Stories tagged with: donald trump

• Va. Beach tragedy: Bapt. church mourns loss

  by Grace Thornton, posted Monday, June 03, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (BP) -- A Virginia Baptist church is mourning the loss of one of its own in the wake of a mass shooting that left 12 dead in a Virginia Beach office building on Friday (May 31).

  The tragedy also opened the door for Virginia pastor David Platt to share the Gospel as he prayed over President Donald Trump during an unexpected visit from Washington, D.C., to nearby McLean Bible Church in Vienna on Sunday morning (June 2). Read More

• Franklin Graham calls for June 2 prayer for Trump

  by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, May 31, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) -- Several former Southern Baptist Convention presidents and various pastors have signed a statement initiated by Franklin Graham to urge the nation to pray for President Donald Trump Sunday, June 2.

  Graham is president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association founded by his late father Billy Graham. Read More

• Trump's campus free-speech order praised, critiqued

  by David Roach, posted Friday, March 22, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- An executive order by President Trump seeking to protect free speech on college campuses -- especially by Christians and political conservatives -- has drawn mixed responses.

  Conservatives applauded Trump's effort to protect free speech, though at least one Republican senator questioned the president's specific approach. Some liberal groups claimed the executive order might actually inhibit the free exchange of ideas at colleges and universities. Read More

• Trump's Bible signing called Southern tradition

  by David Roach, posted Monday, March 11, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  OPELIKA, Ala. (BP) -- When President Trump signed Bibles in an Alabama region devastated by tornadoes, he was giving comfort to survivors by participating in a time-honored Southern tradition, some observers say. Others claim signing Scripture was inappropriate.

  In the South, signatures in a person's Bible "bring back great memories of relationships and friendships and moments in our life," said Rusty Sowell, pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Opelika, Ala., where Trump signed tornado victims' Bibles March 8. Read More

• Trump visits storm-ravaged Ala., DR volunteers

  by Brandon Elrod, posted Friday, March 08, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  BEAUREGARD, Ala. (BP) -- President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited storm-ravaged Lee County, Ala. on Friday (Mar. 8) in the aftermath of an EF-4 tornado that killed 23 people.

  After disembarking from Air Force One, Trump met with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, telling her that he had seen "unbelievable" destruction during his flight, according to The New York Times. See related Baptist Press report. Read More

• Trump promotes life, prayer at breakfast

  by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, February 07, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP)-- President Trump reaffirmed the sanctity of every human life and encouraged Americans to pray for the pursuit of justice during the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday (Feb. 7).

  The president also defended religious liberty and the work of faith-based adoption agencies in a 20-minute address at the annual event in a Washington, D.C., hotel.

  In calling for prayer for the United States, Trump said, "Let us pray for the courage to pursue justice and the wisdom to forge peace. Let us pray for a future where every child has a warm, safe and loving home. Read More

• SCOTUS: Trump's ban on trans military service stands

  by Grace Thornton, posted Tuesday, January 22, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday (Jan. 22) to allow the enforcement of President Trump's ban on transgender military service, a ban previously frozen by lower court injunctions.

  The policy immediately stops transgender persons from entering the military except "under certain limited circumstances," according to media reports. It was first announced by Trump via Twitter in July 2017 and then tweaked in March 2018 to help it pass through lower courts attempting to block it. See related Baptist Press report. Read More

• Trafficking bill applauded, bolstered with ministry

  by David Roach, posted Monday, January 14, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Amid the gridlock of a partial federal government shutdown, President Trump and lawmakers came together across party lines to enact anti-human trafficking legislation named for the 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

  Travis Wussow, vice president for public policy with Southern Baptists' Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, voiced gratitude "for the leadership of Congressman Chris Smith [a New Jersey Republican who sponsored the legislation] and all those who worked to see the Fredrick Douglass bill become law."

  "This Act brings new resources to the tireless fight of seeking freedom for captives and ... Read More

• Pastors weigh in on Trump's job performance

  by Aaron Earls, posted Thursday, October 11, 2018 (5 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- A slim majority of pastors say they approve of the job President Donald Trump has done in the White House, according to a new study, but many are unsure.

  A LifeWay Research study of Protestant senior pastors found 51 percent approve of how President Trump has handled the job, with 25 percent strongly approving. The study was conducted Aug. 29-Sept. 11.

  "After almost two years of actions and statements from the White House, most pastors likely ... Read More

• Trump hosts evangelicals to celebrate faith, freedom

  by David Roach, posted Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (6 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Some 100 evangelicals, including Southern Baptists, attended a White House dinner Aug. 27 to celebrate what President Trump called "America's heritage of faith, family and freedom."

  The event included remarks by Trump, prayer and an opportunity for attendees to reflect publicly on the Trump administration. Vice President Mike Pence also was in attendance. Among Southern Baptist attendees were Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear, former SBC Presidents Ronnie Floyd and Jack Graham and former SBC Second Vice President Malachi O'Brien. Read More