Ten Commandment displays in schools in three states as legal challenges persist
NASHVILLE (BP) – As students head back to the classroom this month, they’re expected to be met by Ten Commandment posters in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas as legal challenges against the mandated displays persist.
Russia has stolen 1.6 million children from occupied Ukraine since 2014, advocates say
UKRAINE (BP) – In Russia’s catalogue of kidnapped Ukrainian children, prospective guardians can choose preferred hair and eye color, and specify their intended form of guardianship. Teenage girls are photographed in seductive adult attire.
Worth, godly surrender explored in women’s sessions at Black Church conference
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – A penny, a dime, 25 cents, a dollar, $1.10, $5, $10, $100. The values were revealed in notes Elizabeth Luter issued to 12 women among the many gathered at the July 22 Woman2Woman session at Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC).
Christian-based hiring of support staff being retested in Ninth Circuit case
SEATTLE (BP) – Becket has submitted an amicus brief supporting a Christian ministry’s right to hire support staff who agree with the ministry’s tenets in a case the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is rehearing.
Fred Luter preaches closing 2026 Black Church conference sermon ahead of retirement
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Incorporating his beloved rapid-fire style of repetition and Scripture recitation, Fred Luter captured worshipers on the closing night of the 2026 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC) July 23, encouraging dry bones to reengage.
‘Be filled by the Holy Spirit,’ Iorg preaches at Black Church conference
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Jeff Iorg recalls a moment early in his discipleship when he came across Ephesians 5:18, “And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit.”
Ohio church’s sports camp timely balm for community suffering double domestic homicide
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) – Pastor Darryl Baker thought it might be best to cancel the outreach. Days before a scheduled sports camp in a Columbus neighborhood, a husband shot and stabbed multiple times his estranged wife and preteen stepdaughter, murdering them.
House Speaker Johnson appoints Louisiana Family Forum leader to USCIRF
WASHINGTON (BP) – Gene Mills, president of the nonprofit Louisiana Family Forum (LFF), has joined the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as an appointee of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Job satisfaction, mental health, finances continue to challenge pastors, study finds
DALLAS (BP) – Vocational satisfaction, mental health and relational wellbeing continue to challenge pastors despite growing assurance in their calling, newly released State of the Church research found, with many pastors under 45 also citing financial concerns.
Cuba continues crackdown on religion five years after public protests, report says
HAVANA (BP) – In persistent religious persecution following public protests five years ago, Cuba is cracking down especially on church-sponsored humanitarian aid and prayer, a watchdog group said in a new report.
