City attorney refuses to prosecute Cities Church protesters
ST. PAUL, Minn. (BP) – Protestors who disrupted the worship service of a Southern Baptist church and proceeded to “terrorize” attendees, according to an affidavit, will not face state charges for their actions, a city attorney announced on June 4.
June gets new focus as Fidelity Month
NASHVILLE (BP) – A grassroots movement to rebrand June as a month celebrating fidelity “to God, spouses and families, and our country and communities” is gaining traction.
Incoming ERLC president affirms government’s duty to protect the right to worship
NASHVILLE (BP) – States that have approved or are pursuing legislation protecting houses of worship from would-be protestors deserve accolades for protecting a foundational right, said incoming Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president.
We need to love them as ourselves, area pastor says of Muslims after mosque attack
SAN DIEGO (BP) – God had to change Dan Bender’s heart when He called him to minister to Muslims more than a decade ago, Bender told Baptist Press after the murderous May 18th attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD).
‘Rededicate 250’ urges repentance, launches season of celebration with prayer
WASHINGTON (BP) – Against a stained glass backdrop of a cross, the U.S. flag and the nation’s Founding Fathers, Southern Baptist pastors joined others Sunday (May 17) at Rededicate 250 in calling the nation to repentance, while U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected in prayer what he called a “sinister ideology” in the land.
FIRST-PERSON: Freedom to counsel with conviction
Counselors across the United States are breathing a collective sigh of relief following the Supreme Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar last month.
Supreme court protects mail-order, telehealth abortion pills as lower courts wrangle
WASHINGTON (BP) – Telehealth and mail-order abortion pill prescriptions remain accessible as a case challenging the medication works its way through lower courts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled May 14th.
Support for Christianity as official U.S. religion growing, majority still reject
WASHINGTON (BP) – A growing number of U.S. adults think Christianity should be the nation’s official religion, Pew Research Center said May 14, but most Americans still disagree with the notion.
Clint Pressley urges prayers for country in concert with May 17 Washington event
WASHINGTON (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley is urging pastors to lead their congregations in prayer for the nation May 17 in concert with a religious outreach in Washington celebrating the semiquincentennial.
Southern Baptists join nation in 75th annual National Day of Prayer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP) – Southern Baptists are among many who will pray in churches, businesses and the public square May 7 on the 75th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer (NDP), months ahead of the nation’s semiquincentennial.
