1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (405+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. – Luke Ash, a bi-vocational pastor with Stevendale Baptist Church, has filed a lawsuit against the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system for violating his First Amendment right of religious liberty and for denying him protection against religious…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (671+ words) WASHINGTON (BP) – A Supreme Court ruling today over two cases out of Idaho and West Virginia upheld the rights of schools to determine gender according to biological sex, and not by gender identity, when it comes to sports. The West…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (576+ words) Every June, television airwaves, business storefronts and social media are flooded with messages celebrating LGBTQ “Pride Month,” a challenging time for Southern Baptists who uphold the integrity of marriage between one man and one woman in a covenant relationship. The…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1143+ words) PLAINVIEW — During its May meeting, the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board heard reports concerning the relationship between Baylor University and the convention, as well as budgetary concerns expected to have a significant impact within the next couple of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (519+ words) ORLANDO (BP) – Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler announced his intention today (May 18) to propose an amendment to Article III of the SBC Constitution that, he said, “would make clear” how cooperating Southern Baptist churches will view the role…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (544+ words) In 2019, Colorado enacted a law that banned counselors from speaking about gender and sexuality to clients under 18 unless the counselors affirm the minors’ gender and/or sexuality confusion. Kaley Chiles is a licensed counselor in Colorado, and she talks to…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (480+ words) WASHINGTON (BP) – A federal appeals court should have applied a different level of scrutiny to determine whether a Colorado law infringed on a Christian counselor’s protected speech, the Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 vote on March 31. Kaley Chiles, a licensed…...

4+ mon, 3+ week 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…...

5+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

6+ mon, 2+ 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…...