While some white evangelical leaders have responded to results of this week’s midterm elections with dismay, others are responding with calls to action that echo the insurrection of January 6, 2021. By and large, these white evangelicals cannot believe the...
Dear Editor, On Oct. 7, Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Qaiser Ayub, a Christian father of three convicted of blasphemy over content on a website he says he had shut down years earlier. The court acquitted his…
Christian nationalists have a problem with Jesus Christ, sociologist Samuel Perry told a gathering of Oklahoma CBF Sunday night. Perry, a professor at the University of Oklahoma and author of books and articles about Christian nationalism, was the keynote speaker…
Conservative pro-family groups linked to James Dobson say GOP losses in last Tuesday’s midterm elections are a loss for Christianity. But they’re not blaming Donald Trump, his low approval ratings, war in Iran, costly tariffs or rampant corruption. They’re blaming…
On Oct. 17, at a town hall in Caro, Mich., a man who gave his name as Tommy asked the state Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, a question: “Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?” Tommy’s question was not about…
The Council on American-Islamic relations has shuttered its operations in Florida. The closure came after a federal court denied its bid to overturn the state’s assertion the civil rights group and its state chapter are terrorist organizations. Represented by the…
It was shocking. A Baptist deacon running for president granted an interview to Playboy magazine. This caused Jimmy Carter to blow an 18-point lead in the polls two months before the 1976 presidential election. Much of the U.S. population was…
In a previous BNG column, I compared today’s Christian Zionists to Rahab, the fictional “prostitute” who betrayed her fellow residents of Jericho out of fear of the Israelite god Yahweh. Rahab viewed Yahweh’s power and ruthless aggression as proof that…
In the weeks following the Southern Baptist Convention’s June 2026 vote to further an amendment that would more formally restrict the roles of women in ministry, I came across a number of statements and posts from faith communities and leaders…
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, election day, the United States of America voted to reaffirm its commitment to democracy. How fitting, in this its 250th year. How sad that such a recommitment was necessary. Before the election, we were backsliding fast…
The president of Ouachita Baptist University has penned an online response to faculty, staff and alumni critics of the school’s newly required signed affirmation of its belief statements. The university’s website says the “Statement of Affirmation” adopted by trustees in June…
Donald Trump doesn’t want to go to hell when he dies, but he refuses to forgive his enemies, he told CBS correspondent Ross Douthat in a 60 Minutes interview aired Nov. 8. “What do you think happens to Donald Trump…
When the Baptist General Convention of Texas meets in annual session next week, three proposed constitutional amendments will take center stage. The proposals would redefine what it means for a church to be in “harmonious cooperation” with the BGCT, establish…
