Executive Committee declines motion for expanded investigation Meeting in Nashville June 14, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted not to consider a proposed motion for a separate task force and expanded investigation into its handling of sexual abuse in SBC churches. But messengers to the convention could consider action related to the investigation when […]
SBC tensions heightened ahead of Nashville meeting
Pastors call for investigation of claims in Moore’s leaked letters Two SBC pastors plan to bring a motion at next week’s annual meeting in Nashville to request a third-party investigation of charges that some Baptist leaders inhibited reform on sexual abuse and attempted to silence former Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) President Russell Moore […]
The Briefing: Baptists pray for upcoming meeting
Largest attendance in 25 years expected in Nashville Southern Baptist Convention leader Ronnie Floyd tweeted last week that 13,100 messengers are pre-registered for the denomination’s annual meeting June 15-16. The last time the SBC reported a registration number over 13,000 was the 1996 annual meeting in New Orleans. Baptist leaders are focusing on prayer ahead […]
Illinois House approves sex ed bill
A controversial sex education bill passed in the House May 28 and now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his signature. The bill, named the “Keeping Youth Healthy and Safe Bill” by its proponents, allows parents to opt out of the curriculum for their students, and school districts may also decide not to teach the […]
High Court to hear ‘landmark’ case on abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could have a significant impact on states’ abortion laws, and pose a challenge to the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the practice nationwide. In their term that begins in October, the High Court will consider whether Mississippi can ban abortions before an […]
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