replace the term “gender” with “sex” in all federal documents…
In Texas, this math doesn’t add up to gospel
For most of my life I knew a truth about myself that I could not say out loud. I carried a badge in a Texas town. I raised children. I have been married to the same person for 46 years….
Log Cabin Republicans spill the T
Log Cabin Republicans are removing the T from their advocacy for gay and lesbian and bisexual citizens. Ross Hemminger, president of Log Cabin Republicans, announced the change in an Aug. 20 column in Town Hall, a far-right online journal. The…
I shook hands with a transgender woman, and I’m fine
I shook hands with a transgender woman. I did not get cooties. I did not fear she would take over the plane. I did not have Satan ease into my being. Every July since 2013, I travel to San Diego…
The Innocuous-Sounding Glue That Binds the Global Right
The majority of the homepage is occupied by a pair of buildings. On the left is the 2000-year-old Roman Pantheon, whose famous inscription informs the onlooker that “Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius built this during his third consulship.” On the…