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Obituary: Sheryl Denise Shaw

Sheryl Denise Shaw, longtime minister to children and their families, died May 12. She was 59.

05/30/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Groups pledge to sue over Ten Commandments displays

A coalition of civil liberties groups—including Americans United for Separation of Church and State—pledged to sue if Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms.

05/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

MLK comic book still serves as nonviolence teaching tool

At cross-cultural gatherings in Bethlehem, West Bank, groups read from “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” and discuss questions about achieving peace through nonviolent behavior.

05/30/2025 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Trump hasn’t met judge’s order on refugee program

In late February, a judge ordered the Trump administration to resume accepting refugees cleared under the federal refugee admissions program.

05/30/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Power central to tension between Jesus and Pharisees

Misreading the tension between Jesus and the Pharisees historically fostered antisemitism and contributed to the Holocaust, New Testament scholar Scot McKnight told a gathering at East Texas Baptist University.

05/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Texas and Missouri restrict NDAs in sexual abuse cases

Texas lawmakers restricted nondisclosure clauses in sexual abuse settlement agreements May 26, following passage of similar legislation in Missouri weeks earlier.

05/29/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Fuller LGBTQ policy unchanged but disagreement noted

The board of a leading evangelical seminary voted to affirm its long-standing belief that LBGTQ relationships are unbiblical. But Fuller Theological Seminary’s president acknowledged some “faithful” Christian denominations approve of same-sex relationships.

05/28/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service