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Mark Wingfield

@markwingdallas.bsky.social
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Religion reporter and editor, author and speaker.

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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Why can these biblical literalists not comprehend the unequivocal words of Jesus, who said, “When you feed the hungry you feed me”? baptistnews.com/article/the-...
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The hypocrisy of Christian nationalists not feeding the hungry – Baptist News Global
Why can these biblical literalists not comprehend the unequivocal words of Jesus, who said, “When you feed the hungry you feed me”?
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
baptistnews.com/article/trum... The audience for the anti-trans lines is conservative evangelicals, who continue to insist transgender identity is not a real thing in the eyes of God. They are flat-out wrong.
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Trump's latest bundle of lies endangers trans folk the most – Baptist News Global
In an 83-word post that boasted eight flagrant lies, Trump included as part of his legacy ridding the nation of transgender identity.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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Amid LGBTQ controversy, social work dean 'steps down' at Baylor – Baptist News Global
Baylor Provost Nancy Brinkhouse informed faculty Sept. 25 Jon Singletary will “step down” effective Oct. 15.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Yes, we need to stop the political violence. And the first step is to acknowledge the president of the United States is the source of the problem. baptistnews.com/article/yes-...
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Yes, violence is not the answer – Baptist News Global
When you dare to confront the president of the United States about his violent rhetoric, then I’ll listen to you.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Now it’s clear the agenda is not just to redefine religious liberty but to reinterpret the entirety of the First Amendment. baptistnews.com/article/the-...
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The First Amendment is for we, not just thee – Baptist News Global
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees five related freedoms, and all five are under attack today by the Republican Party.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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Can employers fire employees for their Charlie Kirk posts? – Baptist News Global
This backlash is part of a conservative movement to blame Kirk’s death on “the left” and to punish anyone who disagrees with their view.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
If Charlie Kirk is a martyr, it is to the cause of hateful exclusionary politics, not Christianity. baptistnews.com/article/was-...
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Was Charlie Kirk a martyr? – Baptist News Global
Kirk’s persona simply didn’t match his person. He was not a gentleman and a scholar but he was an entertainer and a troll.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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The morning after an assassination – Baptist News Global
If Charlie Kirk had been a Democratic activist and Joe Biden were still president, the right-wing conspiracy theories would have taken over.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
If my friend went to the Emergency Department and had to pee during his six- to 12-hour stay in the ED, he would scare people if he went into the women’s room or he could cause the hospital to be fined $25,000 if he goes to the men’s room. baptistnews.com/article/stan...
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Stand up for trans folk who have no place to pee – Baptist News Global
I received an urgent call last week from one of my dearest transgender friends. He faced a horrible predicament.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Not all ideas are equally valid, and not all beliefs are equally true. There is reality and there is fantasy. baptistnews.com/article/the-...
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The lunatics are now in charge – Baptist News Global
If you consider yourself “pro-life,” take a stand on the side life for those already born and not just embryos in a womb.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
baptistnews.com/article/what... why do the vast majority of white evangelicals support the president and his cronies? Because he’s giving them what they want.
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What they’ve gained – Baptist News Global
Why do the vast majority of white evangelicals support the president and his cronies? Because he’s giving them what they want.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
“What is allowing the Trump administration to run roughshod over every liberty we hold dear is indifference.” baptistnews.com/article/this...
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This is what your indifference has done – Baptist News Global
“What is allowing the Trump administration to run roughshod over every liberty we hold dear is indifference.”
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Seriously. How hard can it be to call someone by the name they want to be called? Is this such a huge imposition? baptistnews.com/article/brav...
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Bravo to Baton Rouge Library for standing up to evangelicals
Bravo to the East Baton Rouge Parish Library for standing up for a transgender employee. That seems to me what Jesus would have done as well.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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So you say you want a biblical worldview? – Baptist News Global
Their preferred worldview is rotten to the core. There’s about as much Bible in their “biblical” worldview as there is grapes in Grape Nuts.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
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300 faith leaders urge Baylor to 'do better' with LGBTQ community – Baptist News Global
Three hundred pastors and faith leaders have signed a second letter to Baylor University decrying revocation of a $634,000 grant.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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How a group of Presbyterians is trying to reshape the SBC – Baptist News Global
It’s worth taking a closer look before Baptists haul this horse inside the walls of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
baptistnews.com/article/wher... It is not enough to ignore him, as most have tried to do. It is not enough to avoid reading his voluminous emails, as most have tried to do. He must be repudiated in the strongest possible terms.
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Where are the SBC leaders who will call Allen Jordan to account? – Baptist News Global
For a decade now, the Southern Baptist Convention has abided a voracious liar in its midst and done nothing publicly to silence him.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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Trump thanks God after bombing Iran – Baptist News Global
President Donald Trump thanked God for the surprise bombing campaign he carried out against Iran Saturday, June 21.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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Episode 17: After Dallas: What happened and didn't happen at the SBC Annual Meeting
Podcast Episode · Stuck in the Middle with You · 06/19/2025 · 1h 20m
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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Here’s what didn’t happen at this year’s SBC meeting – Baptist News Global
The most notable thing about this year’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting is what didn’t happen.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
“Here’s my plea to the living: Take more photos and make more memories while you can.” baptistnews.com/article/take...
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Take more photos, make more memories – Baptist News Global
At a funeral for a 92-year-old man this week, I was struck by the family photos scrolling by in the pre-service slide show.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Imagine former President Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, posting a social media meme riffing off the Blues Brothers movie and declaring he’s “on a mission from God.” baptistnews.com/article/evan...
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Evangelical Trump Hypocrisy Syndrome strikes again – Baptist News Global
Imagine Joe Biden posting a social media meme riffing off the Blues Brothers movie and declaring he’s “on a mission from God.”
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is a true story of what happened to my friend at a church dinner party this weekend. baptistnews.com/article/are-...
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Are you offering a ‘kids’ table’ for single adults at your church? – Baptist News Global
The five couples were seated at the main table, and the three single adults were seated together at what amounted to a kids’ table.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This is brilliant baptistnews.com/article/here...
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Here are all the words Trump wants banned — in one article – Baptist News Global
In this article, I have used every word on Trump's list of banned words list except obesity. Oops, I used it as well.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Last fall, I had the privilege of introducing Matthew Vines at the CenterPeace conference where he previewed some of the new material. Here’s what I said in that introduction: baptistnews.com/article/a-de...
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A decade later, God and the Gay Christian remains essential
One of the most essential books on Christianity and LGBTQ inclusion has an update and now appears in an expanded and revised edition.
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Mark Wingfield @markwingdallas.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“All I can think of every time I hear this nonsense is a stern father lecturing a teenage child.” baptistnews.com/article/priv...
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'Privilege, not a right' is language of abusive control – Baptist News Global
If you know how abusers talk, you’ll recognize the danger in one of the Trump administration’s favorite explanations for tyranny:
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