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  Speaker Johnson appoints Louisiana leader to USCIRF

  Speaker Johnson has appointed Gene Mills, president of Louisiana Family Forum, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

  07/23/2026 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Religious Liberty Commission calls for sweeping reforms

  Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission recommends expanding protections for religious freedom, faith-based institutions, parental rights, and more.

  07/10/2026 - By Faith Pratt & Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  ‘The Autism Pastor’ Lamar Hardwick dies at age 47

  “The Autism Pastor” Lamar Hardwick died May 22 at 47. He was a pastor, author, and advocate for disability inclusion in the church.

  06/05/2026 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

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  Kaufman pastor discusses immigrant struggles

  Pastor Pablo Juarez reflects on immigration, family separation, and how churches can respond with support for vulnerable families.

  05/26/2026 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  Rededicate 250 urges repentance, prayer

  Pastors, Baptist leaders, and government representatives joined together to pray for America during the Rededicate 250 event hosted May 17.

  05/20/2026 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Support for Christianity as official U.S. religion growing, majority still reject

  A growing number of U.S. adults think Christianity should be the nation’s official religion, but most Americans disagree.

  05/19/2026 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Federal employees sue USDA secretary over Christian messaging

  USDA employees sue Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, alleging her Christian workplace messages violate the First Amendment.

  05/14/2026 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  A Christian nation? At 250, America still fighting over what that means

  Bob Smietana examines differing definitions of what it means to call the United States a Christian nation.

  05/14/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  GuideStone, ERLC applaud House passage of Clergy Act

  The U.S. House passed the Clergy Act, giving ministers a limited chance to opt back into Social Security and strengthen their retirement security.

  04/28/2026 - By Roy Hayhurst / GuideStone

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  Evangelical leaders to be featured during Rededicate 250 event

  A Trump-backed National Mall event will bring leaders and Christian speakers together to rededicate the nation under God.

  04/22/2026 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  House passes bipartisan bill to protect Haitian migrants

  The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill April 16 to allow Haitian migrants temporary legal protections to live in the U.S. for three years.

  04/17/2026 - By Fiona André / Religion News Service

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  Lt. Gov. Patrick calls church-state separation a ‘lie’

  The leader of President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission said church and state separation is a falsehood.

  04/14/2026 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service