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  Jun 18, 2021

  Biden admin. says laws banning puberty blockers, males in women's sports unconstitutional

  The Department of Justice argued Thursday that state laws barring the prescription of puberty blockers to trans-identified minors and statutes banning males competing in female sports are unconstitutional. 

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  Jun 17, 2021

  SBC encourages churches to 'permanently disqualify' pastors who commit sex abuse

  Messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting approved a resolution encouraging churches within the nation's largest Protestant denomination to "permanently" disqualify pastors who have committed sexual abuse from pastoring a church

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  Jun 17, 2021

  'My job is to represent Jesus Christ': 6 things to know about SBC President Ed Litton

  Alabama Pastor Ed Litton was elected as the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, narrowly beating Pastor Mike Stone, the former executive committee chairman.

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  Jun 16, 2021

  Pastor Willy Rice slams those who contribute to disunity in SBC: 'We need to remember who we are'

  Calvary Church Pastor Willy Rice issued a blistering condemnation of Southern Baptists who contribute to disunity within the denomination and warned against taking a “careless sledgehammer to the house of God just to build a name for yourself.”

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  Jun 16, 2021

  SBC highlights power of the Gospel in one man's testimony of forgiveness after being left for dead

  At age 10, Chris Carrier was kidnapped, stabbed with an ice pick, shot in the head and left for dead in the Florida Everglades. Over two decades later, when his attacker finally confessed, instead of seeking retribution, Carrier shared the Gospel.

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  Jun 16, 2021

  NYT issues correction after claiming Babylon Bee is 'misinformation site'

  A popular Christian satire site has gotten one of the most influential mainstream newspapers in the nation to retract its characterization of it as a purveyor of “misinformation.”

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  Jun 16, 2021

  Pastor Ed Litton vows to 'build bridges, not walls' in new role as SBC president

  Shortly after Ed Litton was elected as the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Alabama pastor vowed to “build bridges, not walls” during his tenure as head of the denomination. 

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  Jun 15, 2021

  Ronnie Floyd calls on So. Baptists to focus on Great Commission

  As the Southern Baptist Convention grapples with a slew of hot-button issues, Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC's Executive Committee, stressed to the thousands gathered at the annual meeting that sending missionaries out into the world is at the “heart” of the denomination. 

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  Jun 15, 2021

  North Korean defector says indoctrination at Columbia Univ. crazier than Kim regime

  A North Korean defector whom Christian missionaries helped escape to freedom now says that an American Ivy League university she attends is crazier than her home country, a despotic regime. 

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  Jun 15, 2021

  Teen girl urges adults to stop being 'cowardly,' protect kids by speaking out against trans policies

  A teenage girl whose comments before the Loudoun County school board in Virginia went viral is elaborating on why she spoke out.