News that President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order dissolving the U.S. Department of Education has riveted attention on Trump’s adherence to Project 2025, a conservative evangelical blueprint for dismantling the federal government. The Wall Street Journal…
An alternative Project 2025
Not since Y2K have we had a year whose mere mention conjures up so much anxious uncertainty. The Heritage Foundation ensured that with their infamous Project 2025 that launched a full-blown blitzkrieg on the federal government. There’s another way of…
Trump has enacted one-third of Project 2025 agenda he disavowed
In his Tuesday speech to Congress, President Donald Trump praised his own “swift and unrelenting action” on 100 executive orders and 400 executive actions, many of them based on Project 2025, an unpopular conservative blueprint he disavowed and claimed ignorance…
Beyond Project 2025: MAGA populism’s religious plurality
The fears around Project 2025 were overblown by the Harris campaign, and that may be dangerous. In the 2024 election, talk of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 was ubiquitous among liberal voters. Kamala Harris pressed Donald Trump on the issue…
‘Credo’ calls Black Church to rise up amid Trump presidency
A group of Black ministers has released a new document to protest white Christian nationalism and provide moral and spiritual strength to African Americans during the coming Trump presidency. “A Credo to Legatees of the Black Church Tradition” is rooted…
Russell Vought: The gung-ho Christian nationalist who helps Trump be Trump
Deporting millions of immigrants. Deploying the military to quell riots in the U.S. Eliminating the Department of Education and the EPA. Firing tens of thousands of insufficiently loyal federal employees. If Donald Trump’s ambitious campaign promises are to become reality,…
BNG’s top analysis pieces in 2024 looked at megachurch pastors and Project 2025
The most-read Baptist News Global analysis pieces in 2024 were dominated by instances of clergy sexual abuse and the misogyny and hyper-masculinity being preached from megachurch pulpits. Embattled personalities like Mark Driscoll and Matt Chandler were among the leaders whose…
Trump is nominating Project 2025 leaders to key posts
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump emphatically denied any connection to or knowledge of Project 2025, the Christian nationalist game plan for transforming the U.S. into a conservative theocracy. “I know nothing about Project 2025,” he said in a July…
Hillsdale College’s shadowy fundraising and American exceptionalism curriculum
One month before the election, I was forwarded an email originally sent from an organization called “Backing America.” The email was presented by Backing America as “a message from our sponsor.” The sponsor, Hillsdale College, wrote asking for tax-deductible contributions….
Democracy 2025 coalition will challenge Trump and Project 2025
An alliance of leading pro-democracy organizations has launched a campaign to challenge anticipated Trump policies that pose economic, political and religious liberty threats to the nation. Democracy 2025 is a coalition of more than 280 legal and advocacy groups representing…
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…
Trump pledges to bring back prayer in schools and offer ‘school choice’ everywhere
Returning prayer to public schools and promoting “school choice” nationwide are two of 10 priorities to “rebuild” America’s education system announced by President-elect Donald Trump in a video Nov. 10. Trump’s 10-point plan echoes the ideals of Project 2025 —…