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Mark Wingfield

Mark Wingfield is the executive director and publisher of Baptist News Global.

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Former SBC seminary president ends defamation suit without financial settlement

The defamation lawsuit brought against Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary by the school’s former president, Adam M....
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Gay man says he was kicked off Baptist World Alliance commissions

TJ Williams-Hauger, a gay man, says he was asked to resign from two Baptist World Alliance commissions....
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City of Fort Worth to buy seminary housing units for $11 million

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary could get an $11 million infusion of cash if a planned sale of 15 acres of property to the City of Fort Worth goes through....
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Oklahoma could soon have nation's first publicly funded Catholic charter schools

A Catholic charter school funded by taxpayer dollars is likely coming to Oklahoma soon, based on a recent ruling of the state’...
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Unanimous Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian flag

The City of Boston so clearly violated US law on religious liberty that a normally divided US Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the city on May 2....
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The God Bless the USA Bible is back—but back-ordered

The God Bless the USA Bible has been resurrected from the dead but still faces some supply challenges due to “woke” companies that refuse to participate in the project, its publisher annou...
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Texas’ new attack on transgender care called ‘political ploy’

One week before statewide primary elections, Texas governor Greg Abbott and Texas attorney general Ken Paxton launched an attack on the state’s transgender children and their families, threatening ...
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Historic Brentwood Benson Music announces sudden closing

The owner of the world’s largest Christian music publishing catalog has closed its business, citing the effects of COVID-19....
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New Pew study looks at views on theodicy, afterlife

In September, the Pew Research Center dug into the views adults in the United States hold on theodicy (why do bad things happen to good people?), as well as their views on the reality of heaven and...
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Hartford Seminary changes name to reflect focus on interreligious peacemaking

One of the nation’s oldest seminaries has changed its name and removed the word seminary in the process....

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Lawsuit alleges SBC ‘conspiracy’ to cover up abuse claims

A  sweeping lawsuit filed by a victim of alleged sexual abuse at the hands of her Baptist pastor father alleges a conspiracy among several Southern Baptist Convention entities and individuals ...
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Alliance of Baptists declines to press charges for theft

Last year, the Alliance of Baptists was the victim of a $20,000 theft. It chose to turn the other cheek....

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