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Baptist News Global is a reader-supported, independent news organization providing original and curated news, opinion and analysis about matters of faith. BNG covers the people, events and ideas that are shaping American culture and Baptist life. We do so from a perspective that is Baptist in heritage and ecumenical in spirit.

A group of former service members wants the killing to stop and are pleading with the governor to begin by canceling the...
14/08/2025

A group of former service members wants the killing to stop and are pleading with the governor to begin by canceling the Aug. 19 lethal injection of Florida National Guard veteran Kayle Bates, 67.
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Five veterans have been executed since Ron DeSantis became governor of Florida in 2019 with a sixth scheduled to die this month. But a group of former service members wants the killing to stop and are pleading with the governor to begin by canceling the Aug. 19 lethal injection of Florida National G...

What might be the nation’s smallest Protestant denomination — if you can call it that — has hired its first part-time di...
14/08/2025

What might be the nation’s smallest Protestant denomination — if you can call it that — has hired its first part-time director.
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What might be the nation’s smallest Protestant denomination — if you can call it that — has hired its first part-time director. Open Table Network is now in its third year and has approved ordination credentials for 50 ministers in that time. The group is a small collection of clergy who seek ...

"Something struck me as odd when I read the news that Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., has become a satel...
14/08/2025

"Something struck me as odd when I read the news that Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., has become a satellite campus of First Baptist Church of Woodstock in far north suburban Atlanta."

Something struck me as odd when I read the news that Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., has become a satellite campus of First Baptist Church of Woodstock in far north suburban Atlanta. Back in the day, Roswell Street was one of the largest churches in the Southern Baptist Convention. I...

“Governance by intimidation rather than collaboration feels more like occupation than partnership.”https://bit.ly/4ozJoi...
14/08/2025

“Governance by intimidation rather than collaboration feels more like occupation than partnership.”
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Sometimes the Spirit’s timing feels downright intentional. Long before federal authorities would assume control of Washington, D.C., policing, our sermon calendar had us turning to Paul's words about "the peace of God which is beyond all understanding." This Sunday we’ll engage the kind of peace...

"For what does it profit a nation if it gives tax breaks to the wealthy at the expense of its most vulnerable daughters ...
14/08/2025

"For what does it profit a nation if it gives tax breaks to the wealthy at the expense of its most vulnerable daughters and sons?"
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Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them. (Matthew 15:30)   As a parent of a person with special needs, I decided long ago this brief New Testament verse is for me one of...

Government secrecy had as much to do with the botched ex*****on of Byron Black as the toxic chemical Tennessee used to s...
13/08/2025

Government secrecy had as much to do with the botched ex*****on of Byron Black as the toxic chemical Tennessee used to slowly and painfully take his life, death penalty abolitionist Stacy Rector said.
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Government secrecy had as much to do with the botched ex*****on of Byron Black as the toxic chemical Tennessee used to slowly and painfully take his life, death penalty abolitionist Stacy Rector said. “The state has a law shielding the government from having to tell the truth about its death penal...

"At first glance, it may seem like an unusual choice for such a sacred place. But in the Dutch tradition, the rooster ho...
13/08/2025

"At first glance, it may seem like an unusual choice for such a sacred place. But in the Dutch tradition, the rooster holds deep meaning."
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Most Christian churches in the Southeastern United States, especially in Alabama, where I was raised, have crosses on the steeples of their churches. During my sabbatical in 2012, prompted by the Celtic crosses on the campus of First Baptist Church of Pensacola, Fla., I engaged in a research project...

The Trump administration faces yet another challenge in its efforts to deport immigrants who are in the country legally.
13/08/2025

The Trump administration faces yet another challenge in its efforts to deport immigrants who are in the country legally.

The Trump administration faces yet another challenge in its efforts to deport immigrants who are in the country legally. A federal lawsuit filed Aug. 11 objects to the “sudden and unlawful” cancellation of parole status of immigrants living and working in Massachusetts since entering the U.S. le...

“The tyrant doesn’t care; he just doesn’t want to see them as he is driven to and from his golf club.”https://bit.ly/4me...
13/08/2025

“The tyrant doesn’t care; he just doesn’t want to see them as he is driven to and from his golf club.”
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We read from Isaiah 1 on Sunday, and the prophet didn't mince words about Judah's need to repent, not just of personal sin and idolatry but of remaining silent in the face of rampant injustice and oppression: Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Lea...

“In my years hammering out my work in the care of souls, I have seen how compelling a world washed clean of meanness, in...
13/08/2025

“In my years hammering out my work in the care of souls, I have seen how compelling a world washed clean of meanness, inhumanity, greed and hate can be.”

One of the shared family experiences we had when our sons were growing up was Star Trek: The Next Generation and the Star Wars series. As I recall, Joseph and I attended a midnight showing with a friend of his of one of the Star Wars episodes. There were many compelling features of Star Trek,...

"President Donald Trump may be the world’s greatest salesman. His greatest skill is offering political analysis in the l...
13/08/2025

"President Donald Trump may be the world’s greatest salesman. His greatest skill is offering political analysis in the language of a profane oaf. He sold the American voter on his toughness by being vulgar, crude and lacking in decorum."
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President Donald Trump may be the world’s greatest salesman. His greatest skill is offering political analysis in the language of a profane oaf. He sold the American voter on his toughness by being vulgar, crude and lacking in decorum. In 1970, Vernard Eller published The MAD Morality with a parod...

If it chooses to, the U.S. Supreme Court now has a pathway to reconsider its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-se...
13/08/2025

If it chooses to, the U.S. Supreme Court now has a pathway to reconsider its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

If it chooses to, the U.S. Supreme Court now has a pathway to reconsider its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. If it does it, the court will fulfill the dream of conservative evangelicals — including Southern Baptists — who remain outliers among Americans in their...

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