By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer MONROE, La. (LBM) – Perry Hancock has led the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries through creation of a foster care and adoption network, Compassion Center, ministry for homeless women and their children, a women’s learning center and the minister care residential program during his 22 years as president and CEO. As he reflected on fond memories ahead of his February 2026 retirement, Hancock said he is thankful for the way God has used the LBCHFM to share the hope of Christ with others on campus and beyond. “The years (my wife) Tonya and I have spent at the Children’s Home have been an incredible blessing,” Hancock, who announced his retirement to the Louisiana Baptist entity’s board of trustees on Sept. 25, told the Baptist Message. “This ministry has given us the privilege of living out our calling in very tangible ways by serving children and families in need. We have built friendships and relationships that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. The Children’s Home is now woven into the fabric of our family’s story and for that we are truly grateful.” PATH TO MONROE Hancock has served as leader of the LBCHFM since July 1, 2003. Prior to … [Read more...]
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By staff, based on a news release by Liberty Counsel BATON ROUGE, LA – Liberty Counsel, a Christian ministry that engages in strategic litigation to promote evangelical Christian values, sent a demand letter, Oct. 17, to the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on behalf of Luke Ash, a bivocational pastor with Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, who was unlawfully fired from his job as a library services technician for refusing to use false pronouns for a female colleague. The letter denounced Ash’s termination, a result of his refusal to compromise his religious beliefs about human sexuality, as a violation of the Louisiana Constitution, the Louisiana Protection of Religious Freedom Act, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Liberty Counsel requested the library to reinstate Ash with backpay and revise its pronoun policy to respect the religious free exercise rights of all employees, setting a response deadline of Nov. 10. In the letter, Liberty Counsel explained that the library’s “inclusivity policy” -- that employees have a “right” to choose their pronouns -- essentially mandates radical gender ideology and unconstitutionally compels employees to mouth their … [Read more...]
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