During a debate about displaying the Ten Commandments in local government buildings in southern Florida, Collier County Commissioner Chris Hall dismissed the sacred meaning of the words found in the Bible. The post Florida Man Kicks God Out of the Ten Commandments appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
To me, there’s always been a pretty big blind spot when it comes to the study of non-religion in the United States. There are plenty of survey questions that ask about religious attendance and belief in God. However, there are very... The post Do Non-Religious People Actually Hate Religion? appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
Could artificial intelligence or short TV episodes help young adults engage more with the Bible? The post American Bible Society funds AI assistant, YouTube shows to boost Gen Z Bible use appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
Universities, often perceived as bastions of progressive thought, are increasingly reflecting the broader political polarization gripping the nation. The post Supporting religious diversity on campus is a surprising consensus among faculty across the red-blue divide appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
“We weren’t refugees. We were Americans. But to the world, we were treated like we didn’t belong.” — Ricky Fountain, Katrina survivor now living in Arkansas Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Katrina did more than flood a city; it... The post What we learned from Hurricane Katrina appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
The Trump administration is removing immigrants from Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center after a federal judge ordered operations downsized by late October. The Department of Homeland Security announced the move after U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ Aug. 21 order prohibiting... The post ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ appears headed for closure appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
When a federal judge provisionally rules that a state’s mandate for public schools to display the Ten Commandments is unconstitutional, does that ruling apply only to the school districts involved in the litigation or to all districts in the state?... The post Thou shall not? Schools in Texas and Arkansas caught between rulings appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
A centerpiece of the “big beautiful bill,” as the recently passed tax and spending act was dubbed by President Donald Trump, is a massive funding appropriation for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security. The... The post Who wants to be an ICE agent? appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are “threatening the lives” of the American people, according to the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control work on immunizations who resigned this week. “I am unable to serve in... The post Warnings escalate about Trump and RFK Jr.’s threat to public health appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
As a Baptist and Faith and Freedom Fellow with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Tennessee, I have observed how Christian nationalism is reshaping American churches, often blurring the lines between faith and political power. This poses a significant risk to our values... The post My summer quest to learn more about Christian nationalism appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
As U.S support for the death penalty reaches new lows, President Donald Trump wants to make capital punishment the norm in the nation’s capital. “If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death... The post Trump wants death penalty for all murders in DC appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
What if there are factors besides the claims of the gospel itself that are making it hard or impossible for the unbelieving world to accept?| Baptist News Global
Many of us have been moving through the various grief responses to witnessing the stunning loss of our country’s generosity and compassion.| Baptist News Global
Love for a house does not blind us to its cracks in the walls. The SBC has faults that demand honest reckoning.| Baptist News Global
“Othering” is one of the primary prevailing energy systems we are engaging in this present moment, Catherine Meeks says.| Baptist News Global
Maybe playfulness and humor ought to escape maturity and accompany us through life more often than it does.| Baptist News Global
Republicans are significantly more likely to identify as Christians than Democrats and have a preference for Protestant denominations.| Baptist News Global
I find it ironic the DOJ now declares that sex, or sex and nationality, are insufficient to define a particular social group.| Baptist News Global
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"Plenty of SBC leaders, past and present, have received Jordan’s emails and could have spoken up to denounce Jordan and support survivors."| Baptist News Global
Pope Francis may have authorized non-liturgical blessings for same-sex couples, but not everyone in the Catholic hierarchy is going along.| Baptist News Global
When the Southern Baptist Convention meets next week in Dallas, many clergy sex abuse survivors will feel the hurt and betrayal of it.| Baptist News Global
The far-right among American conservatives has a new gripe to air: Women should not be allowed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.| Baptist News Global
Christians make up close to half the world’s 280 million migrants, Pew Research says in a massive new report.| Baptist News Global
In the latest episode of conservative Christianity’s persecution complex, the Biden administration is accused of discriminating against Christians by prohibiting them from fostering kids.| Baptist News Global
Evangelicals are promoting The Firing Squad, a faith-based drama that opens this weekend. But they’re being mum about the film’s connections with Falun Gong, a movement founded in China that promotes conservative causes and works to create “the world’s largest...| Baptist News Global
“Their gross hypocrisy about Donald Trump (and many other things) has turned millions of people away from Christ and the church.”| Baptist News Global
"You can bet your potluck chicken that non-Christians hear that as double standards."| Baptist News Global
What if Christians spent their time actually doing the things Jesus said God’s people ought to do, like feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, making peace and loving our neighbors?| Baptist News Global
The Republican presidential nominee was speaking at The Believers’ Summit, an event hosted by Turning Point Action, in West Palm Beach, Fla.| Baptist News Global
Baptist Women in Ministry offers appreciation to all the messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention who voted against the Law amendment because of their commitment to support and affirm women serving as pastors of all kinds in the SBC.| Baptist News Global