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Former SBC president files lawsuit over sexual assault allegation

LAWSUIT FILED – Former two-term Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Johnny Hunt filed a lawsuit March 17 against the SBC, the SBC Executive Committee, and the author of a 2022 report on sexual abuse in the SBC. (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

Former SBC president files lawsuit over sexual assault allegation

March 22, 2023

NASHVILLE (BP and local reports) – Longtime Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) pastor and former two-term President Johnny Hunt has filed a federal lawsuit against the…

Wicker: Russia ‘one of worst violators’ of religious freedom

SAVED – After receiving care at a Send Relief medical clinic, a Ukrainian refugee from the war and her daughter accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. (Photo credit: Send Relief)

Wicker: Russia ‘one of worst violators’ of religious freedom

March 16, 2023

‘Jesus Movement’ brought young Southern Baptists to Christ

JESUS MOVEMENT – Preston Nix (second from left), currently a professor at New Orleans Seminary, was a part of a Christian musical group during the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

‘Jesus Movement’ brought young Southern Baptists to Christ

March 14, 2023

LifeWay Research: Authority of Scripture still ‘foundational’

LifeWay Research: Authority of Scripture still ‘foundational’

March 14, 2023

Okla. Baptists help send marijuana legalization down to defeat

‘NO’ TO MARIJUANA – A Podcast episode produced by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma featured pastors Kenny Mossman (left) of First Church, Carnegie, and Jeremy Smith of Eastwood Church, Midwest City, expressing their opposition to the State Question 820 special election on March 7 that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state. (Video credit: Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma)

Okla. Baptists help send marijuana legalization down to defeat

March 9, 2023

GuideStone, ERLC applaud
Senate’s passage of Clergy Act
DALLAS — The U.S. Senate passed the Clergy Act Wednesday (Sept. 30), which sends the legislation to President Donald Trump for consideration. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the act in April. GuideStone Financial Resources applauded passage of the bipartisan bill that would provide eligible ministers who previously opted out of Social Security with a limited opportunity to elect future participation in the program. If the president signs it, the Clergy Act will take effect in 2029. The Clergy Act was co-sponsored in the House by Republican Vince Fong and Democrat Mike Thompson (both of California) and in the Senate by Republican Katie Britt (Alabama) and Democrat Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire). “Our faith leaders give everything to their communities … across our nation,” Fong said. “They deserve financial security in return. The Clergy Act gives clergy members who previously opted out of Social Security the opportunity to re-enroll and take control of their financial future. I am incredibly proud this legislation passed both chambers with strong bipartisan support, and I look forward to President Trump signing it into law. Thank you to Senator Britt for getting this across the finish line. It’s a monumental step towards taking care of the people who take care of our communities.”