Baptists Split on NC Gay Marriage Ban
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Some religious leaders hailed North Carolina’s May 8 passage of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman as a win for family values, while others vowed to continue the fight for what they call “marriage equa…
Remember Infertility on Mother’s Day
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
This Sunday dads will wake up extra early to make their wives breakfast in bed, or at least a good cup of strong coffee. Children will work diligently during their Sunday school hour cutting out yellow-and-pink paper flowers or f…
Ky. Board Approves New Staff Structure
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Mission Board approved a plan May 8 to overhaul the structure of the convention and its staff. The organizational structure now will consist of five ministry teams, consolidated from the previous six. In addition to th…
China Escalates Crackdown on House Churches
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The Chinese government is engaging in a three-phase strategy to eradicate Protestant house churches, according to the China Aid Association. The strategy calls for local authorities, in phase one, to conduct a thorough investigation of house churches a…
N.C. Marriage Amendment Passes Easily
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
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Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Baptist Ministry Leaving Vandy
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The Baptist Collegiate Ministries at Vanderbilt University has reversed course and now says it will leave campus rather than comply with the school’s new non-discrimination policy.
Kentucky Baptists Losing 27 Staff
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
One third of Kentucky Baptist Convention employees are opting to resign or retire early in anticipation of a reorganization of the Baptist Building staff in Louisville.
Torturing the Enemy, Destroying Ourselves
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Christian theologian and Cherokee tribe member Randy Woodley recently began a blog post by quoting the maxim that truth is the first casualty of war. “Tell a lie often enough,” he said, “and it becomes your trut…
Author Says Young Christians Tired of Culture War
Posted Monday, May 7, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Three decades of culture war have failed to make America a more moral nation, and younger evangelicals today want to engage the public square in less partisan ways, says the author of a new book on faith and politics.