At least a dozen clergy were arrested in New York City April 30 while protesting against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. baptistnews.com/article/jewi...

OPINION: "Outrage is a waste of time if it is not followed by action." baptistnews.com/article/wher...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: This week, Mark and Ben are joined by journalist @robertdownen.bsky.social to discuss his exclusive article in #Texas Monthly on the sexual abuse allegations made against disgraced #SouthernBaptist icon Paul Pressler. Click here to listen now: apple.co/4cQ5RDT

United Methodist Pastor Adam Hamilton announced April 30 he will run for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat. baptistnews.com/article/adam...

“With just a few clicks, anyone can take the most innocent picture of anyone and turn it into a nude image.” baptistnews.com/article/how-...

Good news! HIGHEST POWER: Church + State with @rickpidcock.bsky.social is now available on YouTube Music! 🎙️ Start listening now: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling April 29 severely limiting a key element of the #VotingRightsAct of 1965 that protects minorities from voting discrimination. baptistnews.com/article/supr...

The recent 60 Minutes interview with President #DonaldTrump hosted by Norah O’Donnell was not great television, but it revealed a glaring and well-known flaw in our president. He attacks and denigrates everyone he deems critical of him. baptistnews.com/article/trum...

“He is the natural and inevitable byproduct of our political system — a system whose primary solution is violence.” baptistnews.com/article/how-...

We are thrilled to welcome Grace Ji-Sun Kim's "Madang" to our BNG #podcast family! 🎙️ Start listening to this week's episode with author Kelley Nikondeha now! ⬇️ Spotify: bit.ly/3Qu7YEG Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4tzw3IE YouTube: bit.ly/4egXemN

It matters how we talk about hell. On this week's episode of HIGHEST POWER, @rickpidcock.bsky.social delves into theologies of hell and unpacks how these critical ideas shape our views on healing and #justice. Listen now wherever your get your podcasts! apple.co/4sXU8aQ

The student president of the Baylor University chapter of Turning Point USA began last Wednesday night’s closed-door rally by mocking participants in the “All Are Neighbors” event happening elsewhere on campus. baptistnews.com/article/bayl...

If you like what the Trump administration has done with mass deportations so far, you’re going to love what comes next, Border Czar Tom Homan told a Baylor University audience April 22. baptistnews.com/article/at-b...

Texas’ Ten Commandments law may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appellate court ruled it does not violate church-state separation under the U.S. Constitution. baptistnews.com/article/texa... #TEXAS #SCOTUS

OPINION: "Baylor University’s administration has — perhaps accidentally — sullied itself by affiliation with Turning Point USA. The damage to the university’s reputation is significant." baptistnews.com/article/tpus...

Wednesday night in Waco, Texas, 438 #BaylorUniversity students passed through the checkpoint outside #Waco Hall to attend the #TurningPointUSA “This Is the Turning Point” tour event. baptistnews.com/article/438-...

Don't miss Episode 119 of HIGHEST POWER with host @rickpidcock.bsky.social and guest @sheilagregoire.bsky.social! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: highestpower.podbean.com

All eyes are on #Waco, Texas, this Wednesday as competing events are scheduled on campus that pit conservative evangelicalism and Republican politics against progressive #Christianity and #LGBTQ inclusion. baptistnews.com/article/at-b...

"Somewhere along the way, a question emerged, sometimes whispered, sometimes ignored: Where are our people in this story?" baptistnews.com/article/the-...

"Just miles from the corridors of power, in Alexandria, Va., a historic Black Baptist church has done what entire systems often struggle to do: change people’s lives overnight." baptistnews.com/article/chur...

On the brink of its 40th anniversary, the Alliance of Baptists met near Chicago April 17-19 facing unexpected turmoil about its future. baptistnews.com/article/as-a... @markwingdallas.bsky.social

"Before long, it became clear I was not just in the room with my grandmother. I was in the presence of a witness." baptistnews.com/article/in-c...

“America Reads the Bible” kicked off in Washington, D.C., Sunday morning, April 19, with actress Patricia Heaton — of Everybody Loves Raymond — reading aloud Genesis chapters one and two. baptistnews.com/article/amer...

OPINION: "Baylor University is trapped in an abusive relationship with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and needs to step away." baptistnews.com/article/texa... #baylor #texas #baptist

The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary holds promise for America. baptistnews.com/article/why-...

"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." baptistnews.com/article/a-ta...

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. baptistnews.com/article/spea...

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. baptistnews.com/article/what... #baylor #bayloruniversity

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. baptistnews.com/article/dan-...

"There’s no way to rise through one of the world’s oldest hierarchies without using power to influence decisions, understanding institutional histories..." baptistnews.com/article/yes-...

"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." baptistnews.com/article/why-... @rickpidcock.bsky.social

The second stop on Turning Point USA’s “This Is the Turning Point” college tour didn’t go so well April 14. baptistnews.com/article/tpus...

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. baptistnews.com/article/imag...

"Those who have viewed Earth from the moon have all said the same thing. The way forward is together." baptistnews.com/article/arte... #artemisii #space

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. baptistnews.com/article/dris...

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. baptistnews.com/article/texa... #tpusa #baylor #lgbtq

"The struggles facing women globally are not separate from those facing women in ministry and leadership in the church. They are deeply connected." baptistnews.com/article/wome...

"Here’s the deal: The whole Trump mystique is unraveling." baptistnews.com/article/how-...

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. baptistnews.com/article/unit...

Imagine the lives that could be saved if transgender people felt their humanity was being recognized. ✏️ @rickpidcock.bsky.social baptistnews.com/article/the-...

"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." baptistnews.com/article/in-c...

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. baptistnews.com/article/in-h... #baylor

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. baptistnews.com/article/coal... #bayloruniversity #news #tpusa #erikakirk

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

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. baptistnews.com/article/trum... #trump #easter #iran #news

"This theology is slaughtering people. Today. Tomorrow. Ongoing." baptistnews.com/article/why-...

"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?" baptistnews.com/article/impr...

For the first time in history, the U.S. Army chief of chaplains has been fired by the Secretary of Defense. baptistnews.com/article/for-...

"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." baptistnews.com/article/the-...

"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." baptistnews.com/article/what...