The Illinois legislature on Friday moved to legalize recreational marijuana in a 66-47 vote in the State House. The bill now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has made legal pot a key component of his proposed budget. “Today’s outcome is disappointing, as it is a win for wealthy marijuana investors and a loss for […]
Southern Baptist membership at 30-year low
Giving is up amid declines in baptisms, membership, and worship attendance The most recent Annual Church Profile reports collected by the Southern Baptist Convention show continued decline in key markers, including a 3% decrease in baptisms from the previous year. And Christianity Today noted membership fell to 14.8 million in 2018, the lowest since 1987. […]
Hundreds baptized across Illinois in ‘One GRAND Month’
Pat Pajak gestures to a small piece of paper filled with neat script. Each line is the name of a different IBSA pastor or church that has called him to report baptisms in the month of April. On one car ride alone in the middle of the month, he talked to three leaders who were […]
State abortion laws take aim at Roe v. Wade
Pending: Illinois law to allow abortions through all nine months of pregnancy Several Southern states and Missouri became the latest to approve anti-abortion measures, with an ultimate goal of challenging Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Illinois lawmakers stepped up their efforts to move forward on a bill that would expand abortion […]
Out of the bubble, into the world
Today’s Christian college students are challenging a common misconception Spend any time on a Christian college campus and students there will probably fill you in on the major knock against their chosen school: it’s a bubble. The term is used to describe the sheltered environment that nurtures them while they’re in school, but may not […]
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