April 27, 2018 Stories

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Army chaplain fights charge of unlawful discrimination

Southern Baptist chaplain Jerry Scott Squires is fighting a U.S. Army investigator’s charge of unlawful discrimination for refusing to preside over a marriage retreat including same-sex couples.
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‘I Can Only Imagine,’ starring a Missouri native, still strong in sixth week

The MercyMe faith biopic “I Can Only Imagine” continues to draw strong audiences nearly six weeks after its debut, grossing $79.4 million.
National

Raytown pastor encourages prayer, unity after clergy members meet with Mike Pence

Prayer for America's leaders and reports of a pastors' meeting with Vice President Mike Pence were among the components of worship in some Southern Baptist churches April 15.
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IMB presidential nominations accepted through May 15

The IMB’s Presidential Search Committee is accepting nominations for the agency’s next president. The committee, chaired by Chuck Pourciau, senior pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana, released the following statement April 12, 2018.
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MBC nominating committee seeking profiles

Missouri

‘Freedom From Religion’ group brags after ‘proselytizer’ barred from school

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has successfully gotten a “proselytizer” barred from a Missouri school district. The Winconsin-based atheist group  objected to an invitation from Bolivar High School (Missouri) to Bob Holmes, the “one man volleyball team.”
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Reflections and what we must learn

As we gathered in Nashville for the called special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, it felt more like a wake. Never in our Southern Baptist history has anyone resigned the post of president of the EC because of “a morally inappropriate relationship.”

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