An “authentic racial unity” in the Southern Baptist Convention that offers evidence to other sectors of American life of what is possible on the issue is a goal of the Unify Project, Fred Luter, the lone African American to serve as SBC president, told an online audience Feb. 9. Luter, the project’s co-chair, said of […]
Biden pledges to make abortion rights No. 1 priority in Congress
Pro-life leaders expressed their strong objection to President Biden’s promise Tuesday (Oct. 18) to make enshrining Roe v. Wade in law his legislative priority if Democrats control Congress in January. If voters elect more Democrats to the U.S. Senate and keep his party in the majority in the House of Representatives, the “first bill” he […]
Many states prepare pro-life laws
Pro-life lawmakers in dozens of states are apparently preparing for a day, maybe as early as this year, when legalized abortion is no longer the rule throughout the United States. Legislators in 34 states have introduced at least 175 abortion-related bills already in 2022, most of them pro-life, according to Americans United for Life (AUL). […]
Chicago pastor says ‘dinner tables’ key to racial reconciliation
Achieving racial reconciliation calls for building friendships over a meal, the audience for a Southern Baptist-sponsored conversation was told Wednesday (Feb. 23). In an online event hosted by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), four Southern Baptist panelists – including both the current SBC president and the convention’s only African American president – addressed […]
ERLC urges church cooperation with contract tracing
Churches should partner with government officials to fight the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) while receiving First Amendment protections as they cooperate, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission said in a new statement. The ERLC issued a document July 10 that provides guidance to church and civic leaders regarding the effort to protect […]