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This North Carolina Church Used to Be Multiracial. Then Came Jan. 6.

Chapel Hill Bible Church seemed perfectly positioned to attract a diverse membership. And for many years it did — boasting that 20% of people attending were nonwhite.

‘The Most Terrifying Call a Parent Could Imagine’ — ERLC President’s Kids Attend School Where Shooting Took Place

Brent Leatherwood, president of the SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, revealed that his three children attend The Covenant School and were on campus when a shooter violently killed six people last week.

New Texas Bill Would Mandate a 10 Commandments Display in Every Public School Classroom

If a new Texas bill becomes law, a poster-sized display of the 10 Commandments would need to be displayed “in a conspicuous place in each classroom” of the state’s public elementary and secondary schools.

Joe Rigney Resigns as President of Bethlehem Seminary Over Disagreements About Christian Nationalism, Believer’s Baptism

Dr. Joe Rigney has resigned as president of Bethlehem College and Seminary, the school announced on April 3. The reason for Rigney’s resignation was “vision divergence.”

Florida Baptists Will Withhold Part of Their Giving to the Cooperative Program If SBC Does Not Cut Ties With Guidepost Solutions

Guidepost Solutions, which was retained to investigate the handling of sex abuse claims in the SBC, is facing more pushback. On March 31, the governing body of the Florida State Baptist Convention unanimously approved a resolution calling for the SBC's national leaders to cut ties with Guidepost.

Church Fire Bomber Arrested, Claims He Was Trying To Protect Children by Stopping Drag Show Event

Aimenn Penny, a member of the White Lives Matter group in Ohio, was arrested after attempting to burn down Community Church of Chesterland, which was planning to host a drag queen story hour on April 1.

‘I Know That She Was Protecting Those Kids’ — Husband, Community of Nashville Shooting Victim Honor Her Memory

"Beyond a shadow of a doubt, I know that she was protecting those kids," said the husband of Cynthia Peak, one of six victims in the Nashville shooting last week.

Daughter of Building 429 Frontman Brings ‘American Idol’ Audience to Tears With Song About Her Brother’s Fight Against Suicide

Haven Madison, daughter of Building 429 frontman Jason Roy, made it through the Hollywood Week portion of “American Idol” with a moving performance of a song she wrote to her brother, who struggled with suicidal ideation earlier in his life.