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Survivor Responds to SBC Abuse Reform Task Force’s Plans for New Nonprofit ‘Abuse Response Commission’

On Monday (Feb. 19), the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) announced its plans to launch an independent non-profit organization to handle abuse reform within the SBC.

‘Hatred of Jewish People’ Is a Sign of the End Times, Says Pastor Greg Laurie

Pastor Greg Laurie urged Christians to speak up on behalf of the Jewish people, calling the amount of support for Hamas he's seen following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel “shocking.” Laurie believes that “the rise of antisemitism is a real sign of the times.”

Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church Holds Service of Healing and Prayer 1 Week After Shooting

One week after a woman opened fire at Lakewood Church in Houston, Pastor Joel Osteen spoke of God’s protection during an incident that “could have been so much worse.”

Will the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program Crumble?

For nearly a century, the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program — which pools money to fund missions, evangelism and seminaries — has been a remarkable success, collecting more than $20 billion since 1925 and becoming the lifeblood of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.

McKenna Breinholt Surprised by Birth Family After Singing ‘There Was Jesus’ on ‘American Idol’

McKenna Breinholt captured America’s heart after performing “There Was Jesus” by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton on last night’s season premiere of American Idol.

Pastor Returns to Pulpit After Surviving Alleged Poisoning That Claimed the Lives of 3, Including His Wife

Pastor Ian Wilkinson of Korumburra Baptist Church in Victoria was the sole survivor of a poisonous beef Wellington lunch that claimed the lives of three people, including Heather Wilkinson, his wife of over four decades. 

Freethought Democrats Object to Pastor Jack Hibbs as Guest Chaplain, Say He’s Christian Nationalist

Members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, a group which advocates advocate for separation of church and state, and other House Democrats are speaking out against Speaker Mike Johnson’s sponsorship of Jack Hibbs as a guest chaplain.

African Methodist Episcopal Church Leaders Call for Halt to All US Funding of Israel

The African Methodist Episcopal Church's top officials have called for the U.S. government to halt all its funding of Israel, citing the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Hamas-Israel war.