Guest Commentary

• SBC President JD Greear Responds to Criticism for Attending White House Evangelical Dinner Answering criticism about his attendance at the White House evangelical dinner, Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear says he attended“ in order to listen and meet other leaders and offer perspective where asked." Aug 29, 2018

  

  SBC President JD Greear Responds to Criticism for Attending White House Evangelical Dinner
• White House Hosts Dinner to Honor Evangelicals ‘for All the Good Work They Do’ The White House hosted a dinner Monday night (Aug. 27) for about 100 evangelical Christian leaders and senior-level officials, honoring evangelicals, as one participant explained, “for all the good work they do.” Aug 29, 2018

  

  White House Hosts Dinner to Honor Evangelicals ‘for All the Good Work They Do’
• Kidnapped Schoolgirl Leah Sharibu Appeals for Rescue in Audio Recording, Reports Say In an audio recording revealed yesterday, kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu appeals to the government of Nigeria to win her release from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, according to several published sources. Aug 29, 2018

  

  Kidnapped Schoolgirl Leah Sharibu Appeals for Rescue in Audio Recording, Reports Say
• NPR Investigation Shows Federal School Shooting Stats Highly Inflated In a document released by the Department of Education in the Spring the number of school shootings that happened in the U.S. during the 2015-2016 school year was reported, stating, nearly 240 schools had shooting related... Aug 29, 2018

  NPR Investigation Shows Federal School Shooting Stats Highly Inflated
• Parent's Receive Miracle after Leaving Son's Diagnosis "In God’s Hands" In July, Drew and Ariann Corpstein birthed a beautiful baby boy named Matthew expecting that he wouldn’t live longer than a few days. Through the grace of God, the couple learned that their son was misdiagnosed. Aug 28, 2018

  Parent's Receive Miracle after Leaving Son's Diagnosis "In God’s Hands"
• Amnesty International Starts Campaign Calling for the Release of Four Iranian Christians Amnesty International is calling for the release of four Iranians who were sentenced to prison for “practicing their Christian Faith.” Aug 28, 2018

  Amnesty International Starts Campaign Calling for the Release of Four Iranian Christians
• Why it's So Hard to Hold Priests Accountable for Sex Abuse A grand jury report recently found shocking levels of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. It uncovered, in six dioceses, the sexual abuse of over 1,000 children and named 301 perpetrator priests. It also found that... Aug 28, 2018

  Why it's So Hard to Hold Priests Accountable for Sex Abuse
• Mollie Tibbetts' Family Asks People Not to Be Mad at God for Her Death Iowa College student Mollie Tibbetts was purportedly found dead last week in Poweshiek County, Iowa, but the Tibbetts’ are asking people not to be angry at God for her death, instead they are encouraging people to follow her... Aug 28, 2018

  Mollie Tibbetts' Family Asks People Not to Be Mad at God for Her Death
• Church Hosts Mr. Rogers Themed Block Party to Celebrate Neighborliness City Road Chapel United Methodist Church of Madison in Nashville, Tennessee recently hosted a community-wide "Mister Roger's Neighborhood” themed block party. The block party worked to recognize the art of neighborliness. Aug 28, 2018

  Church Hosts Mr. Rogers Themed Block Party to Celebrate Neighborliness
• Netanyahu Wants Baltic Leaders’ Help in Changing EU’s View of Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Lithuania Thursday for a visit with leaders of the Baltic States. He hopes to deepen ties with the three nations so that they might become an advocate for Israel in the... Aug 28, 2018

  Netanyahu Wants Baltic Leaders’ Help in Changing EU’s View of Israel