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SBC public policy arm to appoint new head after controversy, upheaval
2+ week, 1+ day ago (275+ words) The Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm has named an administrator at a Southern Baptist college in Mississippi to lead the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission after a season of controversy and upheaval. The Nashville-based ERLC announced that Evan Lenow, a…...
Baptists have helped shape debate about religious freedom for over 400 years " up to today's 10 Commandments laws
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (853+ words) Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who represents Louisiana, is also the country's most prominent Baptist politician " and perceives the matter differently. The Louisiana law is not an effort to establish religion, but to acknowledge the country's "history and tradition,…...
Monroe pastor's leadership celebrated on 30th anniversary at church
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (136+ words) Union County Commissioners are honoring a Monroe pastor on Monday. Senior Pastor Osco Gardin Jr. is being celebrated for his 30 years of service at Historic Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church. The resolution states, "Gardin has been for many years and continues…...
Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and 'willful childlessness"
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (885+ words) Southern Baptists meeting this week in Dallas will be asked to approve resolutions calling for a legal ban on pornography and a reversal of the U. S. Supreme Court's approval of same-sex marriage. The proposed resolutions call for laws on gender, marriage…...