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08/21/2025

One of the latest surveys on American attitudes toward U.S. immigration policies shows President Donald Trump is decidedly “underwater” on the issue.

One of the latest surveys on American attitudes toward U.S. immigration policies shows President Donald Trump is decidedly “underwater” on the issue. The Navigator Research study released last month found 47% of registered voters approve of the administration’s handling of immigration and 50% ...

08/21/2025

Matthew Morrell Comer: “There is no way to overstate the trauma James Dobson caused for countless LGBTQ young people and adults. While he can no longer cause this pain, do not mistake his death as some end. The rabid hatred he proclaimed lives on, and it’s our responsibility to continue to counter it.”

08/21/2025

James Dobson, the Focus on the Family founder who turned “family values” into a household phrase and political rallying cry, died Thursday morning at age 89.

James Dobson, the Focus on the Family founder who turned “family values” into a household phrase and political rallying cry, died Thursday morning at age 89. The James Dobson Family Institute announced his death in an early morning email that said he had died “peacefully, following a brief ill...

08/21/2025

The Federal Trade Commission voted last Friday to dismiss a lawsuit against an affiliate of Grand Canyon University and one executive after deciding pursuing the case further was a waste of time and money.

The Federal Trade Commission voted last Friday to dismiss a lawsuit against an affiliate of Grand Canyon University and one executive after deciding pursuing the case further was a waste of time and money. GCU celebrated the decision with a press release that repeatedly claimed the Biden administrat...

08/21/2025

"The narrative swings back and forth between these two extremes, and if you read closely, you might be surprised at which side ultimately ends up winning."
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Editor’s note: As the article below indicates, BNG previously published an article the author here took extreme issue with. In fairness, we hear his perspective on the larger issue at hand. Our intent is to illustrate the great differences of opinion that exist today among Methodists in America. ....

08/21/2025

The Ten Commandments will not be displayed in Texas public schools after a federal judge blocked the state’s new Ten Commandments law Aug. 20.

The Ten Commandments will not be displayed in Texas public schools after a federal judge blocked the state’s new Ten Commandments law Aug. 20. U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery in San Antonio issued a preliminary injunction on Senate Bill 10 to remain in effect as litigation in Rabbi Nathan v. ...

08/21/2025

“Relatively few megachurches have been exceptionally large for longer than the tenure of their current minister.”
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While researching historical data for another article this week, I stumbled upon a list of the largest churches in America in 1983-1984, and before I knew it, I was down the rabbit hole of curiosity. This list was published in a book written by Elmer Towns, who at the time was a professor at Liberty...

08/20/2025

"Cruelty is a sin. That such a self-evident truth might need to be said out loud never had occurred to me until recently; my own nation’s current campaign of cruelty against migrating people prompting me to say what should go without saying."
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Cruelty is a sin. That such a self-evident truth might need to be said out loud never had occurred to me until recently; my own nation’s current campaign of cruelty against migrating people prompting me to say what should go without saying: Cruelty is a sin. From the intentional deportation of und...

08/20/2025

"Elections have consequences. Unhinged and capitalistic leadership can lead to rumors of war, separation of families and reckless decisions that entangle people who never should have been involved in the first place."

Elections have consequences. Unhinged and capitalistic leadership can lead to rumors of war, separation of families and reckless decisions that entangle people who never should have been involved in the first place. We are living on the brink of an authoritarian America, and we can see it. This loom...

08/20/2025

"If we’ve learned anything, it is that this present time isn’t just an assault on American democracy, the rule of law, the Constitution, diversity, equality, inclusion, empathy... it’s an assault on the truth, grace and calling of Christ’s gospel."
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Note: This sermon was preached Aug. 16 at the “From Seminary to Society: Journeys of Legacy, Loss and Hope” reunion of graduates and former faculty members of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, hosted by Wake Forest University School of Divinity. The sermon text is Luke 12: 49-56.   I have ...

08/20/2025

In February 1631, the ship Lyon arrived in Boston harbor, carrying a group of migrants seeking to escape religious and political oppression suffered in England. Among them was Roger Williams.
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In February 1631, the ship Lyon arrived in Boston harbor, carrying a group of migrants seeking to escape religious and political oppression suffered in England. Among them was Roger Williams. His migrant status didn’t end with his arrival in Boston, however. He and his wife soon moved north to Sal...

08/20/2025

“They seem the reincarnation of John Winthrop and John Cotton, although I suspect they are more likely to think they are the second coming of Jonathan Edwards.”
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Mira Fox recently had an article for MSN called “The Podcasters Making Antisemitism Christian Again.” She explained antisemitism is rising among certain evangelical Christians. The theme of the “Stone Choir” blog she watched: “Satan is using the Hebrew language to undermine Christianity......