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SBC messengers reelect Texas pastor Bart Barber to a second term as president

Barber was an unlikely candidate for president when he first ran in 2022. His election seems to indicate that Southern Baptists approve of the direction the convention is going.
Rick Warren pleads for reinstatement of Saddleback in Southern Baptist Convention

In a heated message to over 12,700 messengers gathered at the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Saddleback Church founder Rick Warren made a case for why his church's inclusion of women in pastoral roles should not ban it from the denomination.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe there are only 2 genders, PRRI study finds

The share of Americans who believe there are only two genders, as opposed to many gender identities, has increased to nearly two-thirds as issues related to LGBT ideology continue to divide the American public, a new study suggests.
Absent fathers, collapse in marriage major reasons why Christianity is declining in US: study

A new study on faith and relationships suggests that absent fathers and collapsed marriages might be two of the best explanations for why Christianity is declining in the United States.
Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson dies at 93

Notable conservative Christian broadcaster and onetime presidential candidate Pat Robertson, widely known as the long-serving host of the popular Christian Broadcasting Network program "The 700 Club," has died. He was 93 years old.
Bart Barber, Mike Stone â two conservative pastors â to square off for SBC president

The two candidates for SBC president hold many of the same beliefs but disagree sharply over how to handle the issue of sexual abuse and over the direction of the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
Michael W Smith's Passion Translation endorsement removed after backlash

Michael W Smith's endorsement of The Passion Translation has been removed from its website after strong criticism.
Rick Warren campaigns for Southern Baptist reinstatement of Saddleback Church

Days before the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting, former megachurch pastor Rick Warren has appealed to his fellow Southern Baptists to overturn a denominational decision to oust his Saddleback Church because it permits women to serve with the title pastor.
Over 4,000 people baptized at California beach during historic 'Baptize SoCal' event

More than 4,000 people were baptized off the beaches of Southern California on Pentecost Sunday as part of a revival event organized by several congregations.
Utah school district bans King James Bible from school libraries

Copies of the King James Bible have been removed from some school libraries in the US state of Utah after a parent complained.
Virtual worshippers often satisfied, but more Americans choose in-person services

'Broadly speaking, the survey finds that most Americans who watch religious services on screens are happy with them,' Pew researchers found.
Ancient Hebrew Bible sells for over $38m

An auction house has sold the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible in the world for a staggering $38.1.
US Episcopal leader Bishop Michael Curry temporarily hospitalised

Bishop Curry was treated at a hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, for internal bleeding and an irregular heartbeat.
Jill Dillard says she didn't make any money from '19 Kids and Counting'

The couple have appeared together in a new documentary, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, a four-part series premiering on Amazon Prime on Friday.
Pastor who lost daughter in Nashville Christian school shooting is 'learning to live with sadness'

The senior pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Chad Scruggs, has spoken about how he is living with the pain of grief in his first sermon since his 9-year-old daughter was killed in a Christian school shooting in Nashville.