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Latest news: Roe case involving Patterson, SWBTS dismissed; Assisted suicide legislation gains momentum across Europe; review of ‘The Odyssey’

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Latest news: Roe case involving Patterson, SWBTS dismissed; Assisted suicide legislation gains momentum across Europe; review of ‘The Odyssey’

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports and other articles from The Baptist Paper this week, see below.

1. A U.S. District Court has reportedly dismissed “with prejudice” a lawsuit originally filed in 2019 that alleged defamation on the part of former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson.

Roe case involving Patterson, Southwestern dismissed ‘with prejudice’

2. Evangelical Christians in Europe are expressing heightened concerns over the sanctity of human life as assisted suicide has been legalized in France while the U.K. Parliament and the Isle of Man consider similar measures.

Assisted suicide legislation gains momentum across Europe

3. Christopher Nolan’s take on the 2,800-year-old epic poem, “The Odyssey,” which opened this past weekend in first place at the box office and earned a reported $124 million, has been one of the summer’s most anticipated films.

Review: A closer look at ‘The Odyssey’ — and what makes a hero

 

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