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Gay People Should Be ‘Shot in the Back of the Head, Says Texas Preacher
A preacher at Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga, Texas, has drawn national attention for saying that it is God’s will for gay people to be executed by being “shot in the back of the head.”
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‘Maybe We Don’t Want to Encourage It’: Citing Faith, Five MLB Players Nix Pride Logos
Five members of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team made headlines last weekend not for their on-field performance but for their uniform choices. The MLB players, all pitchers, opted out of wearing Pride Month rainbow patches on their jerseys and caps.
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Douglas Wilson Responds to a Video by John Piper’s ‘Not Desiring God’ Son
Douglas Wilson, who pastors Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, recently broke down one of the "Christian bashing" videos of popular TikTok influencer Abraham Piper.
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Sexual Abuse Task Force Modifies Recommendations in Advance of the Annual Meeting
Changes to the recommendations that Sexual Abuse Task Force members will present to messengers at next week’s SBC annual meeting will address the nature of third-party investigations at the church level.
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As Camps, VBS Approach, ‘Plan Way Ahead’ to Prevent Abuse
With the recent release of the Guidepost Solutions report investigating the SBC Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse claims, safety and sexual abuse prevention are on the minds of Southern Baptists.
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Cardinal Adviser to Pope Francis Says Resignation Rumors Are ‘Cheap Soap Opera’
Rumors circulating in the media that Pope Francis might resign are nothing more than “a cheap soap opera," according to Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga in an interview published Wednesday (June 8).
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Ex-Members of La Luz Del Mundo Say Naasón Joaquín García Deserves More Than 16 Years
Detractors and ex-members of La Luz del Mundo say its leader deserved a more severe punishment than the nearly 17-year sentence he received Wednesday for sexually abusing young female followers.
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How Christian Nationalism Paved the Way for Jan. 6
The “symbolic” message of Donald Trump's Bible photo op, as he termed it, operated as a bookend to the Christian nationalism on display at the attack on the U.S. Capitol seven months later.