Washington Post reporter Sally Quinn feels like she has been around the table in Washington, D.C., history and has met important people along the way she would count as friends. Quinn’s late husband, Ben Bradlee, was the influential Washington Post…
Older adults are much more religious than younger adults
There’s a 29-point gap between Americans 65 and older who identify as religious and the share of young adults ages 18 to 29 who identify as religious. This is among the findings of the latest Pew Research Center Religious Landscape…
‘Our new pope has aura’: Why are Americans enamored with Pope Leo?
The recent election of Pope Leo XIV, born as Robert Prevost, has roused the attention of many around the world, including those who don’t identify as religious. “Our new pope has aura” read one comment on a Tik Tok video…
To put pressure on Trump, Democrats turn to religion — and religious activists
As the sun rose over the U.S. Capitol on the last Sunday in April, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, wearing a gold cross necklace, sat next to Sen. Cory Booker on the building’s stone steps. The two looked around quietly…
Vouchers damage religion
I am opposed to school vouchers for a number of reasons. First, I am opposed for financial reasons. The Texas Legislative Board reports that the cost of vouchers as currently being considered in the Texas Legislature will increase from $1…
Landmark study documents religious faith of LGBTQ Americans
Faith is vital to millions of LGBTQ Americans whose patterns of belief and practice closely mirror those of the wider U.S. population, according to a new study. “Religious LGBT adults, including those who are moderately or highly religious, are socio-demographically…
Religion Will Be Crucial As Post-Assad Syria Seeks Restoration
Syria’s 54-year dictatorship under Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar, now exiled in Russia, was one of the world’s most despised regimes.
Sunday schools in public schools?
I grew up going to Sunday school, starting with the “Cradle Roll” department of First Baptist Church of Decatur, Texas, the town where I was born. Like all the kids at that church, when I learned to read, I was…
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…
Burkina Faso and Nigeria bearing the brunt of terrorism
In the study of insurgency and the disaster it leaves in its wake, few countries in recent years have suffered as much as Nigeria and Burkina Faso, two multiethnic and religiously diverse societies located in West Africa. Both countries have…
Talking about politics
“No one is talking about politics.” I saw this assessment of the communities responding to the utter devastation of Hurricane Helene and noted the takeaway was people could put aside differences in crisis. Being able to work together despite differences…
Christians and Muslims overrepresented in world’s migrants
Christians make up close to half the world’s 280 million migrants, followed by significant numbers of Muslims, agnostics and atheists, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. Released in August, “The Religious Composition of the World’s Migrants”…