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🌎 Effort to compel greater SBC transparency fails


June 16, 2025

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IN THE NEWS

Effort to compel greater SBC transparency fails

Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting messengers approved a new business and financial plan for convention entities, rejecting an amendment that would have required a level of financial transparency comparable to IRS Form 990 disclosures....


Seattle University civil rights Showdown, DEI scholarships

Seattle University is under federal scrutiny after a civil rights complaint accused the school of offering scholarships that discriminate based on race and sex. The complaint, filed by the Equal Protection Project and obtained by The Daily Wire....


Arkansas families sue to keep 10 Commandments out of classroom before new law takes effect

Arkansas families are suing to block the 10 Commandments from being displayed in public school classrooms as required by a new state law. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law in April requiring the Ten Commandments....


Illinois legislators strengthen law requiring hospital care for sexual assault survivors

Lawmakers have strengthened Illinois’ longstanding sexual abuse survivors law in an effort to ensure patients receive critical care after sexual assault. The changes come after APM Reports’ investigation last year revealed for the first time how dozens of....


Historic Nashville church building languishes amid lawsuits

For nearly 100 years, the Central Church of Christ preached the Gospel, welcomed the vulnerable and served the city. Now, the one-time downtown anchor faces litigation and a future full of uncertainty. Insurance magnate Andrew Mizell “A.M.”....


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FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Religion, Cruelty, and Politics: Joni Ernst’s video under fire

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is under fire after controversial comments at a May 30 town hall in Butler County. When a constituent raised concerns that Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) could cause deaths due to cuts in Medicaid and SNAP, Ernst....


Will Europe’s youth spark a new Christian awakening?

At the recent European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin, the spotlight was on Generation Z. Evangelical leaders expressed firm belief that today’s youth, aged 13 to 28, will spearhead a spiritual revival across Europe. Many pointed to growing openness to the gospel among young Europeans, despite long-term trends of secularization. Ophélie Prisca-Diane, a Paris-based missionary with Youth With...


Los Angeles faith leaders denounce ICE raids in massive Grand Park vigil

An estimated 1,000 people, including clergy and Mayor Karen Bass, gathered on June 10 in Grand Park for a peaceful vigil protesting recent ICE raids across Los Angeles. Organized by L.A. Voice, PICO California, and several religious....


Author, historian, and longtime FoV contributor K. Scott Culpepper has recently released his 1st novel, The Demonologists' Daughter, a psychological mystery thriller. Submerse yourself in suspense as you follow Diana Chambers on a tragic journey that reveals long-hidden family demons.

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COMMENTARY

When Was Jesus Born—B.C. or A.D.?

In which year was Jesus born? While this is sometimes debated, the majority of New Testament scholars place Jesus’ birth in 4 B.C. or before. This is because most date the death of King Herod the Great to 4 B.C. Since Herod played a major role in the....


To the Brave Mamas: A Letter to the Ones Who Chose Love

Today, we honor the sacred strength of mothers. But not just any mothers. Today, we honor you—the mother who chose her LGBTQ+ child in a world that told her not to. We see you. We see the way you were met with condemnation from your church....


Remembering MacIntyre’s Marxism and his Struggle against the Perils of Capitalism

“…Economists have largely assumed that the economy can be studied in abstraction from the political and social order of which it is a party, that its history can be studied in abstraction from the political, social, and psychological factors that shape it. It....


Elon, Trump, and the Moral Reckoning

Recent headlines have highlighted a growing rift between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. This brings to the forefront a reality we have lived with for a long time—namely, that a class of ultra-wealthy individuals holds significant sway over....


Classical Liberalism Without Strong Gods

In November 2023, Ayaan Hirsi Ali stunned many of her long-time admirers by announcing her conversion to Christianity. “We can’t counter Islamism with purely secular tools,” she explained. As Peter Savodnik has documented, Hirsi Ali is far ...


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GOOD NEWS

21 Of The Funniest Posts About Cats And Dogs This Week

Woof — it’s been a long week. If you feel like you’ve been working like a dog, let us offer you the internet equivalent of a big pile of catnip: hilarious posts about pets. We Shih Tzu not. Each week at HuffPost, we scour Bluesky, Instagram and X, formerly....


Meet the expert in human love who’s fascinated by the huge positive potential of more-involved dads

Millennial fathers spend, on average, triple the amount of time with their children compared to dads in the 1960s. It’s no straightforward golden age – parenting today is for many a complex juggle – but the shift in roles has been profound, with....


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