As the Illinois General Assembly meets in session at the Capitol, legislators could consider at any time House Bill 40, which reinstates taxpayer-funded abortions for Medicaid recipients and adds abortion coverage to state employees’ insurance plans Read…
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Church sues City of Chicago for limiting building use
An IBSA church has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago, which is enforcing a zoning ordinance that won’t allow the church to purchase its building near the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. “Agonizing” is how Nathan Carter, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, described the decision to either seek other meeting space or file […]
Statement seeks to bring unity and peace to SBC
A statement on seeking unity in the Southern Baptist Convention has been well-received after controversy over statements made during the 2016 presidential election by Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, led to division in the Convention. The statements were factors in causing some churches, including Dallas area Prestonwood Baptist Church, pastored […]
Illinois Senate Bill raises religious liberty concerns for clergy
A bill working its way through the Illinois Senate proposes mandatory training for clergy to recognize signs of child abuse is causing concern among religious liberty advocates. Senate Bill 912, the Abused Child-Reporter Training Bill, mandates anyone who is a designated reporter of abused children (teachers, physicians, clergy) as deemed by the Abused and Neglected […]
SBC News Gaines addresses controversy; Platt apologizes, Texas megachurch withholds funds
Controversies involving the ERLC, the IMB, and the Trump administration arose at an annual meeting of SBC state convention executive directors and Southern Baptist newspaper editors in mid-February. Read…
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