(ChurchLeaders) A church in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, will be closed for 14 days after a reported 28 people connected with the church tested positive for COVID-19. The Greenbrier church outbreak is the fifth COVID-19 outbreak at a church in West Virginia, and Governor Jim Justice is emphasizing the importance of carefully following safety precautions. “I want to … [Read more...] about WV Gov Says ‘Please Wear Masks’ After 5th Church Outbreak
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Baptist Ministry Sues Illinois over Law that Forces it to Cover Abortions
(Christian Headlines) A Baptist organization filed suit Wednesday against the state of Illinois over a new law that forces it to provide abortion coverage as part of its employee health insurance plan. At issue is the Illinois Reproductive Health Act of 2019, which requires any health insurance plan that includes pregnancy-related benefits also to cover abortion. It contains … [Read more...] about Baptist Ministry Sues Illinois over Law that Forces it to Cover Abortions
Greear Doesn’t Want to Use a Slave-Holder’s Gavel Anymore
(ChurchLeaders) Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President J.D. Greear says it’s time to retire a gavel that has long been used to call convention meetings to order. The Broadus gavel belonged to SBC forefather John A. Broadus, a slave-owner and president of the denomination’s flagship seminary in the 1800s. Although Broadus’ views on slavery seemed to have evolved toward the … [Read more...] about Greear Doesn’t Want to Use a Slave-Holder’s Gavel Anymore
Christianity Today Calls for Reparations From Churches: ‘Repentance Is Not Enough’
(Christian Headlines) The president and CEO of Christianity Today says in a new editorial that churches should consider making “biblical restitution” to African Americans for the sins of slavery, segregation and racial injustice by setting up financial funds “to make it right.” “It’s time for white evangelicals to confess that we have not taken the sin of racism with the … [Read more...] about Christianity Today Calls for Reparations From Churches: ‘Repentance Is Not Enough’
United Methodist Bishops Affirm Protests, Call Members to Pray Twice Daily for 8 Minutes, 46 Seconds
(RNS) United Methodist bishops are calling members of the global denomination to “take a stand against the oppression and injustice that is killing persons of color” after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other black people. In a written statement released Monday (June 8), bishops called all United Methodists to name racism and … [Read more...] about United Methodist Bishops Affirm Protests, Call Members to Pray Twice Daily for 8 Minutes, 46 Seconds