Diana Chandler

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |Diana Chandler |Tessa Redmond |Scott Barkley

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday (June 26) that South Carolina can continue its effort to defund Planned Parenthood by barring abortion clinics in the state from participating in Medicaid programs. The case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, involved South Carolina officials asking the justices whether a Medicaid beneficiary and Planned Parenthood have the right to sue on the matter.

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Tessa Redmond |Stella McMillian |Scott Barkley

WASHINGTON (BP) — More than 425,000 same-sex couples had already wed in the U.S. when the Supreme Court approved such unions in the historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision June 26, 2015. Ten years later, the number of gay marriages has risen by at least 55 percent, reaching 774,553 in 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau data as reported by Pew Research Center. The number of households headed by same-sex cohabiting couples has also risen over this period.

2 days ago | baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |Diana Chandler |Tessa Redmond |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): LifewayFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: NASHVILLE (BP) — This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Black Church Ministries and Leadership and Adult Publishing teams, Lifeway publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups. This week’s Bible study is adapted from the YOU curriculum.

1 week ago | baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Diana Chandler |Karen L. Willoughby |Tom Strode

Metadata:Topic(s): Churches and Ministry, PrayerFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: NASHVILLE (BP) – Faith and sharing the Gospel have long been pillars for brothers John and David Franklin, best shown on a brittle January Sunday in 1914. The tale has been passed down. John and David’s great-grandparents lived near Center Point, Ala., where their great-grandfather owned the general store and grist mill.

1 week ago | baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Karen L. Willoughby |Timothy Cockes |Scott Barkley

WASHINGTON (BP) — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) renewed its call for the U.S. State Department to flag Nigeria for egregious religious freedom violations after 200 Christians were slaughtered there in one night. USCIRF reiterated its call with urgency June 18 that the State Department designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) after militant Fulani killed 200 internally displaced Christians in Yelewata, Benue, June 13.