Jeff Brumley

6 days ago | baptistnews.com | Jeff Brumley

Leo Schofield Jr. served 36 years in the Florida prison system for a murder he maintains he didn’t commit, forgave the man who confessed to the killing of his wife and changed multiple lives in the process. “His is a one-in-a-100 million story, with mercy and compassion he has exhibited. His demonstration of forgiveness is just amazing,” said Will McRaney, lead pastor of Island Church, a nondenominational congregation with Baptist roots in Tierra Verde, Fla.

1 week ago | baptistnews.com | Jeff Brumley

Texans will sue once Gov. Greg Abbott signs a bill requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms, three national civil liberties groups said May 29. The announcement came a day after state senators voted to approve an amended version of Senate Bill 10 passed by the House 82-46 a few days earlier. The Senate passed the bill in March but had to vote again after the House added a provision requiring the state, instead of school districts, to pay for legal challenges.

1 week ago | baptistnews.com | Jeff Brumley

CBS journalist Scott Pelley’s commencement address at Wake Forest University urged graduates to defend democracy and freedom of speech — and set MAGA world ablaze in the process. While the author and 60 Minutes correspondent never mentioned President Donald Trump by name in his May 19 remarks, his descriptions of the ongoing assault on American institutions and freedoms were clearly aimed at the administration.

1 week ago | baptistnews.com | Jeff Brumley

A federal judge in Boston called out the Trump administration for attempting to abolish the U.S. Department of Education while claiming it was merely seeking restructuring the agency. “The record abundantly reveals that defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the department without an authorizing statute,” U.S. District Judge Myong Joun said in a May 22 preliminary injunction granted plaintiffs in two lawsuits filed against the federal government.

1 week ago | baptistnews.com | Jeff Brumley

The Texas House of Representatives voted 82-46 to require the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms across the state. The May 25 vote followed days of debate and was passed with an amendment requiring the state, not school districts, to pay legal expenses for any lawsuits generated by the law. The Texas Senate passed the measure 20-11 in March in a straight party-line vote. If senators grant final approval to the House version, the measure will go to Gov.