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Bills criminalizing protests during worship services proceed through states

A bill that passed the Alabama House of Representatives on Feb. 24 and criminalizes disrupting a worship service is one of several that states are considering after a protest inside a Southern Baptist church last month.
Policy

Trump talks faith, gender transitions, IVF in State of the Union

The contemporary revival of American society includes revivals of faith and traditional morality, President Donald Trump said Feb. 24 in his State of the Union address.
Ethics

Major medical group comes out against gender transition for minors

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has issued a statement recommending its members delay gender-reassignment surgeries for patients until the age of 19.
Missouri

HLGU legal settlement secures right of Christians to establish schools that reflect faith

Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) announced, Feb. 6, the resolution of its federal lawsuit against the Department of Education. This landmark settlement protects the constitutional right of Baptists to establish and maintain schools that reflect their faith, doctrine and values, without being forced to abandon their commitments to provide affordable education.
Ethics

International adoptions resume on case-by-case approval basis under new exception

International adoptions that were halted for about 300 U.S. families can resume on a case-by-case approval basis after the U.S. State Department granted a National Interest Exception impacting immigrant adoptees from more than 70 countries.
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.
Ethics

U.S. Supreme Court hears cases of transgender athletes

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 barred them from competing on female sports teams.
Missouri

MBC’s Vance calls state leaders to depend on God, walk in humility, integrity and wisdom

Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Wesley Vance called the state’s political leaders to depend on God and walk in wisdom, integrity and humility as they serve Missourians.
Missouri

‘We’re going to save lives’: Sen. Schnelting, MBC’s Fowler discuss 2026 pro-life ballot measure

Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director Wes Fowler sat down with state Senator Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles) on Jan. 7 for a public dialogue about a Missouri ballot initiative that will aim this fall to restore pro-life protections to the state’s Constitution.
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.

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