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Ukraine Baptists preparing for fallout from war with Russia

Ukraine Baptists preparing for fallout from war with Russia

February 28, 2022

LVIV, Ukraine (BP and local reports) – A Southwestern Seminary (SWBTS) graduate who now leads a seminary in Ukraine has told Baptist Press that Baptists…

SBC Executive Committee admits ‘failures’ addressing abuse report

SBC Executive Committee admits ‘failures’ addressing abuse report

February 24, 2022

Mississippi Baptists make special gift to Lottie

SUPPORTING MISSIONS — Shawn Parker (at podium, right), executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, presents a check for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in the amount of $718,450 to Paul Chitwood, president of Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board (IMB) in Richmond, Va., during the Missions Mobilization Weekend in late January at First Church, Pascagoula. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Mississippi Baptists make special gift to Lottie

February 21, 2022

Pro-lifers, some states looking to take quick action if U.S. Supreme Court strikes down abortion based on Mississippi case

PRO-LIFERS GATHER – Supporters of the pro-life movement congregate on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1 as the oral hearing for the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case from Mississippi is conducted inside. (Photo credit: Rena Schild/Shutterstock.com)

Pro-lifers, some states looking to take quick action if U.S. Supreme Court strikes down abortion based on Mississippi case

February 18, 2022

Federal judge rules for victims, survivors of Texas church massacre

NEW HOME – Worshippers at First Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas, enter the new building constructed after the 2017 mass shooting that killed 26 churchgoers in the original sanctuary. (Photo credit: North American Mission Board)

Federal judge rules for victims, survivors of Texas church massacre

February 11, 2022

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.”