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A decade later, God and the Gay Christian remains essential

1 day ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

One of the most essential books on Christianity and LGBTQ inclusion has received an update and now appears in an expanded and revised edition. God and the Gay Christian, written by Matthew Vines, is now 10 years old. When it appeared in 2015, the book became an instant bestseller and changed the narrative on what the Bible says about same-sex attraction and same-sex relationships.
'Privilege, not a right' is language of abusive control – Baptist News Global

2 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

If you know anything at all about how abusers talk, you’ll recognize the danger in one of the Trump administration’s favorite explanations for its tyranny: “It’s a privilege, not a right.”Here’s what the White House Press Office said about removing access for the Associated Press: “As we have said from the beginning, asking the president of the United States questions in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One is a privilege granted to journalists, not a legal right.
TheoBro confesses to creating fake social media accounts

2 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

A prominent figure among Southern Baptist Calvinists has been accused of creating fake social media accounts, email addresses and Substack platforms to attack the very people who he allegedly associated with. On May 12, the conservative ministry G3 released a public statement saying it has “irrefutable evidence” of Josh Buice publicly accusing and slandering a host of Christian leaders.
Celebrating Grace acquires Smyth & Helwys – Baptist News Global

3 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

One of the earliest moderate Baptist enterprises arising from the late-20th century schism in the Southern Baptist Convention has been acquired by a later independent entity. Smyth & Helwys Publishing was established in 1991 as a director competitor to the SBC’s Lifeway Christian Resources. Smyth & Helwys, based in Macon, Ga., publishes books and curriculum and at one point published the newsmagazine Baptists Today.
A letter to Pope Leo XIV from a Baptist brother in Christ – Baptist News Global

6 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

Like much of the world, I was glued to my television this afternoon as you were introduced as Saint Peter’s successor. While I am a lifelong Baptist, my own personal faith always has been marked by a decidedly Catholic tinge, and I think it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to overstate the importance of the office of pope to the church, both Catholic and catholic. You will be in my prayers as you help guide the church along the path set for it by Christ.
Some Baptist leaders hopeful about Pope Leo XIV – Baptist News Global

6 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield |Jeff Brumley

“I did not think this would happen in my lifetime,” Baptist scholar Elizabeth Newman said of the election of an American as pope. Newman, a theologian and ethicist who serves as co-chair of the Baptist-Catholic dialogues convened by Baptist World Alliance and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said she was “very surprised that a pope from the United States was elected.”She expected a new pope to be from Italy or the Global South.
Pope Leo selection hints moderate direction for Rome – Baptist News Global

6 days ago | baptistnews.com | Tyler Hummel

In what seems to be an act of surprising confidence and agreement, the College of Cardinals came to quick agreement on the second day of this week’s papal Conclave to launch white smoke from the Sistine chapel. Thousands gathered outside St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, with sirens blaring, flags waving and helicopters hovering overhead, as billions waited to hear the news of the newly elected Roman bishop — whose leadership will usher in the next decade of the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV is likely to continue the Francis agenda – Baptist News Global

6 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

Pope Leo XIV will be known for many things, including being the first American pope and the first Augustinian pope, but he most likely will not be known for turning the Catholic Church in a more conservative direction. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church May 8, is not the American U.S. conservatives wanted to lead the world’s largest Christian body.
AU calls out 'Christian boy band' for proselytizing in NC schools

1 week ago | baptistnews.com | Jeff Brumley

A North Carolina public school system required students to attend a religious assembly that included a performance by the Christian boy band 3 Heath Brothers, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The March 11 school-day event in Lexington, N.C., also included the distribution of a 104-page Bible study and children’s devotional, the nonprofit legal advocacy organization observed in a letter to Davidson County Schools officials.
Will Trump’s plan for college accreditation help or hurt? – Baptist News Global

1 week ago | baptistnews.com | Tyler Hummel

On April 23, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to reshape the independent agencies that accredit U.S. colleges and universities. Trump’s conservative allies praise his action as a long-overdue correction of anti-conservative bias, while his critics — including many in higher education — see this as another attempt by the president to force his agenda.