By Bob Allen A Texas Baptist university has fired and sued its chief financial officer over alleged financial mismanagement. Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, filed a civil lawsuit April 24 against James E. Smith in Hale County District Court,…
CBF supports Newtown-area clergy
By Bob Allen Four-and-a-half months after the mass murder of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Newtown-area chaplains, counselors and clergy gathered April 26 at a Baptist church in nearby Wilton for a conference…
British faith groups reclaim St. George
By Bob Allen The Baptist Union of Great Britain joined other faith groups in a letter reclaiming St. George’s Day, celebrated April 23, from right-wing group’s using England’s patron saint to promote Islamophobia and hatred. “We want to promote a…
Author proposes end to interfaith hostility
By Bob Allen In his 2012 book, Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?, emergent church author Brian McLaren purposely evokes an old joke about, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” But instead of introducing…
Georgetown prez search narrowed to 3
By Bob Allen Georgetown College in Kentucky announced three finalists April 23 in a search for a new president to replace retiring President William Crouch, who steps down June 30 after 22 years. According to a news release, the three…
Proposed Ala. law targets illegal casinos
By Bob Allen A Baptist minister who leads an interdenominational ministry that self-describes as “Alabama’s moral compass” is urging voters to support legislation to deter illegal casinos from popping up across the state. State Sen. Bryan Taylor (R-Prattville) introduced legislation…
Texas Baptists back revised lending bill
By Bob Allen The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission dropped opposition to a payday lending bill in the state Senate after additional consumer safeguards were added during debate April 22. Senators voted 24-6 to approve amended legislation put forward by…
CBF leader signs response to MLK
By Bob Allen Baptist leaders are among 28 original signers of a response to Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” 50 years after the civil-rights leader challenged white church leaders to confront racism. Patrick Anderson, interim coordinator of the…
CBF leader signs response to MLK
By Bob Allen Baptist leaders are among 28 original signers of a response to Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” 50 years after the civil-rights leader challenged white church leaders to confront racism. Patrick Anderson, interim coordinator of the…