WASHINGTON (BP)—The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission urged U.S. Senate leaders Friday (July 30) to reinstate long-standing, pro-life policies removed from spending bills by the House of Representatives.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday (April 25) to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater leeway in tailoring church life to its own customs and traditions.
WASHINGTON (BP) – A coalition of 17 states that outlaw abortion is suing the federal government for naming employee leave for elective abortions as a benefit of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (BP) – A young member of a Southern Baptist church is involved in a West Virginia case about a transgender student and athletics that could have national ramifications.
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WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 24 in a case involving an Idaho law which bans nearly all abortions in the state.
NASHVILLE (BP) – Tennessee lawmakers have approved an “abortion trafficking” ban making it a Class A misdemeanor to transport minors out of state for abortions without parental consent, or to procure abortion pills for minors.
WASHINGTON (BP) – President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package April 24 that drew bipartisan support for Israel, Ukraine and other allies, and pledged to begin sending weapons and military equipment to Ukraine within hours.
Lifeway Research released a report this month on Southern Baptists’ views on political theology. The survey, which was sponsored by the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, looked at the views of Southern Baptist laity and key leaders and aimed to understand:
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) hosted an online event Monday, April 22, which focused on how Christians can approach political engagement, even beyond this year’s presidential election.
JERUSALEM (BP) – This Passover, Holocaust survivors in southern Israel are afraid to leave their homes, a regional messianic leader told Baptist Press, while in the U.S. a rabbi warns Jewish students to seek safety at home amid rising antisemitism.
