The Oklahoma Supreme Court has upheld a program that sends scholarships to parents of students with disabilities for use at private schools, including religious schools, rejecting claims it violates a provision in the state constitution barring taxpayer aid to religion….
College, seminary seek to bridge racial opportunity gap
Simmons College of Kentucky and the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky announced plans Feb. 16 to make it easier for African-American college graduates to earn graduate degrees. A historically black college and a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-aligned seminary have announced a collaboration…
Lawyer says Scalia’s death looms large in pending cases
By Bob Allen The unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia looms large in cases currently before the Supreme Court concerning abortion and religious liberty concerns, says a lawyer who recently filed a brief asking justices to uphold a Texas law…
Faith groups say Exxon dragging feet on climate change proposal
A coalition of faith and values-driven organizations that view management of their investments as a catalyst for social change say ExxonMobile needs to be more specific about its policy on climate change. An American Baptist agency criticized efforts by ExxonMobile…
Lawyer says Scalia’s death looms large in pending cases
Experts say any hope conservative Christians had for major wins in abortion and religious liberty cases currently before the Supreme Court is diminished with the passing of one of the court’s most consistently conservative jurists. The unexpected death of Justice…
SBC leader says candidates should talk about Supreme Court picks
By Bob Allen The president of the Southern Baptist Convention says the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Feb. 14 raises stakes even higher in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church in…
Iconic Texas pastor Buckner Fanning dies
The longtime moderate leader and pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, suffered a major stroke in August. Buckner Fanning, who retired in 2002 after 42 years as pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, has died…
SBC leader says candidates should talk about Supreme Court picks
Ronnie Floyd remembered deceased Justice Antonin Scalia as a defender of conservative values. The president of the Southern Baptist Convention says the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Feb. 14 raises stakes even higher in the upcoming U.S….
Brazilian Baptist open to using abortion in fight against Zika virus
With Roman Catholics deeply entrenched against relaxing Brazil’s restrictive abortion laws and other groups like Anglicans on the fence, a progressive Baptist leader says it’s time to hear from poor women fearing birth defects who seek them. An indigenous Baptist…
Mohler applauds discovery of gravitational waves but says it doesn’t prove anything
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist theologian says astronomers study the universe not only through telescopes, but also a worldview lens that causes them to interpret their observations in ways contrary to biblical truth. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist…
Mohler applauds discovery of gravitational waves but says it doesn’t prove anything
People who see the vast expanse of space as evidence of an old universe rely on a secular rather than biblical worldview, says the Southern Baptist theologian and seminary president. A Southern Baptist theologian says astronomers study the universe not…
Faith groups back payday lending reform
A diverse collection of denominational and faith-based organizations are calling on Congress to prohibit usury and end predatory practices of payday lending. While marketed as short-term loans of two to four weeks to get over a financial emergency, the faith…