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Abandoned Oil Well Spreads Toxic Fumes, Dread Across San Antonio Subdivision

As new neighborhoods are built in Texas, residents don’t always know they are living on top of old oilfields.

Texas Observer · Oct 19

'Really Weird' Pastor Charged With Embezzling $58K Allegedly Grabbed a Minor With 'Intent of Arousal'

A former North Carolina pastor, already facing sexual misconduct charges, has been arrested for embezzling $58,000 from a Baptist church, with funds allegedly used for personal expenses.

International Business Times UK · Sep 1

Florida woman was told her mammogram was clear. Now, she is getting $7M after her stage 4 breast cancer

Lawyers for the woman say there was an eight-month delay in receiving her diagnosis

The Independent UK · Jul 6

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Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors

Thousands of Southern Baptists have voted overwhelmingly to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors in the nation’s largest conservative evangelical denomination

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Baptist civil war: Southern Baptists move to ban women pastors in high-stakes showdown

Southern Baptist delegates have gathered in Orlando, Florida, for their annual meeting and they're expected to vote on a constitutional amendment to formally ban churches with women pastors

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Gunshots at 9am. Then they rounded up the children: how Chibok-style school abductions are spreading in Nigeria

Families have been left in despair after 39 pupils and seven teachers were kidnapped from classrooms in Oyo state, a part of the country previously considered relatively peaceful

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5

Strike On Gaza's Only Catholic Church Injures Several People

A strike on Gaza's only Catholic church injured several people on Thursday, the territory's civil defence agency and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Italy's prime minister slammed "unacceptable" Israeli attacks on civilians.

International Business Times · Jul 17, 2025

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LSU Baseball Leads Baton Rouge Regional Behind Power, Pitching

LSU hosts Baton Rouge NCAA Regional featuring Dallas Baptist, Rhode Island, and Little Rock, aiming for redemption with dominant pitching.

Sports Lens · May 29, 2025

US missionary kidnapped during church service rescued after shoot-out in South Africa

US citizen Josh Sullivan, from Tennessee, has been based in the Motherwell township branch of the Fellowship Baptist church since 2018

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025

Aid cut will have ‘devastating impact’ on world’s poorest, church leaders warn

The Prime Minister recently announced the foreign aid budget will be cut in order to fund an increase in defence spending.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

Kentucky man declared brain dead wakes up during organ harvesting

Case of Anthony Thomas ‘TJ’ Hoover II is under investigation by state and federal government officials

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2024

Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94

One of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, Pressler died about six months after he settled a high-profile lawsuit with a former member of his youth group.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 15, 2024

More than 10,000 Southern Baptists gather for meeting that could bar churches with women pastors

More than 10,000 voting representatives have gathered in Indianapolis for the opening of the Southern Baptist Convention’s two-day annual meeting

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024

Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider

The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with women pastors

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024

Clapham chemical attack suspect was granted asylum despite concerns over honesty

Abdul Ezedi, whose conversion to Christianity played role in his successful asylum claim, said Old Testament was about ‘Jesus Christ’

The Texas Tribune · Feb 26, 2024

Railroad Commission approves oilfield waste ponds next to Baptist camp in Permian Basin

Martin Water is building an oil and gas waste recycling facility next to the Circle 6 Baptist Camp in the Permian Basin despite concerns about water and air pollution.

Southern Baptist Convention Expels Churches Over Policy Violations

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee expels four churches for various reasons, including gender roles and sexual abuse concerns. Plans for...

Los Angeles Times · Jun 19, 2023

Commentary: What is the Southern Baptists’ problem with women?

At their annual meeting in New Orleans last week, Southern Baptists doubled down on their crusade against female clergy. “Messengers” (delegates) of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination ratified the expulsion of two congregations — one of them Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California — for condoning the ordination of women.

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The Conversation · Jun 16, 2023

Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed the ouster of its largest congregation that ordained women and began a process to amend its constitution to ensure its church membership “does not affirm, appoint or employ a woman as a pastor of…

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Impassioned appeals by ousted churches spotlight Southern Baptists' stance against women pastors

Longtime pastors of two churches have made their final appeals to Southern Baptists, asking for their churches to be let back into the denomination after being ousted for having women pastors

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

Saddleback's Rick Warren ramps up appeals to Southern Baptists to let church with women pastors stay

Retired pastor Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” is intensifying a media blitz in what he acknowledges may be a lost cause

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023

In a last-ditch effort, longtime Southern Baptist churches expelled for women pastors fight to stay

Two Southern Baptist churches ousted for having women pastors will be appealing that decision at the Southern Baptist Convention's upcoming annual meeting

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support

Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted Republican in recent elections

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Amid crises, rural roots anchor Southern Baptists’ president

The new president of the Southern Baptist Convention is a staunchly conservative small-town preacher who touts biblical inerrancy, opposes women serving as pastors and supports abortion bans

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