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Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says

RaShan Frost, director of research at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and teaching pastor at Centerpoint Church, North Charleston, S.C., addresses the Summit on Sports Gambling at Travis Avenue Church, Fort Worth, on April 7.

Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says

April 8, 2025

By Ken CampBaptist Standard FORT WORTH, Texas — Sports gambling feeds on greed and thrives on the exploitation of the vulnerable, Baptist pastor and former…

Diverse ethnic SBC fellowships issue joint statement on immigration

Diverse ethnic SBC fellowships issue joint statement on immigration

April 8, 2025

Major earthquake in Myanmar spurs Send Relief response

(Photo credit: Send Relief)

Major earthquake in Myanmar spurs Send Relief response

April 1, 2025

Apology to former pastor brings restoration to hurting church

Bethlehem Church, Fairburn, Ga.

Apology to former pastor brings restoration to hurting church

March 24, 2025

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief responds to weekend storms

Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief workers prepare meals to aid those responding to and affected by wildfires. (Photo credit: Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Facebook)

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief responds to weekend storms

March 17, 2025

Barna report highlights
openness to faith among
Americans who reject God
A surprising openness to faith among Americans who currently reject God has been shared in a new report from George Barna, director of research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. The American Worldview Inventory 2025, titled “Millions Admit They Could Be Persuaded That God Exists — Under the Right Conditions,” finds that one-third of doubters are “completely open” to belief if approached with a credible, personal explanation, Barna shared in a released statement. An additional 38% “might be open” — totaling over 50 million spiritually restless Americans. Shockingly, 40% of those who reject God still identify as Christians, the report said. Many attend church or read the Bible, Barna noted, yet deny the God they engage with. Most rejections of spiritual authority, he said, occur before age 22, highlighting the critical role of early worldview development. — The Baptist Paper