July 16, 2014 Stories

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BREAKING: Bill to overturn Hobby Lobby decision on abortifacients stalls in Senate

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats to erode the religious liberty of Americans who object to abortion-inducing drugs or contraception has stalled. The Democrat-controlled body voted 56-43 to pass the bill, which would require business owners to offer contraceptives, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs to their employees with no co-pay, regardless of their religious views. However, the measure needed 60 votes to proceed, due to Senate cloture rules.
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New book: Is there hope for ‘God less America’?

Franklin Graham once said, “I believe that a time is fast approaching – I think it will be in my lifetime – when the preaching of the gospel is referred to as hate speech.” And Todd Starnes couldn’t agree more. This latest collection of stories from the front lines of the battle for religious liberty hit book stands just last month. He has compiled some of these stories in God Less America, his latest book release that serves as a wake-up call to Americans. More specifically directed at people of the Christian faith, Starnes wrote God Less America to bring to light what is happening in our country.
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At 275th anniversary, church receives founder’s book

At a 275th anniversary celebration, a church received a rare gift: a book from 1764 containing a handwritten note from the church’s founding pastor.
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SBC bivo, small church pastors gather for fellowship

Some 200 Southern Baptist bivocational and small church pastors and their families gathered for fellowship, lunch, networking and encouragement on the final day of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting in Baltimore, June 11. The SBC Executive Committee, the North American Mission Board and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary partnered to sponsor the event.
Missouri

Faith, fun converge at Super Summer

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Far more than a political issue

“This is as close as a Southern Baptist gets to dancing in the streets for joy.” That was how Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), described the news that Hobby Lobby had prevailed in its fight.

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