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Pete Hegseth and the revival of racism " Baptist News Global
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (757+ words) News Rodney Kennedy "|" April 8, 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotion of four Army officers to be one-star generals. Two of the officers targeted by Hegseth are Black and two are women on a promotion list that consists of…...
Foley: Greed is the root of racism " Baptist News Global
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (496+ words) News Mark Wingfield "|" February 25, 2026 Greed is the root cause of racism, Malcolm Foley told the "Compassion and Justice" conference Feb. 21. Foley serves as special advisor to Baylor University President Linda Livingstone and as co-pastor of Mosaic Church in Waco, Texas....
Too many Black churches have stopped doing the work
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (555+ words) Opinion Julienne Louis Anderson "|" January 16, 2026 Since its inception, the Black Church has stood for activism. It has been loud when the world demanded silence. Emotive in a culture that prizes stoicism over vulnerability. Communal in the face of capitalism's insistence…...
With gratitude for the women who lead us
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (840+ words) Opinion Jon Singletary "|" November 23, 2025 Julie Pennington Russell called me last month. I had just finished a centering prayer group, a practice Pastor Julie helped nurture in me, and I began to weep when I saw her name on my phone....
An open letter to my mentor, Gina M. Stewart
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (849+ words) Opinion Stacy D. Dandridge "|" October 8, 2025 Look at what the Lord has done. In 1995, with uncertainty and holy boldness, you answered God's call to serve as pastor of your home church. In doing so, you became the first African-American female to lead…...
Fellowship Southwest is now Faith Works
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) News Mark Wingfield "|" September 30, 2025 Fellowship Southwest has changed its name to Faith Works. Launched in 2017 as a project of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Fellowship Southwest has grown in scope and moved beyond its original identity as a network of CBF-related…...
A Christian activist's case for deep 'soulwork' in hard times " Baptist News Global
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (103+ words) The Rev. Wes Granberg-Michaelson has spent decades following a spiritual practice that at first seemed foreign to him, having been raised as a conservative evangelical. The post A Christian activist's case for deep "soulwork' in hard times appeared first on…...
A national wake-up call on Black America's relationship with water
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (507+ words) Opinion Edmond W. Davis "|" July 22, 2025 Now more than ever, America must confront a long-standing yet under-acknowledged public health and cultural crisis: Black Americans and water. According to the CDC, Black children between the ages of 5 and 19 are 5. 5 times more likely to…...
In conversation with Christopher B. Hays " Baptist News Global
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1000+ words) Opinion Greg Garrett, Senior Columnist "|" July 17, 2025 Greg Garrett: The Moral Vision of the New Testament and its conclusions on moral issues was definitive for so many Christians. Your dad speaks to this a bit in your dual Introduction, but I…...
Recommit to Pride," faith coalition urges
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (967+ words) Faith-based organizations are pushing back against the increasing mistreatment of LGBTQ people by calling for renewed support for Pride Month celebrations. "The majority of religious people in America support full LGBTQ equality," close to 20 groups say in a petition. .. The…...