Editor’s note: Each year, the Illinois Baptist team explores the trends that shaped 2018, and forecasts their effect on the coming year. Christians remain one of the most persecuted religious groups in the world, according to watchdog group Open Doors. On average, 255 are killed every month, 160 are imprisoned, 104 are abducted, and 66 […]
Religious Liberty
Chicago church nears building purchase
Illinois Baptist pastor Nathan Carter will be part of a panel discussion on the rights of churches Sept. 25 in Chicago. The discussion will focus on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), a law designed to protect churches dealing with land usage and zoning issues. Carter and his church, Immanuel Baptist, are […]
Abortion draws spotlight at Kavanaugh hearings
Abortion drew the spotlight Sept. 4 as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings opened for judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. The Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of California, expressed concern about Kavanaugh’s seeming willingness to restrict abortion rights, and more than 30 […]
Baker back in court
Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who found favor with the Supreme Court this summer after he refused to create a cake for a same-sex wedding ceremony, is again being cited by his state’s Civil Rights Commission—this time for refusing to create a birthday cake celebrating a transgender attorney’s transition from a male to female identity. Alliance […]
Pregnancy centers protect mission Pro-life advocates in Illinois file brief on their behalf
More than 20 pregnancy centers in Illinois have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of California pregnancy centers that are facing a challenge to their mission to provide abortion alternatives. Read…
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