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Willy Rice, SBC presidential candidate, drops out

By Bob Smietana — April 6, 2022
(RNS) — Rice had come under fire for ordaining a deacon with a history of sexual misconduct.

SBC pastor Willy Rice dismisses deacon and Florida ‘faith adviser’ over past

By Bob Smietana — April 4, 2022
(RNS) — Rice had been a leading candidate for SBC president — during a year when an investigation into how the denomination handled abuse is underway.

A Mexican American evangelical examines how Latino identity is shaped by faith

By Alejandra Molina — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — Jonathan Calvillo’s book, ‘The Saints of Santa Ana,’ is based on interviews in the California city, where nearly 80% of residents are Latino and many are of Mexican heritage.

Ed Dobson, retired pastor and onetime Moral Majority leader, dies at 65

By Adelle M. Banks — December 29, 2015
(RNS) He served as one of the lieutenants of the Moral Majority, helping Ronald Reagan defeat President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election. Later, Dobson gave up on evangelical political involvement.
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