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Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in as the 115th Supreme Court justice by Justice Clarence Thomas as President Donald Trump and Barrett's husband, Jesse, look on. Screen grab from c-span.org By Tom Strode …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The vast majority of U.S. Protestant churches say they are holding in-person services, but churchgoers have yet to attend in the numbers they did before the …

WASHINGTON (BP) — Support for President Donald Trump has slipped by single digits among white Christians of all religious affiliations, although 78 percent of white evangelical Protestants still …

Capitol Hill Baptist Church. Photo via Creative Commons By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) — A federal court ruled late Friday (Oct. 9) the District of Columbia has likely violated the religious freedom …

By Diana Chandler LAKE CHARLES, La. (BP) – Trinity Baptist Church Senior Pastor Steve James calls it “Lake Charles grit,” an ability to persevere during hardship on top of hardship. “Grit …

Members of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's family joined her in the hearing room Monday (Oct. 12). If Barrett is confirmed, she will be the first mother of school-age children to join …

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) – A case the U.S. Supreme Court refused to accept Monday (Oct. 5) offers evidence of the damage inflicted upon religious freedom by its five-year-old decision that …

By Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) – At least two Southern Baptist entity leaders have signed a nonpartisan evangelical statement published Tuesday (Oct. 6) in the Washington Post promoting …

Greg Laurie tests positive for COVID-19

TWITTER Screencapture By Tess Schoonhoven RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BP) – Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor Greg Laurie  announced through social media  he tested positive for COVID-19. Laurie said in …

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, seen here just after the presidential debate Sept. 29, both tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 1. Screen capture from C-Span By BP Staff …

Thousands gather on the National Mall Sept. 26 for a prayer event organized by evangelist Franklin Graham. Twitter/Special By Mark Maynard WASHINGTON (BP) …

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) — Southern Baptist leaders Russell Moore and Ronnie Floyd commended President Trump’s nomination Sept. 26 of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. As …

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers serve Hurricane Laura survivors in Lake Charles, La. SBDR has prepared nearly a half million meals for hurricane survivors this year. NAMB/BP By Brandon …

Capitol Hill Baptist sues D.C. on COVID order

Since mid-June, Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. has held corporate worship outdoors on Sunday evenings at the property of a Southern Baptist church in Alexandria, Va., where …

In this May 19, 2018, file photo, Amy Coney Barrett, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit judge, speaks during the University of Notre Dame's Law School commencement ceremony at the …

SAN DIEGO (BP) — “See You at the Pole” is a bit of a misnomer this year. Organizers of the nationwide, student-led prayer initiative made significant adjustments to this year’s event in light …

MEMPHIS (BP) — More than 200 church leaders and members from across the Mid-South gathered on the campus of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary for the Conservative Baptist Network’s …

By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — In advance of the nonpartisan National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 22, Southern Baptist leaders are urging Christians to vote responsibly in 2020 nationwide …

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) – Pro-life advocates are bracing for an assault next year on a federal policy that has protected the consciences of many Americans and saved the lives of an estimated …

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Every church has adjusted some aspects of ministry since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic. But even as the effects of COVID-19 continue to press into the …

In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Send Relief has been dropping supplies at churches where Southern Baptist Disaster Relief will host operations for feeding and recovery activity for story …

The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. GOOGLE MAPS/AP-RNS (RNS) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a former associate children's minister at The Village …

By Sarah Rankin and Elana Schor RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University is opening an independent investigation into Jerry Falwell Jr.'s tenure as president, a wide-ranging inquiry that will …

The building of First Baptist Church Gulfport, Miss., was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. The church now sits 10 miles further inland. BP file photo By Diana Chandler GULFPORT, Miss. (BP) — The …

Editor's note: a similar comparison to the Democratic platform can be found here. By David Roach CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) — This year’s Republican National Convention …

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