These recent days in American life have truly been difficult. We have witnessed with our own eyes, in the streets of one of our major cities, a black man being murdered slowly and cruelly. Over the course of a long eight minutes, George Floyd cried out for help and mercy while a white police officer […]
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Chicago pastors stand for justice, against violence
After a weekend of unrest in his city, Ron Gray stood on Monday morning with a group of fellow pastors in front of the only grocery store in their neighborhood. The Jewel Osco had survived the worst of the looting, with some groceries stolen and the windows broken out. The local pastors were there to […]
Ronnie Floyd, pastors urge prayer, Gospel outreach as outrage grows over George Floyd’s death
Minneapolis | Southern Baptist leaders are lamenting the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer used a knee to pin his neck to the pavement for several minutes. Floyd had repeatedly said he could not breathe. “I am disturbed, brokenhearted, and deeply grieved when I see […]
Pro-life advocates protest new clinic
Waukegan | As non-essential businesses remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Planned Parenthood opened a new clinic in northern Illinois. The clinic is the organization’s 19th in Illinois and, like its predecessor in Fairview Heights, was built in secret. The Waukegan Health Center is located within a 1.5-mile radius of both a middle and […]
Attorney advises church volunteers to take mandated reporter training
Illinois | Changes passed in 2019 to the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and made law this year have left church leaders confused over who is required to complete mandated reported training. Prior to the changes, within churches, only pastors were mandated reporters required to complete online training provided by the Illinois Department […]
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