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A federal judge denied the Chatham County Board of Commissioners’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by The Summit Chur...
07/01/2025

A federal judge denied the Chatham County Board of Commissioners’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by The Summit Church and partially granted the church’s request for a preliminary injunction against the county’s decision to deny The Summit’s application to rezone approximately 50 acres of land for a new worship facility.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge denied the Chatham County Board of Commissioners’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by The Summit Church and partially granted the church’s request for a preliminary injunction against the county’s decision to deny The Summit’s application to rezone app...

Jimmy Swaggart, a televangelist and gospel singer whose fall from grace in the late 1980s made national headlines, died ...
07/01/2025

Jimmy Swaggart, a televangelist and gospel singer whose fall from grace in the late 1980s made national headlines, died Tuesday (July 1).

(RNS) — Jimmy Swaggart, a televangelist and gospel singer whose fall from grace in the late 1980s made national headlines, died Tuesday (July 1).

Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to prof...
07/01/2025

Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals.

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision last week in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a landmark gender ideology indoctrination case, address...
07/01/2025

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision last week in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a landmark gender ideology indoctrination case, addressed parental rights and religious liberty in public education. The case challenged a Maryland school board policy requiring elementary students to participate in gender ideology lessons without parental notice or opt-out options, which placed a burden on families’ deeply held religious beliefs. This ruling is an unequivocal affirmation that public schools must respect families’ religious convictions and cannot condition access to education on surrender of those beliefs.

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision last week in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a landmark gender ideology indoctrination case, addressed parental rights and religious liberty in public education. The case challenged a Maryland school board policy requiring elementary students to participate in gender ideology l...

The 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting is behind us, and with it the meetings, reports, motions and actions...
06/30/2025

The 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting is behind us, and with it the meetings, reports, motions and actions that pleased some and disappointed others. I know that many church members and even pastors rarely or never attend an SBC annual meeting in person. That was true for me until I was almost 40, so I appreciate the reality that, for many, the national SBC seems very far away from local church life.

The 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting is behind us, and with it the meetings, reports, motions and actions that pleased some and disappointed others. I know that many church members and even pastors rarely or never attend an SBC annual meeting in person. That was true for me until…

D’vora was rushing her two children to the home of her father Avi Mizrachi, founding pastor of Adonai Roi Congregation i...
06/30/2025

D’vora was rushing her two children to the home of her father Avi Mizrachi, founding pastor of Adonai Roi Congregation in Tel Aviv, when overhead missiles from Iran forced her to seek cover.

TEL AVIV, Israel (BP) – D’vora was rushing her two children to the home of her father Avi Mizrachi, founding pastor of Adonai Roi Congregation in Tel Aviv, when overhead missiles from Iran forced her to seek cover.

Thousands took part in more than 200 demonstrations nationwide Saturday, June 28, calling on Congress to defund Planned ...
06/30/2025

Thousands took part in more than 200 demonstrations nationwide Saturday, June 28, calling on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Thousands took part in more than 200 demonstrations nationwide Saturday, June 28, calling on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood.

Bill Moyers, a renowned broadcast journalist with strong Texas Baptist roots, died June 26 in New York, N.Y. He was 91.
06/30/2025

Bill Moyers, a renowned broadcast journalist with strong Texas Baptist roots, died June 26 in New York, N.Y. He was 91.

Bill Moyers, a renowned broadcast journalist with strong Texas Baptist roots, died June 26 in New York, N.Y. He was 91.

On a cool day in June, Disaster Relief volunteers from Baptist conventions in Maryland/Delaware, New England, West Virgi...
06/30/2025

On a cool day in June, Disaster Relief volunteers from Baptist conventions in Maryland/Delaware, New England, West Virginia and North Carolina gathered in Westernport to assist flood victims. Wearing masks and gloves, the team of about 30 men and women worked diligently, dragging ruined household items and shoveling mud from basements. They were finishing the final stages of a three-week deployment, focused on completing mud-out work on 150 homes following massive flooding in mid-May.

WESTERNPORT, Md. — On a cool day in June, Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers from Baptist conventions in Maryland/Delaware, New England, West Virginia and North Carolina gathered in Westernport to assist flood victims. Wearing masks and gloves, the team of about 30 men and women worked diligently, dr...

About a year ago under the direction of lead pastor Chris Meads, the staff and elders of GracePoint Church took an inven...
06/30/2025

About a year ago under the direction of lead pastor Chris Meads, the staff and elders of GracePoint Church took an inventory of the state of the church and its standing in the community.

COPPELL, Texas – About a year ago under the direction of lead pastor Chris Meads, the staff and elders of GracePoint Church took an inventory of the state of the church and its standing in the community.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that a Texas law requiring age verification for adult websites is...
06/27/2025

The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that a Texas law requiring age verification for adult websites is constitutional.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that a Texas law requiring age verification for adult websites is constitutional.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md.,...
06/27/2025

The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md., have a right to opt their kids out of classroom reading times with books the school board labels as “LGBTQ inclusive.”

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md., have a right to opt their kids out of classroom reading times with books the school board labels as “LGBTQ inclusive.”

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