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Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy
Divisions over race, politics, gender and LGBTQ issues are roiling the Southern Baptist Convention ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next week
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
February 20, 2021, 2:32 PM
• 6 min read
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Jim Conrad, pastor of Towne View Baptist Church, looks at a copy of a letter from the Southern Baptist Convention s credentials committee on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Kennesaw, Ga. During an SBC meeting in late February, its executive committee will discuss a recommendation that Conrad s church be ousted from the SBC because it accepted LGBTQ people into its congregation. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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NeighborWorks America honors local heroes who transform their communities, trains resident .
NeighborWorks AmericaFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
Washington, DC, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) NeighborWorks America recognizes the ‘unsung heroes’ who help communities rise above challenges and map a new way forward. On Feb. 16, NeighborWorks America awarded six individuals with its annual Dorothy Richardson Award for Resident Leadership. The honorees represent Houston, Texas; Syracuse, New York; Roseburg, Oregon; Washington, DC; and Lincoln, Nebraska. Traditionally awarded in the fall, the Dorothy Richardson Awards ceremony kicks off a weekend of activities and events specifically designed to educate and uplift local teams of residents that have come together to learn how to address challenges in their communities. Residents identified by NeighborWorks network organizations as local community
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No longer an outlier: New York ends commercial surrogacy ban
New York s longstanding ban on commercial surrogate pregnancy is about to end nine years after a bill to rescind it was first introduced
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
February 14, 2021, 6:34 PM
• 5 min read
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New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, left, with his husband David Sigal, right, pose with their daughters Lucy Hoylman-Sigal, 3, left, and Silvia Hoylman-Sigal, 10, both born through surrogacy, Saturday Feb. 6, 2021, in New York. Sen. Hoylman is the lead sponsor of a New York State law taking effect on Feb. 15 that legalizes commercial surrogacy. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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BlueCity Launches Campaign for Greater LGBTQ Acceptance Among Families in China during Chinese .
BlueCity Holdings LimitedFebruary 12, 2021 GMT
BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) BlueCity, a world-leading LGBTQ community platform providing a full suite of services to foster connections and enhance the well-being of the LGBTQ community, launch the “Let Love Go Home” campaign, which pushes for greater LGBTQ acceptance and understanding among the families of community members in China as the country celebrates.
The campaign intends to offer information and services to support the LGBTQ community in their journey to coming out as well as other issues they might face during the festive season and beyond.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Singer Ricky Martin will be a spokesman for a foundation that is building a memorial and museum to honor the 49 victims who died during a