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Wednesday, May 06, 2020

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  • 69th National Day of Prayer features several national broadcasts, many virtual prayer events
    by Diana Chandler , posted Wednesday, May 06, 2020 (2 years ago)

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP) -- Christians will mark the 69th National Day of Prayer Thursday (May 7) with several virtual prayer and socially distanced events throughout the day, culminating with an ecumenical virtual prayer program broadcast nationally from 8-10 p.m. EDT that features several Southern Baptists.

    Kathy Branzell, a Southern Baptist and this year's National Day of Prayer Task Force president, will co-host the evening broadcast with evangelist Will Graham, vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Read More

  • Supreme Court considers abortion mandate again
    by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, May 06, 2020 (2 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Trump administration and an order of Roman Catholic nuns urged the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday (May 6) to uphold federal rules that protect the rights of employers with religious or moral objections to the Obama-era, abortion/contraception mandate.

    For the third consecutive day, the justices heard oral arguments by means of a telephone conference because of restrictions brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The religious freedom case was among 10 in which the high court postponed oral arguments from late March and April. Read More

  • VIDEO: Praying on the Mountain
    by Staff, posted Wednesday, May 06, 2020 (2 years ago)

    Thousands of viewers joined SBC Executive Committee president and CEO Ronnie Floyd on Tuesday (May 5), for Praying on the Mountain, an online prayer experience. Read More