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WEBIn a surprising turn of events, the defamation lawsuit brought against Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and its former trustee chairman by former President Adam Greenway has come to an abrupt conclusion, with Greenway receiving none of the compensation he sought…. News David Bumgardner and Mark Wingfield. 1.
Evangelicals could kill capital punishment system if they would ...
WEB14 hours ago · The already dying American capital punishment system could be eradicated much sooner if evangelical Christians would stop supporting the practice, a Christian death penalty abolitionist said during a Sept. 10 webinar hosted by Equal Justice USA. “I remember hearing from Shane Claiborne, who’s an author and activist, who said if tomorrow morning every evangelical Christian in the United ...
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WEBInspiration for change-making conversations. Baptist News Global is a reader-supported, independent news organization providing original and curated news, opinion and analysis about matters of faith. We cover the people, events and ideas that are shaping American religion and culture. We do so from a perspective that is Baptist in heritage and ...
Poll: Faith leaders key to providing access to mental health care
WEB1 day ago · Poll: Faith leaders key to providing access to mental health care. BNG staff | September 19, 2024. Read the full story: Religion News Service. When it comes to mental health, “too blessed to be stressed” isn’t an altogether helpful catchphrase, according to the American Psychiatric Association.
Both Mainline Christians and evangelicals lost relevance by …
WEB3 days ago · “Power is corrosive, and that’s hardly a new observation. But I’ve long argued that religion always functions best from the margins and not in the councils of power because once you begin to crave political power or influence, you lose your prophetic voice,” said Balmer, professor of religion at Dartmouth College and author of numerous books including Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of ...
BNG’s Top 15 most-read news stories for 2021
WEBDec 27, 2021 · Religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine, Critical Race Theory and uproars involving the Southern Baptist Convention were among the leading topics of most-read Baptist News Global news stories in 2021. They ranged from SBC pastors calling U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris a “Jezebel” and controversy surrounding the denomination’s president to reports that most denominations are not ...
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WEBSix weeks after one of the best-known Southern Baptist sanctuaries in America burned in a four-alarm fire, no cause of the blaze has been determined, according to officials at First Baptist Church of Dallas. Executive Pastor Ben Lovvorn has been…. Transformative stories rooted in faith, exploring justice, welcoming strangers, signature ...
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WEBBrian Kaylor is president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way, a Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in political communications, and the author or co-author of five books on religion and politics, including a new book on white Christian nationalism with Beau Underwood,…. Opinion Greg Garrett, Senior Columnist.
LA and Jerusalem rabbis step in as battle rages over who should …
WEB1 day ago · The latest effort to craft a path to survival for Germany’s beleaguered rabbinical schools is underway — with help from thousands of miles away in California and Jerusalem.
Most comprehensive study yet of COVID's impact on churches …
WEBNov 12, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the decline facing most congregations in America, but the effects are not evenly distributed among all churches, according to the most comprehensive study to date of the pandemic and congregational life.. The “Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations” study is a collaborative venture of 13 denominations from the Faith Communities Today ...