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Senior adult VBS brings back fond memories for ‘young at heart’

Residents at the Ozark campus of the Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries in Missouri take part in an adult Vacation Bible School program. (Photo credit: The Pathway)

Senior adult VBS brings back fond memories for ‘young at heart’

July 3, 2024

By Vicki StampsThe Pathway The Ozark campus of the Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries in Missouri has found a way to reach the young at…

‘I will preach until I can’t preach anymore’: First MS evangelist inducted into Hall of Faith

The Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists inducted three people into the Southern Baptist Evangelists Hall of Faith on June 10 in Indianapolis. Inductees included (from left) Gary Bowlin, Sammy Tippet, and Jerry Drake. (Photo credit: Robin Cornetet)

‘I will preach until I can’t preach anymore’: First MS evangelist inducted into Hall of Faith

July 2, 2024

Two-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade overturn reminds of a ‘new beginning’ for pro-life movement

Two-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade overturn reminds of a ‘new beginning’ for pro-life movement

June 25, 2024

Mission:Dignity Sunday set for June 23

Mission:Dignity Sunday set for June 23

June 21, 2024

Distribution of ‘Essentials’ curriculum reaching thousands of churches … and counting

Members of the SBC's Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (from left) Brad Eubank, Kris Buckman, Josh Wester, and Jon Nelson speak with reporters after delivering their report to messengers June 11 in Indianapolis. (Photo credit: Sonya Singh)

Distribution of ‘Essentials’ curriculum reaching thousands of churches … and counting

June 19, 2024

Trump, pro-life leaders at
odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter 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. Trump’s terms in the White House have been consequential for the pro-life movement, to say the least. Shortly after taking office last year, he enforced the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding of abortions. He reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy. Perhaps most of all, the appointment of three pro-life Supreme Court justices in his first term led to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last week, however, the president said conservative Republicans need to be “flexible” regarding Hyde during across-the-aisle negotiations over health care. Hyde has factored in debates on Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired last year. Conservatives, of course, didn’t like the idea, which led the White House to walk back the president’s comments. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved another generic abortion drug last fall. Chemical abortions account for 63 percent of all abortions, per a 2023 study by the Guttmacher Institute. This week, it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood through Title X that had been withheld since last spring as part of a move by lawmakers to defund abortion providers for at least one year. Trump told reporters he was unaware of those disbursements. Hollingsworth described the Hyde Amendment as “not up for debate.”