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SBC’s Willie McLaurin Practices ‘Ministry of Presence’ in Wake of Buffalo Massacre

Diana Chandler - May 25, 2022

As Buffalo mourns the murder of 10 African Americans in a racially motivated supermarket massacre, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Interim President and CEO Willie McLaurin is conducting a ministry of presence.

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SBC Executive Committee, Repenting for Handling of Abuse, Disowns Lawyer’s 2006 Letter

Bob Smietana - May 25, 2022

“This is a new day in the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention,” said committee chairman, Rolland Slade in a video meeting Tuesday. “And our commitment is to be different.”

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Bishop Mildred Hines, First AME Zion Female Bishop, Dead at Age 67

Adelle M Banks - May 25, 2022

Bishop Mildred Hines, the 98th bishop of the AME Zion Church, died on Monday (May 23), the bishops’ statement said. She was the sole female bishop of the historically Black denomination that dates to 1796.

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Pastor Confesses Adultery During Sunday Worship Service; Survivor Unexpectedly Takes the Stage Describing It As Sexual Abuse

Jesse T. Jackson - May 24, 2022

This Sunday, Indiana pastor John B. Lowe II confessed to an adulterous relationship 20 years ago. The pastor’s victim later took the stage, claiming that it wasn’t an adulterous relationship but rather sexual abuse.

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‘There Is Much Before Us to Consider’: Tom Ascol, Conservative Baptist Network Respond to Sexual Abuse Report

Dale Chamberlain - May 24, 2022

On Tuesday, Tom Ascol weighed in with his initial reflections regarding the Guidepost Solutions report about the Executive Committee's handling of sexual abuse allegations.

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Hiding Behind Issues of Polity, SBC Leaders Ignored, Silenced, Ostracized Sexual Abuse Victims for Years, Report Says

Dale Chamberlain - May 24, 2022

The Guidepost Solutions report investigating the SBC EC revealed that over the course of two decades, the SBC systematically and consistently ignored, silenced, and at times even ostracized survivors of sexual abuse.

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40 Years in the Making: A Timeline of the Southern Baptists’ Sexual Abuse Crisis

Adelle M Banks - May 24, 2022

The report on the Southern Baptist Convention's sexual abuse crisis is unsparing. But allegations and recommendations about how to respond to those allegations have existed for quite some time.

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Christians Say They’re Seeking but Not Having Evangelistic Conversations

Aaron Earls - May 24, 2022

Christians express a desire to talk about their faith, yet few have shared with someone how to become a Christian in the past six months.

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New Italian Catholic Church Head Faces Demands for Abuse Inquiry

Nicole Winfield - May 24, 2022

Pope Francis named Cardinal Matteo Zuppi as the new head of the Italian bishops conference, as the Italian Church comes under mounting pressure to confront its legacy of sexual abuse with an independent inquiry.

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Key Leaders Named in Guidepost Report Respond

Scott Barkley - May 24, 2022

The names of numerous Southern Baptist leaders appeared throughout the lengthy report made available May 22 by Guidepost Solutions on the subject of sexual abuse allegations and the SBC Executive Committee.

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Pelosi Pushes Back on Archbishop Who Denies Her Communion

AP News - May 24, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights.

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Hong Kong Catholic Cardinal Denies Charges Over Relief Fund

Zen Soo - May 24, 2022

Former Hong Kong Catholic leader Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others denied charges that they failed to register a relief fund aimed at assisting protesters who faced legal costs during 2019 anti-government protests.

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Christians Need to Get Political, Say Eric Metaxas, Lauren Boebert, Sean Feucht at Hold the Line in Colorado Springs

Jessica Lea - May 23, 2022

Worship leader and activist Sean Feucht brought his Hold the Line movement to Colorado Springs, Colorado, Friday, May 20. Eric Metaxas and Rep. Lauren Boebert spoke at the event, which encouraged Christians to take a bold, political stand for the truth.

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Survivor Hannah-Kate Williams Sues SBC, Lifeway, SBC Seminary, and Her Father Before Guidepost Report Released

Jesse T. Jackson - May 23, 2022

On Friday, abuse survivor Hannah-Kate Williams filed a lawsuit against the SBC, many of its entities, and her father. Williams' father is a former SBTS student, a former Lifeway employee, and a former pastor.

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Beloved Pastor Stabbed, Set on Fire While Ministering, Say Atlanta Police

Stephanie Martin - May 23, 2022

Family, friends, and congregants are mourning the tragic death of the Rev. Marita Harrell, a 57-year-old senior pastor at Atlanta’s Connections at Metropolitan United Methodist Church.

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Johnny Hunt Resigns as NAMB VP of Evangelism; Guidepost Report Alleges He Sexually Abused a Pastor’s Wife

Jesse T. Jackson - May 23, 2022

Johnny Hunt has stepped down as NAMB Senior VP of Evangelism and Leadership amid a report that he sexually assaulted the wife of an SBC pastor 20 years his junior in 2010. He denies the allegations are true.

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Add 988 to Your Contacts–The New 911 for Suicide Prevention

Jeremiah Johnston - May 23, 2022

If you have a mental health crisis or someone you know is struggling with mental pain, do you know who or how to call for immediate help and intervention? Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness month?

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Roberto Miranda, Pastor of Lion of Judah, Prominent Boston Church, Has Died

Bob Smietana - May 23, 2022

Pastor Roberto Miranda, a prominent Boston Hispanic Pentecostal pastor, known for his church’s social programs and conservative teaching, has died, according to his church. Miranda’s death was announced Sunday (May 22) during services at Congregation Lion of Judah.

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Los Angeles Archdiocese Requests Sheriff’s Campaign Ad Filmed in Church Be Taken Down

Alejandra Molina - May 23, 2022

In his latest campaign ad, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who is up for re-election, walks inside a dimly lit Catholic church, kneels and prays for strength and compassion to do his job.

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Greg Locke Says Christians Can’t Vote Democrat, Speaks of Insurrection—Overshadowing Generosity to Single Moms on Mother’s Day

Jesse T. Jackson - May 20, 2022

Global Vision Church pastor Greg Locke made social media headlines after he told his congregation, “You cannot be a Christian and vote Democrat in this nation” this past Sunday.

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