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This Is Why Faith Leaders Are Worried About SCOTUS Ruling on LGBT+ Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that, based on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers may not discriminate against employees because of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Families of Egyptians Martyred on Shores of Libya Still Strong in the Faith After 2 Years

Seeing the faithfulness of our Christian family in Egypt reminds us that the God we serve is powerful, loving and on the move…and He’s calling us to join Him in His work.

WV Gov Says ‘Please Wear Masks’ After 5th Church Outbreak

A church in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, will be closed for 14 days after a reported 28 people tested positive for COVID-19. The Greenbrier church outbreak is the fifth church outbreak in the state.

Prayer Walk in D.C. Modeled Peaceful Protest for Young People

Prayer walk organizers are asking for the full implementation of the Voting Rights Act and the Eight Can’t Wait movement aimed at curbing police brutality. Another demand is the classification of the mistreatment of black people as a human-rights violation.

Trump at Gateway Church: ‘Americans Are Good and Virtuous People’

At a roundtable event held at Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas, the president said said the country’s current state of unrest is “going to end up very good for everybody.” The roundtable preceded a fundraising dinner.

This Is Why Every June People Observe ‘Loving Day’

June 12 is recognized by many as "Loving Day" in honor of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose case represented a significant triumph for civil rights. 

Greear Doesn’t Want to Use a Slave-Holder’s Gavel Anymore

“While we do not want to, nor could we, erase our history, it is time for this gavel to go back into the display case at the Executive Committee offices,” SBC President J.D. Greear wrote in an op-ed.

Clergy, Laity Share Harrowing COVID-19 Stories

The Rev. Dunford Cole was too ill with the coronavirus to help with worship services at the two churches he leads in south Alabama. But that didn't stop him from preaching. He shared a message from his hospital bed.