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In a complaint filed in Tennessee circuit court...

Ben Zobrist, World Series hero for the Cubs, sues former pastor for alleged affair with his wife

Ben Zobrist
by: Bob Smietana June 21, 2021 (RNS) — Ben Zobrist, who helped the Chicago Cubs break a century-old championship drought, has sued his former pastor for millions in damages. InRead More

The American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the law...

Supreme Court upholds Kentucky abortion law

by Mark Maynard and Tom Latek/Kentucky Today WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2019 (BP) — Pro-life supporters in Kentucky were pleased with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday thatRead More

“David raped. It’s important we get that right,” she tweeted...

Speaking of abuse: Baptist news service, Bible scholars grapple with language

Bible scholars also discuss sexual abuse
by: Adelle M. Banks|Oct. 10, 2019 (RNS) — Few Bible scholars would argue that David, the king of Israel, did anything but sin when he had sex with Bathsheba, theRead More

[P]rovide an ultrasound machine for the benefit of women in crisis pregnancies.

NFL’s Watson aids life through Psalm 139

by Tom Strode NEW ORLEANS (BP), Nov. 13, 2018 — National Football League player Benjamin Watson has again joined with the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity to provide an ultrasoundRead More

Election 2018: Mixed Results

Abortion, marijuana, gambling win, lose in states

by Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) Nov. 7, 2018 — Abortion rights, marijuana use and legalized gambling drew mixed results on state ballots across the U.S. Nov. 6. Alabama voters authorizedRead More

Per(John) Perkins had experienced something different in the Jim Crow South where churches typically barred black people.

Perkins: The Gospel leads to racial reconciliation

by Gary D. Myers NEW ORLEANS (BP) Nov. 2, 2018 — To achieve true racial reconciliation in the church, Gospel proclamation must remain the central theme, John M. Perkins saidRead More

Most leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals identified as independents

Evangelical poll tallies two-thirds as independents

by Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) Nov. 5, 2018 — Most leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals identified as independents in an NAE poll preceding the 2018 U.S. midterm elections,Read More

Politics is important for most evangelicals

Evangelicals & politics: Reasons for voting ‘complex’

by Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) Oct. 23, 2018 — Politics is important for most evangelicals, but not so important that they question the faith of those who vote differently fromRead More

The PG-13 film is a follow-up to the 2014 movie Unbroken...

Will Graham hopes ‘Unbroken’ sequel changes lives

by Michael Foust Date: August 24, 2018 – Friday NASHVILLE (BP) — Will Graham can do a great impersonation of his late grandfather Billy Graham. But for his role inRead More

The Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of California, expressed concern about Kavanaugh's seeming willingness to restrict abortion rights

Kavanaugh hearings open, abortion draws spotlight

by David Roach Date: September 04, 2018 – Tuesday WASHINGTON (BP) — Abortion drew the spotlight today (Sept. 4) as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings opened for judgeRead More