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2 days ago | baptistnews.com | Rick Pidcock

Given how often Dallas megachurch pastors have been in the news for abuse scandals or for run-of-the-mill sacralized misogyny over the past year, it’s only fitting that the Southern Baptist Convention would host its 2025 annual meeting in Dallas.

2 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

As students and alumni of Truett McConnell University gathered for the first of two planned events to protest alleged mishandling of sexual abuse cases at the Baptist school June 5, news came that one of the alleged perpetrators could yet be held accountable in court. The local Georgia news outlet Now Habersham reported Enotha Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jeff Langley would begin reviewing the case file against former university Vice President Bradley Reynolds immediately.

2 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

The pastor of a Baptist church located just blocks from a violent attack on Jews last Sunday told his congregation, “We must not conflate Jewish people or Judaism with the Israeli government, though we can and should condemn antisemitism and condemn the erasure of Palestinians in the same breath.”This is not the first time terrorism has struck near Pine Street Baptist Church in Boulder, where Andrew Daugherty serves as pastor.

3 days ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

As LGBTQ Americans and their allies begin Pride month celebrations, there’s further evidence of a disconnect with conservative voters, no doubt driven by the evangelical base of the Republican Party. While overall support for same-sex marriage remains steady, support is falling among Republican voters, according to Gallup. That aligns with news the Southern Baptist Convention next week will vote on a resolution that calls for overturning the 2015 Obergefell v.

3 days ago | baptistnews.com | Joe Westbury

Trustees of Truett McConnell University are meeting Friday to discuss charges of alleged sexual abuse against Hayle Swinson, a former student and later employee, committed by a former university vice president. Valdosta, Ga., trustee B. Miles Hannan confirmed the meeting to the Northeast Georgian newspaper in today’s edition, saying “Things are in flux and there’s a lot to talk about.