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Willy Rice Elected SBC President, Craig Carlisle Chosen First Vice President

Southern Baptists selected Florida pastor Willy Rice as their new president during the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting, while Alabama pastor Craig Carlisle was elected first vice president, filling two of the denomination’s highest leadership roles.

Oklahoma Enacts Campus Free Speech Law, Protects Student Groups from Viewpoint Discrimination
Oklahoma has adopted a new law aimed at strengthening free speech protections on public college campuses, including safeguards for student organizations and a mandatory free speech training program.
SBC Messengers Approve Amendment Reinforcing Ban on Female Pastors
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment reinforcing the denomination's restrictions on women serving as pastors.
Four Sentenced to Death for Pentecost Sunday Massacre in Nigeria
A federal court in Nigeria has handed death sentences to four men convicted for their roles in the deadly Pentecost Sunday attack on a Catholic church in 2022.

Parents Who Attend Church Weekly More Likely to Pass Faith to Their Children, Study Finds

Children raised by parents who attended church regularly were more than twice as likely to maintain active religious lives in adulthood. Parental church attendance emerged as a key predictor of adult faith, with 26% of adults from weekly churchgoing families attending church regularly, compared with 12% of those whose parents did not attend weekly.

Minnesota Bakery Faces Backlash for Promoting Biblical View of Family During Pride Month
A Minnesota bakery owner from a multigenerational Christian family is offering an alternative to pride month and celebrating the biblical model of family life through special doughnut and coffee sales. Joshua Streblow, owner of Carl’s Bakery in Granite Falls, Minnesota, said the monthlong promotion celebrates the beauty of God’s design and word.
Americans Becoming More Conservative on Sexual Ethics and Social Issues, Gallup Finds
A growing number of Americans are expressing more conservative views on a range of social and moral issues, according to the latest Values and Beliefs Poll released by Gallup on Tuesday. One of the most notable shifts involved childbirth outside marriage. While 67% of Americans considered having children out of wedlock morally acceptable in last year’s survey.
Bethany Christian Services Strengthens Faith Requirements for Employees and Foster Families
Bethany Christian Services has announced a renewed commitment to its evangelical Christian identity, with its board approving measures to strengthen the organization’s faith-based standards for both employees and foster care partners. The Board of Directors voted to clarify and reinforce the ministry’s Christian beliefs through an updated Statement of Faith and Belief.