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Lifeway Research: Patriotic Displays Common in July 4th Church Services

Aaron Earls - June 28, 2022

Protestant pastors say they will worship God and honor America at church services this weekend, and they’re not too worried churchgoers will confuse the two.

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Lawsuit Against David Platt, McLean Bible Church Dismissed

Dale Chamberlain - June 28, 2022

A year-long battle within the multisite McLean Bible Church over a disputed elder election appears to have come to an end.

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This Pride Month, Catholic Church Shows Clear, if Subtle, Shifts Toward LGBTQ Welcome

Claire Giangrave - June 28, 2022

During the celebrations for Pride Month all over the world this June, the Catholic Church, guided by Pope Francis, has quietly shown welcome to the LGBTQ community, while avoiding changes to doctrine.

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SATF Shares Expectations for Implementation Task Force

Diana Chandler - June 28, 2022

The work of a yet-to-be-appointed Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force is likely to take years, with an initial report ordered to be given at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans next June.

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Churches Give Thanks for Supreme Court Decision, Recommit To Protect Life

Timothy Cockes - June 28, 2022

After the Supreme Court’s historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, Southern Baptists across the country took time both to rejoice in the ruling and to discuss how Christians should respond.

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Prescription Drug Abuse Is Cause of JD Hall’s Disqualification, Church Says

Jesse T. Jackson - June 27, 2022

On Monday afternoon, Fellowship Baptist Church of Sidney, Montana, released a statement disclosing that their pastor JD Hall disqualified himself from pastoral ministry due to a dependency on Xanax.

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‘Pulpit & Pen’ Founder JD Hall Disqualified From Pastoral Ministry; SBC President Says Hall’s Online Behavior Disqualified Him Long Ago

Jesse T. Jackson - June 27, 2022

Last week, JD Hall, founder of the polemic website Protestia, resigned from his pastorate at Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana. He has likewise stepped down from his role at Protestia.

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‘Words Fail Me’—Progressive Christian Author Jen Hatmaker Expresses Shock, Fear at Roe’s Reversal

Jessica Lea - June 27, 2022

Progressive Christian author Jen Hatmaker believes the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will set the stage for undoing all civil liberties. Hatmaker expressed her views in a post on June 24, the day the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling.

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FBI Raids Churches Near Military Bases; Former Members Warn of Cult

Stephanie Martin - June 27, 2022

In three states last week, the FBI conducted raids of properties connected to the House of Prayer Christian Church. The organization, which also uses the name Assembly of Prayer, is active near U.S. military bases and for years has faced allegations of cult-like activity.

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Beloved Houston Pastor Murdered in Apparent Road Rage Incident

Dale Chamberlain - June 27, 2022

Pastor Dr. Ronald K. Mouton Sr. of East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was shot and killed on Friday afternoon (June 24) in what police are characterizing as a possible road rage incident.

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Tony Evans: ‘It Is Time for God’s People To Lead the Way in Promoting a Whole Life Agenda—From the Womb to the Tomb’

Jesse T. Jackson - June 27, 2022

Evans expressed gratitude for the Supreme Court’s ruling and called upon Christians to embrace a "Whole Life Agenda."

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Pope Hails Families, Blasts ‘Culture of Waste’ After Roe

Nicole Winfield - June 27, 2022

Pope Francis celebrated families Saturday and urged them to shun “selfish” decisions that are indifferent to life as he closed out a big Vatican rally a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion.

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‘Blessing of Elders’ Lauds 7 Black Christian Luminaries at Museum of the Bible Gala

Adelle M Banks - June 27, 2022

Well-known names from the world of gospel music and the Black church gathered at the Museum of the Bible to hail the contributions of African American churches and to call for continued efforts toward building unity.

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Supreme Court Sides With Coach Who Sought to Pray After Game

Jessica Gresko - June 27, 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Joseph Kennedy, a Christian and former football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games.

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Popular CCM Artist Chris Rice Allegations of Grooming, Inappropriately Touching Teenage Boy Found Credible

Jesse T. Jackson - June 25, 2022

Reports that Christian music artist Chris Rice groomed and sexually assaulted a teenage boy in the late 90s to early 2000s have been deemed credible by Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE).

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Jackie Hill Perry, Preston Perry Urge Singles To Wait on God, Not Resort To Dating Unbelievers

Stephanie Martin - June 24, 2022

While acknowledging the challenges of being single, married couple Jackie Hill Perry and Preston Perry warn Christians not to get impatient and settle for relationships with non-Christians.

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SCOTUS Should Re-Evaluate Protections for Contraception, Same-Sex Relationships, Says Justice Clarence Thomas in Concurring Dobbs Opinion

Dale Chamberlain - June 24, 2022

While Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion for Dobbs, many are drawing attention to the concurring opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas, wherein Thomas suggested SCOTUS re-evaluate precedents regarding protections for contraceptives, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Overturns Roe

Dale Chamberlain - June 24, 2022

On Friday, SCOTUS ruled to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, thereby revoking abortion as a constitutionally protected right.

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Southern Baptist Influencers Forecast SBCs Future on Cooperative Program Stage Panel

Timothy Cockes - June 24, 2022

Several Southern Baptist pastors and leaders highlighted the need for repentance and unity during a CP Stage panel forecasting the future of the SBC during last week’s SBC annual meeting.

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Presbyterian Church in America Votes To Leave National Association of Evangelicals

Emily McFarlan Miller - June 24, 2022

It’s the third time in the past decade the theologically conservative Presbyterian denomination has considered a measure to leave the association, an umbrella organization of 40 evangelical Christian denominations.

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