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Explainer: Supreme Court to hear case of Tennessee law prohibiting ‘gender transition’ procedures for minors
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NASHVILLE (BP) -- In June, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear the case of United States v. Skrmetti, a lawsuit joined by the Biden administration against a Tennessee law prohibiting all medical procedures intended to “affirm” a gender inconsistent with a minor’s biological sex. The law provides necessary protection to children under the age of 18 from harmful and dangerous “gender transition” medical procedures like hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgery that carry devastating, lifelong consequences.
Boston Send Network Gathering urges attendees to deepen their faith, multiply disciples
“Multiplication for Movement” was the theme for Send Network’s 2024 Gatherings in Long Beach, California and Boston. Noah Oldham, executive director of Send Network hosted each gathering. Send Network photo
BOSTON (BP) – As the final Send Network Gathering of 2024 concluded in Boston, nearly 1,000 attendees left with a sense of urgency to focus on multiplication — making disciples who make disciples and planting churches that plant churches. “The early church understood when God births a church, he has the nations on his heart,” […]
Children’s Missions Day immerses youngsters in care for others across nation
Children and adults participated in a fun run from a recent annual Children’s Missions Day outreach at Bonsack Baptist Church in Roanoke Baptist Church. This year’s fun run will raise funds to help dig water wells in Peru. Submitted photo
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Buying groceries for local families, helping build playgrounds or funding the construction of water wells in Peru are among activities children at Bonsack Baptist Church in Roanoke, Va., will rise early to perform on Children’s Missions Day (CMD) Sept. 21.
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Explainer: Supreme Court to hear case of Tennessee law prohibiting ‘gender transition’ procedures for minors
NASHVILLE (BP) -- In June, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear the case of United States v. Skrmetti, a lawsuit joined by the Biden administration against a Tennessee law prohibiting all medical procedures intended to “affirm” a gender inconsistent with a minor’s biological sex. The law provides necessary protection to children under the age of 18 from harmful and dangerous “gender transition” medical procedures like hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgery that carry devastating, lifelong consequences.
