In a vote May 31, the Illinois Senate approved legislation to expand abortion in the state. The Reproductive Health Act, SB 25, passed by the House May 28, now goes to Gov. JB Pritzker who has said he will sign it when it reaches his desk. Pritzker released a statement hailing the bill’s passage in […]
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Candidates named for SBC office
Editor’s note: Updated May 29 to include Kathy Litton’s nomination for SBC recording secretary. With less than a month before Baptists convene for their 2019 annual meeting, several candidates have announced their intent to run for denominational office. J.D. Greear (right) will be nominated for a second one-year term as SBC president, Pennsylvania pastor K. […]
Dew nominated to lead New Orleans Seminary
The presidential search team for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary announced May 20 that James K. “Jamie” Dew Jr. will be nominated to lead the institution. Dew is currently vice president for undergraduate studies and distance learning at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. The search committee will present him to the full trustee board […]
Bans target Roe, but not in Illinois
New abortion laws aim for high court review. But will it work? America | State legislatures in the South and Midwest have adopted a series of laws limiting abortion this year, including the nation’s most restrictive abortion law in Alabama. Meanwhile, some Illinois lawmakers continued to push what has been called the country’s most extreme […]
Pastor arrested; charged with ‘grooming’
Thompsonville | John J. Robinson, 55, was arrested May 20 for one count of grooming, defined as using an online service or electronic storage device to seduce, solicit, or lure a child into committing a sexual act. Grooming is a class 4 felony. Robinson is principal of Thompsonville High School and has served bivocationally as […]
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