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Kirk’s death hits home for Illinois eyewitness

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A young man from Illinois was sitting in the front row when Charlie Kirk was shot and killed. He saw everything. “I wasn’t necessarily drawn to that rally because of the politics,” he said. “There’s a lot of hate generated with debating and from both sides. But I just wanted to support a Christian man […]

Illinois native Charlie Kirk mourned by SBC leaders

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Southern Baptist leaders from across the nation responded to the shooting death of political activist and influencer Charlie Kirk at a Utah student rally Sept. 10. And from Illinois, pro-life leaders pointed to his Illinois origins while mourning his death. Kirk was shot by a gunman atop an administration building at Utah Valley University, about […]

Focus on the Family founder James C. Dobson dies

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James C. Dobson — founder of Focus on the Family, one of the world’s largest faith-based organizations — died Aug. 21. He was 89. Dobson founded Colorado-based Focus on the Family in 1977 with the vision of strengthening marriages and parenting. He wrote more than 70 books, many of which are still widely read today. His […]

5 victories for Baptist values

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Washington, D.C.  | Schools are preparing for parents to remove their children from gay-oriented lessons, as the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their right to “opt-out” of the classes. That was one of five rulings by the Court that favored Southern Baptist values. The Court ruled that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md., have […]

Illinois drops to third in ‘freedoms’ survey

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It may not be surprising that Illinois dropped three spots in a new survey of the states and how well they protect religious freedom. What’s probably surprising in Baptist circles is that Illinois was in first place in the first place. A conservative legal organization ranks states’ legal safeguards of religious freedoms based on 47 […]