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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A circuit judge in Springfield has ruled against the Illinois Baptist State Association in a suit to protect IBSA from requirements to provide employees with insurance benefits that cover abortion. The ruling, saying the Illinois Reproductive Health Act did not violate IBSA’s religious freedom, came more than four years after IBSA filed suit.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Tagging and sanctioning egregious violators of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) has not been effective in improving religious freedom globally, according to a study of the process.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri judge ruled Friday, Sept. 6, that pro-abortion advocates who led the petition process for Amendment 3, which aims to codify expansive abortion rights within the Missouri Constitution, did not follow state law. The decision leaves open the possibility that Amendment 3 could be stricken from Missouri ballots.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – A settlement agreement between Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and former president Adam W. Greenway was announced Monday (Sept. 9).

On the morning of July 27 at 11:17, a message appeared on Mary’s screen: “It’s hard.”

I’ve heard pastors jokingly say that they would love ministry more if they didn’t have to deal with people. There are days when I understand that perspective, but I also know that most of us have to learn to be patient with church members.

COLLIERSVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – Kirk Baptist Church gathered as a grieving body of believers on Sunday morning (Sept. 8). The church’s pastor, Bobby Mullins, and his wife Wanda were killed due to a car accident Sept. 3.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Reports showing sustained increases in food and home prices alongside a cooling labor market highlight a continuing challenge for churches.