By Bob Allen Stymied by gridlock during President Obama’s first term, supporters of comprehensive immigration reform are encouraged by talk of bipartisanship from Republican leaders in the wake of a stunning defeat, attributed in large part to Hispanic support for…
Ky. Baptists delay cutting Georgetown ties
By Bob Allen The Kentucky Baptist Convention’s mission board voted unanimously and without discussion Nov. 12 to approve an administrative committee recommendation to postpone a vote on the convention’s future with Georgetown College by one year. A motion to terminate…
Ky. Baptists delay cutting Georgetown ties
By Bob Allen The Kentucky Baptist Convention’s mission board voted unanimously and without discussion Nov. 12 to approve an administrative committee recommendation to postpone a vote on the convention’s future with Georgetown College by one year. A motion to terminate…
Ky. Baptists delay cutting Georgetown ties
By Bob Allen The Kentucky Baptist Convention’s mission board voted unanimously and without discussion Nov. 12 to approve an administrative committee recommendation to postpone by one year a vote on the convention’s future with Georgetown College. A motion to terminate…
McAfee to offer Ph.D.
By Bob Allen Mercer University trustees approved McAfee School of Theology’s first doctor of philosophy degree program during their semi-annual board meeting Nov. 8 in Macon, Ga. The Ph.D. in religion with a focus on Baptist studies will be interdepartmental,…
McAfee to offer Ph.D.
By Bob Allen Mercer University trustees approved McAfee School of Theology’s first doctor of philosophy degree program during their semi-annual board meeting Nov. 8. The Ph.D. in religion with a focus on Baptist studies will be interdepartmental, engaging faculty from…
Home of former jailed pastor raided
By Bob Allen Police in Azerbaijan have raided the home of a Baptist pastor who served 10 months in prison before winning a pardon following appeals on his behalf from Baptist leaders worldwide, including former President Jimmy Carter. The Oslo-based…
Online security of the believer
By Bob Allen All Christians confess that Jesus is Lord, but he’s a poor choice for a computer password, according to an annual listing of passwords on the Internet most prone to hacking. “Jesus” for the first time made the…
Boy Scout cover-up sign of the times
By Bob Allen A retired Baptist state convention executive says formerly confidential files detailing decades of sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America reflect the ethos of a time before mandatory reporting, when a common approach was to deal…