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EC continues abuse reforms, vows to ‘enhance transparency’ in entity reporting

Shown are newly elected SBC Executive Committee officers and standing committee chairs. Back row (from left): Adam Wyatt, Todd Styles, Tony Dockery, and Philip J. Robertson; front row (from left): Carolyn Fountain, Nancy Spalding, and Mollie Duddleston. (Photo credit: Sonya Singh)

EC continues abuse reforms, vows to ‘enhance transparency’ in entity reporting

June 12, 2024

By Baptist Press and Tony Martin Increasing financial transparency, combatting sexual abuse and electing a new slate of officers were among highlights of the SBC…

Mississippi Baptists co-sponsor sexual abuse prevention luncheon at Southern Baptist Convention

Greg Love leads a discussion during the MinistrySafe luncheon at the Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis on June 11. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Mississippi Baptists co-sponsor sexual abuse prevention luncheon at Southern Baptist Convention

June 11, 2024

SBC presidential nominees share views on variety of topics

Former SBC presidents pray over current nominees at the conclusion of the June 10 presidential forum. (Photo credit: The Baptist Paper)

SBC presidential nominees share views on variety of topics

June 11, 2024

WCU launches new undergraduate scholarship for NAMB families, students

North American Mission Board and William Carey University leaders gather for the scholarship announcement June 10 at the SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis (Photo credit: WCU staff)

WCU launches new undergraduate scholarship for NAMB families, students

June 11, 2024

Pay attention to God’s ‘warning lights,’ Orr urges in opening session of 2024 SBC Pastors Conference

Bartholomew Orr, pastor of Brown Missionary Baptist Church, Southaven, delivers a sermon during the first session of the 2024 SBC Pastors Conference on June 9 in Indianapolis. (Photo Credit: The Baptist Paper)

Pay attention to God’s ‘warning lights,’ Orr urges in opening session of 2024 SBC Pastors Conference

June 10, 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.”