Deal with Iran, Trump’s UFC Birthday, SBC Votes on Women, and Juneteenth

Deal with Iran, Trump’s UFC Birthday, SBC Votes on Women, and Juneteenth

From The Bulletin by Christianity Today

June 19, 2026 · 45 min

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The episode discusses recent headlines including a deal with Iran, Trump's birthday celebration, SBC votes on women, and the significance of Juneteenth.

We’re continuing our summer series with a recap of the week’s top headlines and relevant conversation from The Bulletin archive. This week, President Trump signed a short-term deal with Iran, with many saying the US got the losing end of the deal. We re-air a conversation from May in which Russell Moore, Bonnie Kristian, and Clarissa Moll discuss the difficulty of negotiating with Iran. Then, President Trump hosted his 80th birthday on the White House South Lawn complete with a UFC fight in which the winners were paid with cryptocurrency produced by a Trump family organization. The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols joins to discuss why Trump is interested in cryptocurrency and why it may be concerning. The Southern Baptist Convention recently voted to ban churches who ordain women or allow women to preach. We revisit a conversation between Nicole Martin and Mike Cosper in which they discuss the issue in the context of Rick Warren’s Saddleback Community Church being expelled from the SBC in 2023. Finally, Nicole Martin shares about how we as believers can collectively celebrate Juneteenth. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review…

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Host: Christianity Today

Guests: Russell Moore, Bonnie Kristian, Clarissa Moll, Tom Nichols, Nicole Martin, Mike Cosper

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Organizations: Southern Baptist Convention, Saddleback Community Church

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