Trump safe after second assassination attempt
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump's West Palm Beach golf club in Florida while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing. No injuries were reported. Officials say the person fled in an SUV and was later apprehended by local law enforcement.
Scripture, BF&M, lots of reading – what goes into developing public policy
NASHVILLE (BP) – Scripture. The Baptist Faith and Message. Resolutions. Topics come up in conversation, whether online, over coffee or at a family reunion. Guides are helpful, and someone must put in the time to develop them within a trustworthy framework.
Trustees affirm Leatherwood, ERLC staff toward ‘greater sense of understanding’
NASHVILLE (BP) — Ethics & Religious Liberty trustees issued a statement Sept. 10 affirming the “good work” of President Brent Leatherwood and his staff in a step “to acknowledge and address concerns and to create a greater sense of understanding, unity and trust” between the entity and Southern Baptist churches and among the ERLC trustees, president and staff.
‘Pray for transformation of our nation,’ Ukraine seminary leader implores
NASHVILLE (BP) – “Pray for the transformation of our nation,” Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary President Yaroslav “Slavik” Pyzh implored Southern Baptists at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s trustee meeting Sept. 10 in Nashville.
ERLC urges Congress to consider Southern Baptist priorities as funding deadline approaches
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has sent a letter urging Congress to consider the priorities of Southern Baptists as funding negotiations for the 2025 fiscal year continue.
EXPLAINER: How Florida Baptists are standing for life in upcoming election
In the summer of 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade after five long decades. With Roe gone, abortion is no longer protected at the federal level, and states are able to enact meaningful pro-life protections. As a result, lasting pro-life work requires both national and state-by-state strategies. Since 2022, Vermont, Michigan, Kentucky, Kansas, California and Ohio have all added and voted on abortion-related ballot measures.
ERLC urges Congress to consider Southern Baptist priorities during National Defense Authorization Act negotiations
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has sent a letter urging Congress to consider several Southern Baptist priorities amid ongoing negotiations for the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
FIRST-PERSON: Why drafting women to combat roles does not solve the real problem
The measure to require women to serve in combat roles is connected to the mood of the age in which fairness or surface-level equality are the grounds for all decisions. The thinking goes something like this: because men are required to serve in combat roles, and there is no actual difference between a man and a woman, then women should also be required to serve.
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination
CHICAGO (BP) – Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination during her Thursday night (Aug. 22) speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
Supreme Court declines to force states’ implementation of new Title IX rule
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 16) rejected an emergency request from the Biden Administration that would have required the enforcement of new Title IX regulations released in April of this year.
