Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was the swing vote once again in a 5-4 decision that struck down a Louisiana law requiring doctors and others who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within a 30-mile radius. The majority of the Court found the law to be unconstitutional by placing an undue […]
COVID made me plant a garden
When the COVID-19 stay-at-home order was first issued in mid-March, I thought we might all be home for few weeks and then things would start going back to normal. As April faded into May with no “normal” in sight, it dawned on me it would be a long summer. I determined to make the best […]
Equality Act blocked in Senate
The Equality Act was blocked from coming up for a vote in the U.S. Senate by Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) on June 19. The bill passed in the House last year by a vote of 236-173, with a party line vote by Democrats joined by eight Republicans. The bill would add protections for gender identity […]
Slow return for worshipers as state enters next phase of reopening
As the state gradually reopens amid looser COVID-19 restrictions, Southern Baptist churches are relaunching in-person gatherings too, and pacing reopening to meet unique needs in their congregations and communities. All four regions of the state are scheduled to enter phase 4 of the “Restore Illinois” plan on June 26, meaning gatherings can expand to 50 […]
Churches question impact of Court’s LGBT ruling disconnecting sex from biology
Christians and conservatives are grappling with what the Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, which extended civil rights to the LGBT community, will mean for churches and religious institutions. The 6-3 decision, handed down June 15, referenced Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts which was signed into law in 1964. Title VII […]
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