Update: Couple suing surrogate mother who refused abortion gain temporary custody of baby
A California couple who demanded that their baby’s surrogate mother abort their child has gained custody of their son since his birth and is now criticizing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for intervening in the surrogate mother’s pregnancy.
‘Night of terror’: Gang attacks Haiti church, slaughters 47 people as violence intensifies
Gang members massacred at least 47 people and injured about 22 others after gunning down people inside a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dozens more were kidnapped, many of them children, the United Nations and Amnesty International reported. The incident is thought to be one of the largest mass abductions in the nation in recent years.
University’s training claims religious liberty is ‘license to discriminate’
Does religious freedom really just give license to discriminate? A University of Georgia (UGA) training program claims it does.
First person: Navigating the digital wilderness with discernment
As Christians, we have a responsibility to exercise wisdom and discernment, especially when it comes to the things we post and share online, writes Tony Martin.
Your Voice: Practical ways to equip the next generation of ministers
By Phillip Slaughter We desperately need to equip more ministers if we want to replace those who are retiring or
‘Nothing like it’: Disaster Relief effort sustains 70-year-old farmer after flash flood
Terry Lamb opened his front door on the morning of July 11, he expected to see rain. Instead, he saw floodwater creeping toward his Tennessee house.
Baptists deploy disaster relief response after Bangladesh floods
When late-August flooding caused widespread damage, crop loss and displacement in southeast Bangladesh and in the neighboring Indian state of Tripura, Texans on Mission responded with funding for the Baptist aid organization in the area.
SBC Exec Comm to sell downtown building, create new department on abuse response
In an effort to help the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee rebound from ongoing financial struggles and growing legal expenses, the EC announced on Tuesday (Sept. 17) it was planning to sell its downtown Nashville building.