A Southern Baptist seminary that believes the Bible forbids women from being pastors and that being homosexual is a sin has been wrong before, according to a 71-page report released Wednesday on slavery and racism in the history of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Female youth worker at Baptist church accused of statutory rape
A 35-year-old Tennessee woman is behind bars for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy she met at church. Courtney Michelle Bingham was arrested on Dec. 4 after allegedly sending nude photos to the teen she met at Bethany Baptist…
Former minister at Southern Baptist megachurch indicted for theft
A former minister at First Baptist Church in Houston surrendered Tuesday to police, the day after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly stealing $800,000 from the Southern Baptist megachurch over six years.
No jail time for Baylor frat president accused of sexual assault prompts outrage
A lenient plea deal for a former Baylor University fraternity president accused of rape returned the spotlight to a Baptist school still dealing with fallout from a high-profile sexual assault scandal involving its athletics department that led to a leadership change.
Pastor-turned-politician in disputed House race open to special election
A former Southern Baptist pastor who leads a contested congressional race in North Carolina said Friday he would support a new election if voter fraud significantly altered the result of the Nov. 6 general election. Republican candidate Mark Harris, former…
Church volunteer charged with child sex abuse has worked with kids before
Before volunteering to work with children at NewSpring Church in North Charleston, South Carolina, Jake Hazlett frequented other multi-site megachurches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention that don’t include the word “Baptist” in their name.
Illinois Southern Baptists oppose Equal Rights Amendment
Southern Baptists in Illinois are on record opposing renewed efforts to add an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Lawsuit says church missed child abuse caught on security camera
A South Carolina megachurch is under scrutiny after the arrest of a church volunteer reportedly caught on security video molesting 14 preschoolers in the last three months.
W.C. Fields, advocate for a free Baptist press, dead at 96
W.C. Fields, a pioneer in religious communications and defender of an uncensored Baptist press, died Sunday at age 96.