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Two national reports expected today in SBC life

More than 200 gathered for the January Board Meeting at National WMU’s office in Birmingham. Sunday morning’s schedule included a time of worship. (Photo credit: Sarah Goff/National WMU)

Two national reports expected today in SBC life

January 8, 2024

By Jennifer RashThe Baptist Paper More than 200 Woman’s Missionary Union state executive directors and presidents, along with other state WMU representatives and the national…

‘Clear calls to action’: 350 students make salvation decisions at GA amusement park

(Photo credit: Christian Index)

‘Clear calls to action’: 350 students make salvation decisions at GA amusement park

January 5, 2024

Junior Hill, ‘country preacher’ embraced by the SBC, dies

Junior Hill (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

Junior Hill, ‘country preacher’ embraced by the SBC, dies

January 3, 2024

Baptist partners in Japan ready to respond to earthquake damage

Baptist partners in Japan ready to respond to earthquake damage

January 3, 2024

International church reaches refugees in “the most diverse square mile in America”

Vision Journey participants visit with a Christian Pakistani family during a trip to Clarkston, Georgia. Missions Mobilization offers opportunities to go on Vision Journeys such as this one throughout the year. (Photo credit: Chad McCord)

International church reaches refugees in “the most diverse square mile in America”

December 20, 2023

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.”