This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade, the court case that decriminalized abortion nationwide. But it was not the kind of anniversary celebration pro-choice advocates wanted to celebrate. Opponents of abortion,…
FDA approval for pharmacies dispensing abortion pills changes the debate
The U.S. Food Drug Administration last week lifted regulations on abortion drugs, allowing pharmacists to dispense some medication with prescriptions, prompting adjustments at some faith-based abortion groups. Some groups that oppose abortion rights filed lawsuits and called on Christians to…
The costly victory of evangelicals and Catholics
Have evangelical leaders and Catholic bishops made a strategic blunder? When they decided the cultural war battlefield needed to be the Supreme Court, they engaged in a decades-long battle to have the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. In the…
Interpreting the recent dramatic decrease in American teen pregnancy rates
Ryan Burge — pastor, author and statistician — frequently shares intriguing research data on his Twitter account. On Nov. 19, Burge tweeted a graph showing the dramatic decrease in the amount of recorded U.S. teen pregnancies with the caption, “Can…
Republican losses in midterms are worth it because of ending Roe, Mohler explains
While a majority of Americans are breathing a sigh of relief that the midterm elections did not further erode democratic norms, Al Mohler views the election as “an unmitigated disaster for the cause of the sanctity of human life.” In…
Trump’s toxicity: A first take on the midterm elections
On the morning after, with more results still to come in, so far the most important takeaway from the midterm elections is that Donald Trump keeps hurting the Republican Party, whose soul he has eaten, and this is grounds for…
Next up: Abortion rights cases based on religious liberty claims
Expect a proliferation of religious liberty cases for abortion access as the issue of reproductive rights moves to the states, predicts Holly Hollman, general counsel and associate executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. While legal claims that…
Should ‘real’ Christians really vote Republican today?
Numerous conservative pastors and commentators have declared to their flocks that true Christians must vote Republican if they are faithful. Chief among those is Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who told a conservative political action group this…
This key leader at Planned Parenthood sees his work as a calling
The chief equity officer at Planned Parenthood is an ordained Christian minister who believes his work is a calling from God. In an exclusive interview with Baptist News Global, George Walker made it clear that he sees his work at Planned…