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FDA says pharmacies can sell abortion pills
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Scott Fischbach is new executive director of National Right to Life
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Members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force are four months into their assignment and are “working diligently … to advance the
New law mandates federal, state recognition of marriage, including same-sex unions
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Supreme Court hears arguments in another case involving first amendment rights and LGBTQ issues
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The U.S. Supreme Court debated with lawyers at length Monday (Dec. 5) whether a state has the right to compel speech in the latest case
Johnny Hunt’s accountability group declares him ready to return to ministry following sex abuse allegations
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Johnny Hunt, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and longtime pastor in Georgia, plans to return to ministry after completing a restoration process
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