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Paul Chitwood Addresses Missionary Vaccine Requirement: We Would Have ‘Lost Access to More Than 2 Billion Lost Souls’
During the SBC Annual Meeting, IMB president Paul Chitwood was asked by an SBC messenger if he’d like to apologize for mandating SBC missionaries get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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You Can Find Beauty in the Southern Baptist Convention—If You Want To—Says SBC President Bart Barber
Southern Baptist Convention president Bart Barber exhorted his fellow Southern Baptists at the annual meeting in New Orleans Tuesday to develop a taste for the good, the true and the beautiful.
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After Toronto Pitcher Shares Christian Beliefs, Team Cuts Him Ahead of Pride Weekend
Last month, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass shared what some people described as an “anti-queer” social media post. Now he’s looking for a new team.
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‘Theological Transgenderism’—SBC Presidential Candidate Mike Stone Preaches on Female Submission to Male Authority Ahead of Annual Meeting
Leading up to the SBC presidential election, candidate Mike Stone preached a message in which he accused those who advocate for women serving as pastors of supporting “theological transgenderism.”
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‘Shame on Me’—Rick Warren Apologizes to Christian Women Leading Up to Saddleback’s Appeal at the Annual Meeting
Rick Warren posted an apology to “Christian Women” on Twitter in the lead up to his appeal for Saddleback Church to be allowed to remain in the SBC at the denomination's annual meeting this week.
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Vatican Court Sentences Eco-Activists to Prison for Damaging Art
Two environmental activists have been found guilty of vandalism for gluing themselves to a statue in the Vatican Museums.
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Reparations Campaign Takes New Forms With Bible Study, Juneteenth March
'The case for restitution and restoration is laid out across the Old Testament and New Testament,' reads the introduction of the National Council of Churches' study.
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SBC Messengers To Vote on Constitutional Amendment Banning Women Pastors
The SBC Executive Committee has decided to bring Mike Law’s constitutional amendment banning women pastors to the messengers at the annual meeting in New Orleans, but has voiced its opposition to that amendment.