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‘This Is the HERO!’—Chick-fil-A Employee Tackles Man Who Allegedly Threatened Woman and Infant
A Chick-fil-A employee in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, tackled a man who was allegedly attempting to carjack a vehicle from a woman holding her baby on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Mykel Gordon successfully wrestled the perpetrator to the ground despite getting punched in the face during the altercation.
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‘Christians Against the Little Mermaid’ Facebook Group Protests Casting of Black Actress; Group Overwhelmed by Supporters of Halle Bailey
Earlier this week, Disney released a trailer for "The Little Mermaid." Some have taken to social media to protest the casting of Halle Bailey, but others are calling out their racially motivated resistance.
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SBC President Defends Hiring of New ERLC President, Calls SBC Pastor’s Comments a ‘Faustian Bargain With the Devil of Politics’
On Thursday, SBC President Bart Barber took to Twitter to defend the hiring of the SBC’s new ERLC President, Brent Leatherwood, after SBC pastor Dusty Deevers attacked the hire and pro-life work of the SBC.
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Lights in the Darkness, Chaplains Work During Law Enforcement Personnel Crisis
After a 26-year military career, Dan Middlebrooks served as a Southern Baptist-certified chaplain. He is also the founder of Chaplaincy Care, which focuses on first responder agencies in Hillsborough County, Fla.
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Interim Leadership Led to Leatherwood’s ERLC Election
NASHVILLE (BP) – A year of supposedly temporary leadership convinced a presidential search committee it need look no further for the next president of...
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Kentucky Disaster Relief Trains More Than 200 Volunteers in Weekend Event
In the midst of ongoing recovery from recent natural disasters, Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief workers trained more than 200 volunteers during an event at Graefenburg Baptist Church Saturday (Sept. 10).
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UMC Bishops in Africa Break With Africa Initiative, Wesleyan Covenant Association
A group of United Methodist bishops in Africa announced Thursday (Sept. 8) that it will no longer work with the Africa Initiative or the Wesleyan Covenant Association, accusing the groups of spreading misinformation.
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Alabama Sidesteps Compensation for Survivor of ’63 KKK Church Bombing
In 1963, five girls were gathered at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, when a bomb planted by KKK members went off outside, killing four of them.