By Bob Allen A memorial service is scheduled Saturday for a Baptist minister’s wife found slain July 23 in her home in Birmingham, Ala. First Baptist Church of Birmingham released a statement July 25 announcing the death of long-time church…
Accused camp chaperone out of jail
By Bob Allen A North Carolina man charged with sex offenses at a Baptist youth camp got out of jail July 23 after a judge reduced his bond from $350,000 to $20,000. Clyde Wesley Way, 68, was arrested July 10…
Ala. minister’s wife slain in home
By Bob Allen An Alabama Baptist minister’s wife was found dead in her home July 23 in a case that police regard an apparent homicide. Karen Louise Shahan, 52, was discovered at about 11:15 a.m. on the couch of her…
CBF pastor seeks immigration reform
By Bob Allen A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pastor joined fellow clergy July 24 in a press conference on the U.S. Capitol Building lawn calling for broad immigration reform. “We are not here to endorse any specific bill or any particular…
Baptists take sides in ordinance debate
By Bob Allen Baptist clergy are lining up on both sides of a debate about a proposed fairness ordinance dividing city commissioners in Frankfort, Ky. Hershael York, a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and pastor of Buck Run Baptist…
Shots fired in Missouri church
By Bob Allen A Missouri man faces multiple charges after allegedly shooting a gun in a Southern Baptist church during Sunday morning worship. About 40 people at First Baptist Church in Norwood, Mo., were in attendance July 21 when an…
Texas Baptists support abortion law
By Bob Allen The Baptist General Convention of Texas lobbied for a newly passed law restricting abortion that was delayed by a filibuster by a state senator honored last year by the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission for her work…
Texas Baptists support abortion law
By Bob Allen The Baptist General Convention of Texas lobbied for a newly passed law restricting abortion that was delayed by a filibuster by a state senator honored last year by the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission for her work…
Baptist second in Facebook song vote
By Bob Allen A North Carolina Baptist worship minster’s song is running a strong second in fan voting midway through a month-long contest leading to a top-prize billing alongside some of the biggest names on the contemporary Christian music scene….
Letter seeks ‘circle of protection’ for poor
By Bob Allen Christian leaders across the country released a pastoral letter July 18 urging Congress to make hungry and poor people a priority in negotiations over a new federal budget. With Washington set to reconsider sequestration — across-the-board spending…
Carter supports Zimmerman verdict
By Bob Allen Former President Jimmy Carter says the jury in the George Zimmerman trial “made the right decision” based on the evidence and the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the neighborhood watch volunteer acted deliberately and…
Statement cites sexual abuse in church
By Bob Allen Seventy-two faith leaders signed a public statement July 17 decrying silence from evangelical leaders on the issue of sexual abuse in the church. Released by Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE), an advocacy group…