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May 17, 2025

Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.

Ivey signs THC product regulation bill into law

May 16, 2025

Carried by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, the bill will impose a THC cap of 10 milligrams per serving for edibles and beverages, will ban any smokable hemp products and prohibit use for those under age 21.

Craig Carlisle to be nominated for SBC 2nd vice president

May 16, 2025

Craig Carlisle, Alabama Baptist State Convention president and director of missions for Etowah Baptist Association, will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention second vice president by Pastor Jared Cornutt in June.

New law to boost energy infrastructure, industrial development in Alabama

May 16, 2025

Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Wednesday the Powering Growth Act, a bill designed to accelerate energy infrastructure projects to boost industrial development in Alabama, particularly its rural areas.

Growing soybeans to battle hunger, share faith

May 16, 2025

The project, supported by Send Relief, aimed to empower women with the knowledge and skills to improve their families’ diets and generate income. At the heart of it was soybeans, a rich source of plant-based protein, carbs and fat.

Bills on religious instruction, pronouns and prayer fail to pass in Alabama’s 2025 session

May 15, 2025

Alabama lawmakers did a lot of new things for K-12 and higher education during the 2025 legislative session, but they also left several high-profile proposals on the table.

Honoring 100 years of cooperative spirit for missions, ministry with CP

May 15, 2025

A group of Baptist leaders gathered in Memphis on May 13 to commemorate the centennial of the Cooperative Program through a time of prayer and signing of a Declaration of Cooperation.