Supreme Court upholds TN law banning transgender hormone therapies for minors
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 18 in favor of a Tennessee law banning medical treatments and procedures, including puberty blockers, for transgender adolescents seeking gender transition.
Searching for Truth in true crime: How one former detective points troubled world to Christ
Are there things Christians can learn in a small-group Bible study from a decades-old murder? Former Los Angeles cold-case detective J. Warner Wallace — now an author, speaker and apologetics expert — believes so.
Bus accident draws renewed focus on Minsk church
The pastor of a church in Belarus repeatedly targeted by government entities now faces more actions following a bus accident apparently caused by road conditions.
Terry shares personal journey, practical help in new book on grief
When Bob Terry’s wife, Eleanor, died in 1998 following a car accident in South Africa, he began a journey with
Louisiana library staff firing highlights growing concern of contradictory personnel policies
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library internal policy describes those “welcomed, accepted and respected” as covering “religious preference” as well as “gender identity or expression.” The policy also states employees have the right to be addressed by their preferred pronouns, but it does not address what to do if that right conflicts with another employee’s religious beliefs. Public libraries are subject to federal, state and local laws — and in many cases navigating how that plays out can be somewhat muddy when the wording of various laws conflict.
Back-to-school outreach blesses underserved communities
Some 700 students across Floyd and Polk counties received backpacks filled with school supplies, and the hope of the gospel, thanks to a local partnership between 34 churches of the Floyd County Baptist Association, Mission Georgia, and Community Church Ministry.
Afghanistan tops list of most dangerous countries for Christians
Afghanistan has moved to the top of the list of countries where Christians suffer the most persecution for their faith,
New England, European Baptists enjoy ‘like-minded’ connection partnering with IMB
“New England has a similar cultural context to Europe,” according to a northeast Baptist leader …