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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

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  • SBC leaders: Cooperation and threats to religious liberty
    by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Church-state cooperation and threats to religious liberty have marked the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, two Southern Baptist leaders said.

    Mayors in Louisville, Ky., and Greenville, Miss., barred "drive-in" worship services days before Easter, resulting in objections from Christian leaders and lawsuits by the churches involved. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Louisville action April 11, enabling a church to go forward with its "drive-in" Easter worship plans the next day. Read More

  • Children respond to Gospel through Minecraft Easter egg hunt
    by Tobin Perry/Southern Baptist TEXAN., posted Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ARLINGTON, Texas (BP) -- Despite a couple of minor technical difficulties, Tate Springs Baptist Church pastor Jared Wellman calls the church's nationwide Minecraft Easter Egg Hunt an evangelistic success. Wellman says the Gospel was shared with around 1,000 people during the event. By Monday (April 13), 13 people had responded by saying they wanted to know more about accepting Christ. Read More

  • Amid pandemic, consider the persecuted church
    by Benjamin Breeg*, posted Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- COVID-19 has infected millions of people, and the number dramatically increases each day. Some have projected the total number of those affected worldwide will be in the tens of millions, with fatalities reaching more than 1 million.

    Sports have been canceled, jobs lost, schools closed. Terms like "social distancing," "isolation" and "quarantine" have become common vocabulary. Churches have been shut down for weeks, most without a date for reopening. Read More

  • Southern Baptists respond to outbreak of Easter tornadoes
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    SENECA, S.C. (BP) -- Southern Baptists across the South have been providing disaster relief after one of the broadest storm systems in recent years created tornadoes and severe thunderstorms from Texas to the Carolinas, along with strong winds all the way up the East Coast.

    Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) teams in each of the affected states have begun assessing needs and deploying chainsaw and debris removal teams to clear downed trees. Read More