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LIFEWAY RESEARCH: Survey offers snapshot of church life during pandemic

LIFEWAY RESEARCH: Survey offers snapshot of church life during pandemic

March 23, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Special and local reports) – Protestant churchgoers expressed satisfaction overall with how their church has responded to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic since the…

Parents’ last resort decision turned around with faithful giving by Southern Baptists

Parents’ last resort decision turned around with faithful giving by Southern Baptists

March 23, 2021

International Mission Board’s videos highlight missions stats

International Mission Board’s videos highlight missions stats

March 22, 2021

Mississippi Baptist pastor Durbin to be nominated at SBC annual meeting

Mississippi Baptist pastor Durbin to be nominated at SBC annual meeting

March 19, 2021

Georgia church releases statement after member is suspected in massacre that left eight people dead

ACCUSED SHOOTER – Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested March 16 for allegedly shooting eight people to death across two counties in Georgia earlier that day. Long, who told investigators he was headed to Florida, led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase before his vehicle was disabled. (Photos courtesy of Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia)

Georgia church releases statement after member is suspected in massacre that left eight people dead

March 18, 2021

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.”