This is the sixth in a BNG series of articles on Christianity and democracy that will lead toward the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The series has been curated by Carol McEntyre, senior minister at First Baptist Church…
Silence is a dangerous thing
The year was 1967. The United States was in the middle of the Vietnam War. Many citizens wondered why troops were sent there and exactly why they were fighting. In this year, many Black and brown individuals raised their voices,…
Journalist McCammon recounts ‘slow, gradual shift’ from evangelical certainty
A “slow, gradual shift” moved Sarah McCammon from deeply ingrained evangelical certainty to a career studying the intersection of faith and politics, she told participants at a Baptist News Global gathering June 20. McCammon is a national political correspondent for…
Americans are not equally divided on culture wars, Robert Jones explains in BNG webinar
The popular view that the United States is split in half on cultural, religious and political values is a fallacy propagated by the evangelical-controlled Republican Party, according to Robert P. Jones, president of Public Religion Research Institute. “Two-thirds of the…
Register for Sunday’s webinar with Robert P. Jones with Greg Garrett, Timothy Peoples and Mark Wingfield
BNG’s first live audience webinar is scheduled for this Sunday, April 14, at 12:30 p.m. Central time. It will be broadcast live from Wilshire Baptist Church, with guests Robert P. Jones and Greg Garrett in dialogue with BNG Executive Director…
Next BNG webinar will have a live audience and feature Robert P. Jones with Greg Garrett, Timothy Peoples and Mark Wingfield
BNG’s next webinar will be a first, with a live audience in addition to the online audience. The event will take place Sunday, April 14, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Central time. It will be broadcast live from Wilshire Baptist Church,…
Brumley named chair of BNG board; Peoples new board member
A veteran Baptist communications executive has been named chair of the Baptist News Global board of directors. Larry Brumley, senior vice president for marketing communications and chief of staff at Mercer University, succeeds Chris Caldwell, professor at Simmons College of…
In their own words: Young faith leaders on why young adults should get vaccinated
Current research shows that young adults in America represent one of the least-vaccinated demographic groups. To address this concern, BNG reached out to a diverse group of young clergy and faith leaders to hear their own stories of choosing to…