Sports

“A Lifeway Research study of both U.S. Protestant pastors and churchgoers found most in both groups believe it’s OK to miss church occasionally for a kid’s game or travel sporting event, but those in the pews are laxer on the issue than those behind the pulpit.” - The Baptist Paper

“On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education released updated regulations for Title IX. The result is bad for parents, potentially harmful for children, and turns the protections for young women on their head.” - Breakpoint

“Some find the constant pop of the wiffle ball batted about by oversized ping pong paddles annoying. Others see a sport encouraging exercise, multigenerational competition, and camaraderie.” - Baptist Press

“The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics …. Council of Presidents unanimously (25-0) adopted the official ‘Transgender Participation Policy.’” - Daily Citizen

“Despite its legalization across many states, U.S. Protestant pastors remain opposed to sports gambling, but they’re not doing much about it…. (13 percent) favor legalizing sports betting nationwide and most (55 percent) say the practice is morally wrong.” - BPNews

“promoting women’s equality in athletics is an important governmental interest’ and that ‘not all gender-based classifications violate the Equal Protection Clause.’” - CPost

“Less than a year into his head coaching position at Auburn University, Hugh Freeze is making headlines for more than his work on the field. Freeze, along with Auburn coaches from other sports, recently promoted and participated in a worship event involving baptisms.” - CLeaders

“Assistant Bremerton High School coach Joe Kennedy made the announcement on his website, citing several reasons, including that he needed to care for an ailing family member out of state.” - RNS

“When I talk about the majority of dechurching stories being a story of slowly rolling down a slope…. I’m also thinking about specific choices that churchgoers will make that announce to everyone in their family and friendship groups that church is actually not that important.” - Mere Orthodoxy

“Recent decisions by World Aquatics, requiring transgender men to compete in an ‘open’ category rather than against women, are examples of common sense prevailing in the transgender debate, according to two Southern Baptist leaders.” - BPNews