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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Private and religious schools in New York face greater scrutiny after state education leaders approved rules Tuesday requiring them to prove their academic programs line up with those of public schools. The unanimous vote by the Board of Regents follows several years of debate that began with complaints of children graduating from ultra-Orthodox … [Read more...] about NY Private Schools Must Show They’re Teaching the Basics

At a conservative Christian conference last weekend, controversial Congresswoman Lauren Boebert told attendees “the last days” are near and the church “has a role in ushering in the second coming of Jesus.” The Republican representing Colorado’s Third Congressional District referenced numerous Bible verses during her 50-minute speech at the Truth & Liberty … [Read more...] about ‘We Are in the Last of the Last Days’, Says Rep. Lauren Boebert

By Diana Chandler HATTIESBURG, Miss. (BP) – Addressing the shortage of nurses that has worsened in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic is a mission and ministry of William Carey University (WCU), a Southern Baptist-supported school based in Mississippi. For Janet Williams, WCU vice president for health programs, healthcare and ministry are naturally … [Read more...] about ‘Called to Care’: Southern Baptist Nursing School Addresses Nursing Shortage

By Scott Barkley DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (BP) — Doug Pilot remembers the crater. He remembers the blackened trees and hearing that there was nothing left bigger than a phone book. Pilot, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, was serving as the director of missions for Conemaugh Valley Baptist Association on Sept. 11, 2001. He was about to leave for a meeting with church planters … [Read more...] about Pastor Recounts Day at Flight 93 Crash Site