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Supreme Court pauses California law that endangers parental rights
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (350+ words) WASHINGTON (BP) " The U.S. Supreme Court issued a win for parental rights Monday (March 2) when it blocked, for now, a California state law that bans automatic notification of parents if their child changes pronouns or gender expression at school. A federal…...
Church of England abandons pursuit of spiritual blessings for same-sex couples
2+ week, 1+ day ago (489+ words) LONDON (BP) " The Church of England has abandoned a three-year effort to establish church blessings for same-sex couples after voting in early 2023 to pursue such ceremonies, the church reported. The Anglican denomination continues to reject gay marriage, a decision it…...
Supreme Court hears cases of transgender athletes
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1349+ words) WASHINGTON (BP) " The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday (Jan.13) in two cases regarding state laws seeking to clarify competition in sports according to biological sex. Both cases (West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox) involve biological males challenging state laws which…...
U.S. judge halts California policy withholding students’ gender confusion from parents
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (327+ words) SAN DIEGO, Calif. (BP) " A federal district judge has blocked a 2025 California policy that limited teachers" rights to inform parents when their children suffer gender confusion at school. In a class-action lawsuit initiated by two teachers who cited their Christianity…...
Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) Among the new cases the justices are expected to consider is a longshot appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis had…...
ACP analysis reveals areas of decline, growth in SBC
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (1017+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. " The average Southern Baptist church is likely an older, small Southern church. If you want to find a growing congregation, however, you might need to look for a new, larger church " or even one in the Northeast. Recent…...
Supreme Court to hear 'conversion therapy' ban case next week
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (339+ words) WASHINGTON (BP) " The case of a Colorado counselor's right to express her faith values while discussing issues such as same-sex attraction and gender identity with adolescents will appear before the Supreme Court next Tuesday, Oct. 7. Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor,…...
Inspired by seminary instruction, SWBTS alumni start family discipling ministry
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (844+ words) Dallas and Martha Harvey speak at a recent Family Ministry Luncheon at Southwestern. FORT WORTH, Texas " When Dallas and Martha Harvey packed up their life in New Jersey to move to Fort Worth so that Dallas could begin pursuing his…...
Iorg exhorts renewed financial cooperation, urges rejection of ‘expressive individualism’
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (279+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " Southern Baptists need to recommit to Cooperative Program giving that embraces shared theological beliefs while accepting various differences among fellow churches, Jeff Iorg told the Executive Committee during its meeting Sept. 22-23 in Nashville. Iorg, president and CEO of…...
Pressley points EC members to unity, doctrinal stability
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (492+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated.NASHVILLE (BP) " SBC President Clint Pressley urged Southern Baptists toward unity in his report to Executive Committee members, even referencing a recent online callout between two seminary presidents to make one of his…...