Ohio County Excludes Christian Organization from Foster System
An Ohio county excluded a ministry serving young female sex trafficking survivors from its foster care funds because of its Christian values.
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Political Extremism Lurks Behind Prayers at Colorado Capitol
The 2024 session ended in May, and a new analysis shows that the statehouse’s prayer program retained a clear preference for White Christian men.
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Lawsuits challenging abortion bans on religious freedom grounds falter | Baptist Press
(RNS) — Soon after the national right to an abortion was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court two years ago, a legal strategy emerged for challenging new state abortion bans. It argued that near-total bans infringe on religious freedom by imposing a Christian understanding on people of other faiths.
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Cambodians enjoy their ‘Blessing Field’ | Baptist Press
STATESBORO, Ga. (BP) – Desperate for nourishment, the 8-year-old boy, separated months earlier from his parents, searched the ground in 1979 for spent bullets and chewed on the gunpowder inside for what nourishment there might be, before spitting out the wad like chewed tobacco.
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Smugglers Using Livestock Trailers to Sneak Fentanyl into US: CBP Memo
The U S Customs and Border Protection has issued a warning about smugglers using vehicles that transport livestock to sneak fentanyl into the country
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Bills to Enhance Religion in Schools Spur Fights Between Faiths
As lawmakers push faith-focused education bills, the statutes are facing pushback from an unexpected source: other religious people.
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Florida Baptist Convention graduates first class of Hispanic chaplains | Baptist Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – Primera Iglesia Bautista de Orlando made history June 29 by hosting the graduation of 73 Hispanic men and women as chaplains through the Florida Baptist Convention’s chaplaincy course.
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Southern Baptist leaders respond to RNC’s potential pro-life public policy shift | Baptist Press
MILWAUKEE (BP) – A release of the Republican National Convention’s (RNC) platform reveals a potential shift in the party’s focus on a federal abortion ban. The announcement came hours after the RNC’s platform committee met on Monday morning.
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Christian Pro-Life Protester Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison: ‘Worthy is the Lamb!’
Cal Zastrow was sentenced to six months in federal prison in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday after being convicted earlier this year for violating a federal law against blocking access to an ...
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US Agrees to Pay for Flights, Help Panama Deport Migrants to Stop Illegal Border Crossings
The Biden administration has agreed for the United States to help pay for flights and assist Panama s government with deporting migrants who cross the Dari n Gap in response to the urgent need to ...
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Pro-Life Christian Dad of 11 Escapes Prison Sentence for Protesting Abortion: ‘Spiritual battle’
Paul Vaughn, a devout Christian father of 11 children, avoided prison time during his Tuesday sentencing for violating a federal law against blocking access to abortion clinics in Nashville, ...
