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Amid jubilation over Trump victory, a call to rewrite history at the Smithsonian. Southern Baptist leaders and many other evangelical leaders expressed jubilation at Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race, while one podcaster said it’s time to revise the exhibits at the Smithsonian to reflect a different worldview. Josh Daws, a ...
Author calls Christians to the ‘courageous middle’
15 hours ago · An alternative to the political and religious polarization engulfing the nation can be found in the “courageous middle,” author Shirley Mullen said during a recent webinar hosted by Equal Justice USA.. It’s a healing middle ground where bold fellowship and dialogue with ideological opposites can overcome the animosity and distrust poisoning American churches, families and workplaces ...
Creating a sanctuary in times of fear – Baptist News Global
16 hours ago · Creating a sanctuary in times of fear. Opinion Patrick Wilson | November 13, 2024. i. (Bigstockphoto) “Can’t we just agree to disagree?”. This has been a common thread lately on social media and among conversations with people I know. Certainly, we can. I like vanilla, and you prefer chocolate ice cream. I cheer for my alma mater, and you ...
This is a time for our movement to meet the moment
1 day ago · But while I am clear-eyed about the danger, I am not resigned to this dystopian result as an inevitable consequence of Nov. 5. Instead, I am resolved that this is the time for our movement to meet the moment. I believe a majority of Americans reject the assaults on freedom that could await us in a second Trump administration, and I believe Christians must work to dismantle Christian ...
Vaccine hesitancy is not a matter of doctrine, but for some it …
Sep 7, 2022 · One-fifth of the United States population remains unvaccinated against COVID-19, and one-third are not fully vaccinated.. The gap between the vaccinated and unvaccinated remains for much the same reason that has been true from the beginning: Those least likely to be vaccinated are white, rural, evangelical Christians and Republicans.
Most comprehensive study yet of COVID's impact on churches …
Nov 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 ...
BNG’s Top 15 most-read news stories for 2021
Dec 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 ...
Yes, technology has become more critical for U.S. churches since ...
Feb 7, 2024 · The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 prompted lasting changes in the ways U.S. religious groups use technology in congregational life, according to a new study by Hartford Institute for Religion Research. “The pandemic necessitated innovation in how congregations connect with their communities,” said Charissa Mikoski, a …
Analysis Archives - Baptist News Global
Filmmaker Errol Morris is known for his probing documentaries. His breakout film The Thin Blue Line (1988) investigated the framing of an innocent man by a corrupt police force. In 2003, Morris won the Oscar for his film The Fog…. Analysis Kristen Thomason. 1.
It’s complicated: Naming our bias – Baptist News Global
May 31, 2024 · The situation in Israel and Palestine is complicated, even though much of the public favors media that pretends it isn’t. But it isn’t enough to say, “It’s complicated.”. We must examine why. “It is complicated because we … have been conditioned to see and condemn enacted violence but not institutional violence.”.