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This Pride Month, Catholic Church Shows Clear, if Subtle, Shifts Toward LGBTQ Welcome

During the celebrations for Pride Month all over the world this June, the Catholic Church, guided by Pope Francis, has quietly shown welcome to the LGBTQ community, while avoiding changes to doctrine.

SATF Shares Expectations for Implementation Task Force

The work of a yet-to-be-appointed Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force is likely to take years, with an initial report ordered to be given at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans next June.

Churches Give Thanks for Supreme Court Decision, Recommit To Protect Life

After the Supreme Court’s historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, Southern Baptists across the country took time both to rejoice in the ruling and to discuss how Christians should respond.

Prescription Drug Abuse Is Cause of JD Hall’s Disqualification, Church Says

On Monday afternoon, Fellowship Baptist Church of Sidney, Montana, released a statement disclosing that their pastor JD Hall disqualified himself from pastoral ministry due to a dependency on Xanax.

‘Pulpit & Pen’ Founder JD Hall Disqualified From Pastoral Ministry; SBC President Says Hall’s Online Behavior Disqualified Him Long Ago

Last week, JD Hall, founder of the polemic website Protestia, resigned from his pastorate at Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana. He has likewise stepped down from his role at Protestia.

‘Words Fail Me’—Progressive Christian Author Jen Hatmaker Expresses Shock, Fear at Roe’s Reversal

Progressive Christian author Jen Hatmaker believes the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will set the stage for undoing all civil liberties. Hatmaker expressed her views in a post on June 24, the day the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling.

FBI Raids Churches Near Military Bases; Former Members Warn of Cult

In three states last week, the FBI conducted raids of properties connected to the House of Prayer Christian Church. The organization, which also uses the name Assembly of Prayer, is active near U.S. military bases and for years has faced allegations of cult-like activity.

Beloved Houston Pastor Murdered in Apparent Road Rage Incident

Pastor Dr. Ronald K. Mouton Sr. of East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was shot and killed on Friday afternoon (June 24) in what police are characterizing as a possible road rage incident.