The executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to expel four of its churches, two for policies deemed too inclusive for LGBTQ people and two more for employing pastors convicted …
Read More »Southern Baptists expel 2 churches for LGBTQ inclusion
The executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to expel four of its churches, two for policies deemed too inclusive for LGBTQ people and two more for employing pastors convicted …
Read More »Canada’s Trudeau and cabinet abstain from voting on China’s genocide
TORONTO (AP) – Canada’s House of Commons voted Monday to declare that China is committing genocide against more than a million Uighurs in western Xinjiang, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his …
Read More »At least 160 Confederate symbols removed in 2020
NEW YORK (AP) – When rioters rampaged through the U.S. Capitol last month, some of them clutching Confederate battle flags, they found no statue of the most famous rebel general, Robert E. …
Read More »Biden Boosts Pandemic Lending to Smaller Businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to direct more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and businesses owned by women and people of color. Biden says many …
Read More »Washington turns to pastors to bridge racial divide over vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) – Majestic and deliberate, with a distinctive white streak in his black hair, the Rev. Wallace Charles Smith began his Valentine’s Day sermon at Shiloh Baptist Church by talking about …
Read More »Holocaust survivors’ cap on vaccines generates hatred
ROME (AP) – An Italian Holocaust survivor’s attempt to encourage other older adults to get the COVID-19 vaccine has sparked a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. Liliana …
Read More »Luke Combs apologizes for images of the Confederate flag
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country star Luke Combs has apologized for showing up with Confederate flags and said he is now aware of how painful that flag is. Combs addressed the images …
Read More »McDonald’s sets diversification goals and seeks gender parity by 2030
McDonald’s golden arches in a store in Westbury, New York. Kickstand | E + | fake images McDonald’s is taking steps to increase the number of women and historically underrepresented groups in …
Read More »Luke Combs apologizes for images of the Confederate flag
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country star Luke Combs has apologized for showing up with Confederate flags and said he is now aware of how painful that flag is. Combs addressed the images …
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