NRB Board Approves Resolutions Addressing Censorship and Children's Digital Safety

NRB Board Approves Resolutions Addressing Censorship and Children's Digital Safety

During its International Christian Media Convention, the National Association of Christian Broadcasters (NRB) Board of Directors approved nine resolutions that address significant issues, including freedom of expression, children’s digital safety, artificial intelligence, and peace in the Middle East. Among the resolutions, the NRB voiced its support for reviewing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a means to combat corporate censorship.
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    Pastor Samuel Rodriguez spoke at the National Religious Broadcasters' International Christian Media Convention, highlighting the spiritual struggles society faces today. As the leader of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Rodriguez drew on biblical passages such as Ephesians 6 and Colossians 2:15, asserting that the primary battle is not political, but rather a struggle between “light and darkness, between truth and relativism.”
  • Evangelical Groups Begin Fundraising for New Worship Center in Qatar
    The World Evangelical Alliance has partnered with the Evangelical Churches Alliance in Qatar to break ground for a planned worship center for Evangelical Christians near the capital of the Middle Eastern country. This groundbreaking ceremony took place on January 24, and the project, which is estimated to cost US $50 million, will provide space for up to 10,000 worshippers simultaneously on land leased free of charge from the government.

SBC Disfellowships Seven Churches Following Abuse Hotline Reports

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has ended its affiliation with seven churches following reports from an abuse hotline launched in May 2022.  Since the hotline's inception in May 2022, it has received a total of 1,008 contacts, of which 674 were allegations of abuse. Among these, 458 (68%) involved Southern Baptists, while 216 (32%) were unrelated to the SBC. 
  • SBC Urges Congress to Defund Planned Parenthood: ‘This is the Moment to Act’
    The SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has launched a campaign urging Congress to defund Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading abortion provider. ERLC President Brent Leatherwood explained to The Christian Post that the campaign’s strategy is to incorporate the funding cuts into the ongoing reconciliation process in Congress.
  • Christian Charity Accuses Ohio County of Religious Discrimination in Contract Dispute
    An Ohio county is facing a lawsuit for allegedly refusing to renew a contract with a Christian charity that aids trafficked youth. Gracehaven filed the legal action in December against Montgomery County officials in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, citing the county's refusal to renew the organization's contract due to its policy of hiring only Christians.
  • ESV Bible Revision: 68 Words Altered, Genesis 3:16 Returns to 2001 Text
    The English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is set to undergo its first text update in nearly a decade, with revisions made to 36 passages across 42 verses. The updates, designed to improve accuracy and clarity, will be gradually implemented over the next two years, according to an announcement from the ESV Translation Oversight Committee released on Monday.
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  • IMB Launches Initiative to Pray for Muslims Throughout Ramadan

    The Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board (IMB) has initiated a project called “Pray for Ramadan” to encourage Christians to pray for the spiritual well-being of Muslims. Ramadan commences on February 28 and concludes on March 29. The campaign seeks to engage Christians worldwide in praying for Muslims at different intervals throughout the month.

  • 1,300 Participants Gather for ECO National Gathering in Texas

    Approximately 1,300 people gathered for the ECO National Gathering, the assembly for the theologically conservative denomination known as ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. The event took place last week at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, and focused on worship and fellowship.

  • Trump Criticizes Major Banks for ‘Debanking’ Conservatives and Christians

    Sam Brownback, the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, expressed his approval of President Donald Trump's public rebuke of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase CEOs for allegedly “debanking” conservatives and Christian organizations. “I'm delighted,” Brownback, who served as governor of Kansas before becoming ambassador in Trump's first administration.

  • ERLC Unveils 2025 Public Policy Agenda Rooted in Biblical Values

    The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has announced its policy priorities for the coming year through its annual federal public policy agenda, released on Thursday, January 16. According to Baptist Press, the ERLC's 2025 Public Policy Agenda consists of 42 items organized into four main focus areas: Life, Religious Liberty, Marriage and Family, and Human Dignity.

  • The Gospel Coalition Elects Mark Vroegop as New President

    The Gospel Coalition (TGC) has announced that pastor and board member Mark Vroegop will become the third president of the Evangelical organization. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon by TGC Board Chairman Juan Sánchez, who explained that Vroegop was unanimously elected earlier that day by the ministry’s council.

  • Richard Dawkins Resigns from Board After FFRF Removes Anti-Transgenderism Article

    British atheist evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, disappointed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) for removing an article that supported the traditional definition of sex, ultimately left the board of the organization. The 83-year-old Dawkins withdrew from the honorary board of the FFRF after the organization decided to remove the article titled "Biology is Not Bigotry."

  • Luther Rice College & Seminary Requalified for Financial Aid Program

    Students at a Christian college in Georgia will now be allowed to participate in a state-backed financial aid program after previously being prohibited from receiving tuition assistance if they were studying at a school or college of theology or divinity. Luther Rice College & Seminary has been approved to participate in Georgia's State Aid programs starting in the fall of 2025.

  • Pulse Evangelism Launches Global Broadcast to Celebrate Jesus' Birth

    Pulse Evangelism, a prayer outreach ministry globally, launched its "Anthem Christmas" broadcast on Wednesday, allowing Christians worldwide to gather for a virtual worship service to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The 30-minute virtual worship service program celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and will run through Friday, December 27.
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