Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has urged churches to spend time during worship April 26 in prayer. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has called for Southern Baptists and other Christians to pray during the oral arguments, which will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern April 28.

In the landmark case, the Supreme Court will consider whether the U.S. Constitution requires a state to license or recognize a marriage between people of the same sex. It is expected the justices will issue an opinion before they adjourn this summer. If so, same-sex marriage could be legal throughout the country by the first of July or states could maintain their authority to define marriage as only ...