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By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) Two years after filing for Chapter 11 protection amid a flood of child sex abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement with an official bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men who say they were molested as children by Scout leaders and others. The settlement announced … [Read more...] about Boy Scouts: Tentative Deal With Official Sex Abuse Claimants

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity is grateful for the passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation to grant citizenship to an overlooked category of international children adopted by American citizens. The Adoptee Citizenship Act gained approval Feb. 4 as part of the America Creating Opportunities for … [Read more...] about ERLC Grateful for House Vote to Grant Citizenship to Adoptees

Massachusetts' Senator Ed Markey posted a photo of himself on Twitter wearing a pin from Planned Parenthood that read "ABORTION" and displayed an image of a heart inside the first "O." Markey explained he was wearing it to Tuesday night's (Feb. 7) State of the Union (SOTU) address to make a statement that congress needs to codify abortion. "I’m wearing my abortion pin from … [Read more...] about Ed Stetzer Calls Massachusetts’ Senator Ed Markey’s SOTU’s Abortion Pin ‘Heartbreaking’

By GHAITH ALSAYED, LOLITA C. BALDOR, BASSEM MROUE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ATMEH, Syria (AP) The leader of the Islamic State group blew himself up along with members of his family as American forces raided his Syria hideout Thursday, the U.S. said — the second time in three years the United States has taken out a leader of the violent group that has been struggling … [Read more...] about ISIS Leader Blows up Self, Family as US Attacks Syria Hideout

By Scott Barkley ENID, Okla. (BP) – Proclaiming a platform built on the concept of liberty, Southern Baptist pastor Wade Burleson has announced his intention to run for the United States Congress out of Oklahoma’s 3rd District. “In the fall of 2021, I was approached by Doug Pethoud, a well-connected conservative grassroots organizer about running,” Burleson told Baptist … [Read more...] about SBC Pastor Wade Burleson Announces Congressional Bid