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Baptists and a new, ‘blue’ White House

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Ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration, evangelicals are preparing for a chillier relationship with the Biden administration due to the President-elect’s positions on abortion, LGBTQ matters, and other issues on which evangelicals and the President-elect hold vastly different views. Additionally, violence at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 increased tensions across the nation, including among Christians who continue […]

Vote delayed on controversial new teaching standards

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The Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) was expected to vote during the General Assembly’s lame duck session on whether to uphold or reject controversial new teaching standards some say would require teachers to abandon their religious beliefs. Now the vote has been put on hold. At a Dec. 16 JCAR meeting, […]

Controversial new standards proposed for Illinois teachers

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Springfield | The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has proposed a new set of rules some say would require teachers to abandon their religious beliefs. The “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading” standards touch on issues such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and race-based privilege in what supporters call an effort to encourage support for […]

Messengers approve 4 resolutions

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Messengers to the 114th IBSA Annual Meeting passed four resolutions as brought by the Resolutions and Christian Life Committee Nov. 4 at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Decatur. Topics included support for Baptist Children’s Home and Family Service’s new pregnancy resource clinic, parental rights, appreciation to the host church, and unity in the church, community, and […]

BFI launches new stewardship study

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Reporting to messengers in Decatur, the Baptist Foundation of Illinois announced it has earned accreditation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). The Foundation also has produced a new biblical stewardship study, Executive Director Doug Morrow said in his report at the IBSA Annual Meeting. Morrow (pictured above) said the ECFA membership “recognizes BFI’s […]