Three Teens in Custody Accused of Two-Day Shooting Spree in Austin
In this image taken from video, emergency cervices work on a site of a shooting in Austin, Texas, May 17, 2026. Associated Press / KVUE Loading the Audio...
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Pastor Reveals Grandson Accused of Killing Wife, 4 Kids Struggled with Mental Illness
Three days after his grandson allegedly murdered his wife and four children in their home on Thursday night, Allan Kendrick, lead pastor of Oasis of Praise Church in Bessemer, Alabama, revealed how ...
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Homeless Ministry Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Hiring Rights
The mission asked for an injunction preventing the state from punishing it for discrimination if it hires only those who share is beliefs.
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The Next Baptist President of the United States?
This issue of A Public Witness details the religious background of Kamala Harris, now one of the two leading contenders to be the 47th president of the United States.
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Kansas, Missouri Clergy Argue Rise of White Christian Nationalism Poses Threat to Democracy
Advocates of reconciliation and unity gather at the fourth of seven events scheduled from April through October in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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Trump on assassination attempt: ‘I had God on my side’
Former President Donald Trump proclaimed that he had God on his side as he reflected on the assassination attempt that nearly took his life last weekend in a speech that also included a promise to keep men from competing in women's sports.
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Trump reflects on assassination attempt in RNC speech: ‘I had God on my side’
Former President Donald Trump proclaimed that he had God on his side as he reflected on the assassination attempt that almost took his life last weekend
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EXPLAINER: The perils of abortion tourism | Baptist Press
The “Hyde family” of amendments are provisions included in annual government spending bills, known as appropriations bills, that prevent the use of federal funding for abortions. In recent years, the Biden administration has sought to bypass this group of provisions through funding the cost to travel across state lines for the…
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The Bible According to the RNC
This issue of A Public Witness looks at the numerous scriptural references peppered into the speeches at this week’s Republican National Convention in order to protect against partisan exploitation of holy texts.
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Victim of Trump rally shooting went to church every Sunday
Corey Comperatore, the 50-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, who was killed during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a political rally, went to church every Sunday and loved his family and community, Gov. Josh Shapiro said at a press conference.
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SBTC DR shows up day after storm, allowing church to be ‘beacon of light’ | Baptist Press
LEVELLAND, Texas (BP) – The small Levelland church of about 75 had been praying for a way to serve its Hockley County community, 30 miles west of Lubbock. When a microburst with vicious straight-line winds swept through the city in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 28, they got…
