Texas Baptists demand representation without taxation – Baptist News Global at the end of the day, the BGCT’s “or else” is an empty threat.Texas Baptists have no control over Baylor. They just like to think they do.

OPINION: "Baylor University is trapped in an abusive relationship with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and needs to step away."
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Why Orban’s defeat portends bad news for Trump – Baptist News Global Orban’s demise is a lesson in Political Science 101: Political leaders, even in a quasi-democracy, can’t beat a bad economy.

The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary holds promise for America.
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A tale of genocide and preschoolers half a world apart – Baptist News Global On April 12, the first Sunday after Easter, I led a Sunday school class of little ones through an interactive Stations of the Cross. This was an activity I had done during Holy Week, and a Sunday scho...

"Hanood was a preschooler in the butterfly class of A Happy Childhood, her preschool in Gaza. She loved the sea...She wanted nothing more than the genocide to be over so she could go play in the sand again.

But that never would happen."
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Speaker Johnson joins Trump and Vance in warning to Pope Leo – Baptist News Global Speaker of the House Johnson has joined President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in telling Pope Leo to stay out of U.S. politics.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has joined President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in telling Pope Leo to stay out of U.S. politics.
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What it means: Baylor provost announces retirement – Baptist News Global Her announcement comes as Baylor has racked up academic successes but remains mired in culture war skirmishes over sexuality and politics.

Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse announced her retirement in a university-wide email Wednesday, April 15. Her last day as the university’s chief academic officer will be July 31.
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Dan Patrick says separation of church and state is a lie – Baptist News Global The idea that the Constitution promotes separation of church and state is untrue, according to chair of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.

The idea that the U.S. Constitution promotes separation of church and state is patently untrue, according to the chair of President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.
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Yes, the pope is a politician – Baptist News Global Pope Leo is a very skilled politician. Being bishop of Rome is a political appointment, says Greg Jarrell in this piece.

"There’s no way to rise through one of the world’s oldest hierarchies without using power to influence decisions, understanding institutional histories..."
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Why was the AI image of Trump as Jesus the last straw? – Baptist News Global We already knew Trump viewed himself as a god. So of course he would post that. Why wouldn't he? Rick Pidcock asks.

"The AI image President Donald Trump posted of himself as Jesus is a sobering reminder not of how much Trump is obsessed with himself, but of how white evangelicals serve a higher power than Trump, and what that higher power may be like."
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TPUSA event draws small crowd in Georgia as Erika Kirk no-shows – Baptist News Global The second stop on Turning Point USA’s “This Is the Turning Point” college tour didn’t go so well April 14.

The second stop on Turning Point USA’s “This Is the Turning Point” college tour didn’t go so well April 14.
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Image of Trump as Jesus healing man is too much for evangelicals Trump erased the line between savior and president last Sunday by posting an AI-generated image of himself as Christ healing a bedridden man

Donald Trump erased the line between savior and president last Sunday evening by posting an AI-generated image of himself as Christ healing a bedridden man with white people looking on in awe and prayer as paratroopers descend from the sky.
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Artemis II, the space race and the future of cooperation – Baptist News Global We can revert to the regressive Cold War nationalism of the space race or continue to move forward with a shared, unified human identity.

"Those who have viewed Earth from the moon have all said the same thing. The way forward is together."
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Driscoll invited to speak at Trump's rededication of America to God – Baptist News Global Shock jock preacher Mark Driscoll will be one of the preachers at President Donald Trump’s “Rededicate 250” event on the National Mall May 17, he said in an email to supporters. Driscoll rose to fame ...

Shock jock preacher Mark Driscoll will be one of the preachers at President Donald Trump’s “Rededicate 250” event on the National Mall May 17, he said in an email to supporters.
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Texas Baptists 'concerned' about Baylor allowing gay speakers – Baptist News Global Baylor's decision to allow student groups to host a counter-event to the Turning Point USA rally is drawing criticism from conservatives.

Baylor University’s decision to allow student groups to host a counter-event to the Turning Point USA rally on campus April 22 is drawing criticism from conservatives.
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Women’s rights are at risk and the church cannot be silent – Baptist News Global This erosion of women’s rights is unfolding at every level of government and society in both visible and subtle ways.

"The struggles facing women globally are not separate from those facing women in ministry and leadership in the church. They are deeply connected."
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"Here’s the deal: The whole Trump mystique is unraveling." baptistnews.com/article/how-...

United Methodists denounce Trump’s Easter threats – Baptist News Global United Methodists this week joined a growing chorus of faith and civic leaders denouncing President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran posted on social media.

United Methodists this week joined a growing chorus of faith and civic leaders denouncing President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran posted on social media.
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The GOP has a transgender fixation, and Democrats aren't helping – Baptist News Global While the man in charge of the most powerful military in world history threatened to blow an entire civilization into oblivion, “never to be brought back again,” many of us wondered how his Christian followers would respond.

Imagine the lives that could be saved if transgender people felt their humanity was being recognized. ✏️ @rickpidcock.bsky.social
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"What became clear quickly was that Boswell is not primarily interested in what the church says about itself. He is interested in what the church is still unwilling to confront."
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Faced with a mounting backlash against a Turning Point USA rally to be held on campus, Baylor University administrators have granted a coalition of student groups permission to hold a counter-event on campus with two well-known gay Christians as speakers.
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Coalition of Baylor student groups seek alternative event to TPUSA – Baptist News Global A coalition of Baylor students has petitioned for permission to host an alternative event during the Turning Point USA rally April 22.

A coalition of Baylor University students has petitioned the administration for permission to host an alternative event during the Turning Point USA rally on campus April 22.
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The message from the White House this past Holy Week was clear: "to support President Trump is to support light and the kingdom of God."

Rick delves into this topic in Episode 115 of HIGHEST POWER. Listen now! apple.co/4ceSXh3 #trump #holyweek #podcast

Trump rants against Iran in profanity-laced Easter message – Baptist News Global Four days after his faith adviser compared him in suffering to Jesus, Donald Trump spent Easter threatening Iran in a Truth Social post.

Four days after his faith adviser compared him in suffering to Jesus, President Donald Trump spent Easter Sunday threatening Iran in a profane Truth Social post.
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Why a theology focused only on the future is bad for the present – Baptist News Global This theology only works if you believe everything we see around us is temporary, disposable and ultimately headed for destruction.

"This theology is slaughtering people. Today. Tomorrow. Ongoing."
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Imprecatory prayers: A theological-political caution – Baptist News Global The prayers shine a light on David’s deepest feelings but are not intended for quoting like “The Lord is my shepherd”

"Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Pastor Brooks Potteiger and other MAGA evangelicals are using imprecatory prayers asking God to kill their enemies. Should we be alarmed?"
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For first time ever, Army chief of chaplains fired — by Hegseth – Baptist News Global For the first time in history, the U.S. Army chief of chaplains has been fired by the Secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth made national headlines April 2 for firing Gen. Randy George, the Army’s chief ...

For the first time in history, the U.S. Army chief of chaplains has been fired by the Secretary of Defense.
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The Black Church teaches us not to rush past Good Friday – Baptist News Global We cannot talk about resurrection without talking about what had to die, Braxton Wade says of Good Friday services.

"The blood still works. And if the blood still works, then the Cross still matters. And if the Cross still matters, we cannot hurry away from it."
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What we lose when churches stop naming themselves – Baptist News Global “Too often, nondenominationalism presents itself as though it were the absence of tradition," says Daniel Coffey.

"Denominations often have been vain, slow, bureaucratic and more interested in preserving themselves than in serving the gospel.

Even so, I remain cautious about nondenominationalism."
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BNG, AWAB and GFM collaborate to present Skye Perryman – Baptist News Global Skye Perryman will keynote a breakfast meeting at the CBF General Assembly co-sponsored by Baptist News Global.

@skyeperryman.bsky.social will keynote a breakfast meeting at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly sponsored by Baptist News Global, Good Faith Media and Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists.
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3 ways churches may respond to violence of conversion therapy Christian Conversion therapy is theological malpractice (even if states don’t deem it therapeutic malpractice).

“Conversion therapy, when practiced from Christian convictions, is theological malpractice.”
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Nicaragua reportedly restricting Baptists and Bibles – Baptist News Global The Nicaraguan government is ramping up its persecution of Baptist and other religious organizations and restricting the use and possession of Bibles, according to the international human and religiou...

The Nicaraguan government is ramping up its persecution of Baptist and other religious organizations and restricting the use and possession of Bibles, according to the international human and religious rights group CSW.
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