NAMB files motion, will petition Supreme Court in McRaney case
The North American Mission Board has filed a motion for a stay in a lawsuit involving a former Southern Baptist leader in order to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules against NAMB
North American Mission Board NEW ORLEANS (LBM) – The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention has received another setback with regard to a lawsuit filed by Will McRaney, former executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, and the decision sends the case back to the U.S. District Court for the Northern […]
Hearing set for SWBTS, Riley Foundation lawsuit
By George Schroeder FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – A temporary injunction hearing in a lawsuit filed by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Baylor University against a charitable foundation is scheduled for Dec. 2 after a judge granted the plaintiffs’ motion for expedited discovery. Additionally, two Southwestern trustees have been suspended in connection with their involvement […]
Lifeway files suit over contract, Rainer disputes
…the [LifeWay] board has called an emergency meeting today…
Southwestern, Baylor file suit, allege ‘secret coup’
“We believe these individuals are attempting to undermine …”
Charges dropped against former Village Church children’s minister Matt Tonne
Criminal charges have been dropped against a former associate children’s minister at The Village Church, a Dallas-area evangelical megachurch.
Religious liberty ruling for wedding photographer commended
Chelsey Nelson runs a wedding photography and blogging business in Louisville. She is involved in a suit against Jefferson County Metro Government. ADF By Tom Strode LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) — A court decision in support of a Kentucky photographer who declines to shoot same-sex weddings is a victory for religious freedom, advocates for the First […]
New law protects churches from COVID-19 liability
To protect churches and other businesses from claims and lawsuits related to COVID-19, Governor Brian Kemp signed the “Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act” into law.
Bellevue Baptist faces civil suit stemming from sexual battery by former employee
Parents of a girl who was sexually abused by a former pt employee of Bellevue Church are suing.
Ezell: lawsuit about protecting rights of landowners, churches
“…more than ever, you can reach the nations in this nation.”
ADF partnership gives GBC churches a resource protecting their religious liberty
The amount and discount will be based on the size of the church’s attendance.
Answers in Genesis wins lawsuit
“The court has affirmed a longstanding principle that the Constitution does not permit a state to show hostility towards religion.”