Maine bans 'conversion therapy' for minors | Baptist Press
Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law Wednesday (May 29) that reportedly prohibits so-called "conversion therapy" for minors struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction.
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WMU street ministry shines light in prostitution zone | Baptist Press
A small group of volunteers gathers two nights a month in south Richmond, Va., to walk a mile-long strip of the city and minister to prostitutes and others they cross paths with along the way. Some might say this isn't your typical Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) ministry project.
America's 'Explicit Covenant with God': How a Nation Pledged to God Can Save a World or Lose It
Covenants are viewed as the most sacred and binding of deals – an oath that's never to be broken. America's earliest settlers made a covenant with God to serve and proclaim Him throughout the earth. These days, however, Americans appear to have forgotten this covenant and that can have dire consequences.
Pro-life clinic sues Connecticut city, says abortion sign ordinance is ‘unlawful discrimination’
A faith-based pro-life pregnancy care center is asking HHS to stop a Connecticut city from engaging in what it calls unlawful discrimination through a new ordinance aimed at them for refusing to ...
Retired pastor sues senior living facility that threatened to evict him for holding Bible study
A Virginia senior living facility is facing a federal lawsuit after threatening to evict a retired Lutheran pastor and his wife for leading a Bible study in their own apartment
Do religious couples have happier marriages? Multi-nation reports finds it's complicated
Certain secular progressive couples and religious conservative couples are the most satisfied with their relationships, according to a new report
FBI honors Baptist ministry for human-trafficking work | Baptist Press
Earlier this month FBI Director Christopher Wray presented the Baptist Friendship House of New Orleans with its distinguished 2018 Director's Community Leadership Award for its work in fighting human trafficking.
Refugee crisis: IMB's Chitwood goes to Capitol Hill | Baptist Press
Only days after witnessing Venezuelan refugees' plight on the Colombia border, and mere weeks after praying with refugees in Uganda, International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood traveled to Capitol Hill Thursday (May 16) to discuss the global refugee crises with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Analysis: Which state pro-life laws could arrive at the Supreme Court
With a Supreme Court considered favorable to the pro-life cause and a total of more than 100 Trump nominees in the federal court system, states have been flooding the books with pro-life legislation, in the hope of winning significant victories nationwide.
Georgia’s New ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill, Explained
Georgia is expected to become the fourth state to prohibit abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
