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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

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  • COVID-19 hampers seminary education in prisons
    by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ROSHARON, Texas (BP) -- The 165 students earning bachelor's degrees in biblical studies at Darrington Prison Unit in Texas can no longer attend classes, with the prison on lockdown since the presence of COVID-19 was confirmed in the facility.

    But the interruption is itself a learning experience for the men, who are being trained to minister while serving time at prisons across Texas. Read More

  • Moore: religious liberty threats "inconsistent and incoherent saber rattling"
    by Staff, posted Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- In an interview with Baptist Press, Ethics & Religious Liberty president Russell Moore addressed religious liberty concerns stemming from Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer's order to report church attendees to local health departments on Easter weekend, calling the mayor's threats "inconsistent and incoherent saber rattling." Read More

  • Before COVID-19, members might have been at church when tornado hit
    by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    MOSS, Miss. (BP) -- Before the COVID-19 pandemic, worshipers convened at First Baptist Church in rural Moss, Miss., every Sunday at about the time a tornado destroyed the church this Easter.

    "The destruction is unreal. It looks like a bomb went off," pastor Tony Johnson said Tuesday (April 14). "If it hadn't been for COVID-19, there's a possibility that we could have had some church members here that night." Read More

  • SBC Evangelists' Easter livestream nears 400,000 views
    by David Roach/Southern Baptist TEXAN, posted Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    SAN ANTONIO (BP) -- When COVID-19 shut down the church and conference venues at which evangelists traditionally conduct their ministries, that didn't slow the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists (COSBE). Over Easter weekend, the group held its largest evangelistic event ever -- online. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Easter and the body of Christ
    by Paul Kim, posted Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (4 years ago)

    Paul Kim tells the story of a man who was led to Christ on Good Friday -- the same day the man was taken to the hospital for COVID-19. "The pandemic has shown clearly that we cannot take for granted the time we're given," Kim says. Read More