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Southern Baptist relief efforts battle cold, snow and ice

Until temperatures rise high enough and long enough to make roads more accessible, response to a winter storm stretching from Texas to the Northeast is going to have a more local focus, Southern Baptist leaders told Baptist Press, Monday (Jan. 26).
Faith

Arrests announced in Minneapolis church protest

At least three arrests have been made among those who disrupted a Southern Baptist church service Sunday, Jan. 18, to protest ICE activities in Minneapolis, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday morning (Jan. 22).
Ethics

Trump, pro-life leaders at odds in recent developments

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter today (Jan. 16) calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it.
National

SBC, state convention leadership searches continue across nation

Entities and organizations at various points in the search for their next leader responded to Baptist Press recently on the status of that process.
National

Tennessee Supreme Court hears defamation case against SBC, others

Tennessee Supreme Court justices sought clarity regarding the church autonomy doctrine Thursday (Jan. 8) in a case focused on the Southern Baptist Convention’s protocols to address claims of sexual abuse.
Faith

Baptist leaders urge hope, prayer for Venezuela after Maduro’s removal

As the U.S extraction of now-former President Nicólas Maduro brought widespread celebration among Venezuelans amid pockets of protest inside and outside the country, Baptist leaders are calling on others to keep the country in consistent prayer for peace now and in times ahead.
Ethics

Pro-life leaders respond as another abortion drug enters the market

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved another generic abortion drug, to much protest from pro-life advocates.
Faith

Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition arrives at Museum of the Bible

Dead Sea Scroll fragments and hundreds of other artifacts will be on display starting Nov. 22 at the Museum of the Bible’s “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition,” brought in partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority.
National

EC members discuss possibility of countersuit from messenger referral

Executive Committee members discussed the potential merits and risks of filing countersuits in cases with fraudulent claims of EC responsibility at their fall meeting on Sept. 23.
National

Pressley points Southern Baptists to unity, doctrinal stability

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 points.
Missouri

Iron supplements: senior adults seeing gains through weightlifting

Don Currence was 61 in 2017 when he made a health-conscious decision by adding another plate. That would be several plates, actually. At his age, the choice to take up powerlifting was a different path. But it’s one that Currence says has him feeling like a true athlete for the first time in his life as he approaches 70. 
National

ERLC trustees name presidential search team

Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group, Aug. 14, as the team to search for the entity’s next president.

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