A coalition of business, religious and activist groups has released a comprehensive blueprint for immigration reform it hopes will spur Congress to improve border security while preserving the safety and dignity of migrants. The Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus... The post Coalition proposes bipartisan blueprint for immigration reform appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

David Dark is one of my favorite writers and thinkers, and for years now, I often finish reading him and think, “I wish I’d written that!” A professor of religion and the arts at Belmont University and an authority on... The post Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with David Dark appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

The tiny feet of a growing baby kicked my hand as we prayed with a young mother just south of the Texas border in Reynosa, Mexico. Surrounded by blankets on a concrete floor and the sounds of a refugee village encircling... The post Make room: A reflection on a trip to the U.S./Mexico Border appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Kenya’s leaders aren’t saying much publicly about the security force they plan to send to gang-embattled Haiti. But they’re talking a whole lot with God. The post Kenyan Pastors Are Praying for Haiti. They’re Also Shaping the Police Mission to Save It. appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

A bill introduced in the California legislature Wednesday would allow abortion providers in Arizona to quickly obtain temporary medical licenses to practice in the Golden State ― an effort Democrats say is necessary to keep up with an influx of patients from states that... The post Arizona Abortion Providers Could Get Special Licenses To Practice In California appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Chuch has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The post A Russian Orthodox priest who took part in services for Navalny is suspended by the patriarch appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

As her five children crowd around her, demanding attention, Chaya Ediger, a 35-year-old primary school teacher, makes a sweeping gesture indicating the comforts of her book-filled home in Yishi, a village between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. “I’m ready to leave... The post Israeli settlers ‘expelled’ from Gaza in 2005 say it’s time to return appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Valerie Burton, to Weatherly Heights Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala., as senior pastor. She comes from Baptist Church of... The post Transitions for the week of 4-26-24 appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

In the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, Elwood and Jake set out to save the Catholic orphanage where they were raised. As the brothers try to get their band back together to pay the orphanage’s $5,000 in back taxes, Elwood and... The post We’re on a mission from God? Why America needs the church, not Christian nationalism appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Death penalty opponents are bracing for the anticipated execution of an Oklahoma man who even the state acknowledges did not kill anyone. Tremane Wood has been on Oklahoma’s Death Row since 2004 for participating in a robbery-turned-homicide in which the... The post Oklahoma plans to execute a man who didn’t commit a murder appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more