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LIFEWAY RESEARCH: Pastors’ greatest needs identified

LIFEWAY RESEARCH: Pastors’ greatest needs identified

February 8, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 2022 Greatest Needs of Pastors study by LifeWay Research revealed that U.S. Protestant pastors believe developing leaders and connecting with people…

McLaurin named interim head of SBC Executive Committee

TAKING THE HELM – William McLaurin, a vice president at the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in Nashville, was tapped Feb. 1 to lead the committee while members search for a permanent replacement for Ronnie Floyd, who resigned in October. (Photo credit: Kentucky Today/Robin Cornetet)

McLaurin named interim head of SBC Executive Committee

February 3, 2022

China’s communist government to crack down on online religious content after Olympics; FBI advises not to use personal electronic devices during Games

China’s communist government to crack down on online religious content after Olympics; FBI advises not to use personal electronic devices during Games

February 2, 2022

GuideStone releases 2022 version of Minister’s Tax Guide

GuideStone releases 2022 version of Minister’s Tax Guide

February 2, 2022

ERLC to discuss Chinese atrocities ahead of Winter Olympics

January 31, 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.”