By Bob Allen A federal judge has ruled that Kentucky officials were wrong to deny tax incentives worth $18 million to a Christian ministry building a theme park featuring a life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van…
Advocates call out candidates for silence on mental health
By Bob Allen An American Baptist leader has joined an initiative to get presidential candidates talking about mental health. Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, director of interfaith engagement at the American Association of People with Disabilities, joined leaders of two other advocacy groups…
Tale of evangelical sex scandal hits Washington newsstands
By Bob Allen The story behind a sex-abuse scandal at an evangelical megachurch near Washington, D.C., kept out of court by a statute of limitations, has hit newsstands in a long-form story in the Washingtonian, a monthly lifestyle magazine read…
Todd Starnes deplores evangelical attacks on Trump
By Bob Allen A Fox News personality who once worked for Baptist Press is taking exception to criticism of presidential candidate Donald Trump by evangelical leaders including the Southern Baptist Convention’s top spokesman for public policy concerns. Todd Starnes, the…
SBC leader joins Rubio advisory board
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist Convention leader has joined the Marco Rubio for President campaign on an advisory board concerning the dignity of human life. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., is among a…
RNC disinvites debate moderator after Trump takedown
Contributors to an online symposium on why conservatives shouldn’t support Donald Trump included SBC agency head Russell Moore. The Republican National Committee disinvited the National Review from moderating an upcoming pre-Super Tuesday debate after the conservative magazine carried an online symposium with…
Government to post names of schools seeking Title IX waivers
By Bob Allen Colleges and universities requesting religious exemptions to federal non-discrimination standards will have their waivers posted online in a searchable database to be developed in coming months by the U.S. Department of Education. Catherine Lhamon, the Education Department’s…
Latino leader: Immigration reform cannot trump the sanctity of life
By Bob Allen The head of one of the nation’s largest Hispanic Christian organizations said Jan. 21 that Latino voters should not put the desire for immigration reform ahead of concern for the unborn. “I have a problem when we…
Filmmaker of anti-Planned Parenthood videos opens first-ever Evangelicals for Life conference
By Bob Allen Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden said Jan. 21 he believes undercover videos about Planned Parenthood and the procurement of fetal organs for medical research tap into a “cruel paradox” that transcend the abortion debate. Daleiden, founder of the…
New Baptist Covenant among faith groups ‘to watch’ in 2016
By Bob Allen A movement founded by former President Jimmy Carter to unite U.S. Baptists across racial and other divides in service to the poor is among 16 social justice initiatives to watch in 2016 cited by the Center for…
Trump candidacy will test evangelical voters, says SBC leader
By Bob Allen The Southern Baptist Convention’s top spokesman for public policy and religious liberty concerns says the upcoming presidential primary season will be a test for evangelical voters. “We’ve been saying for 50 years in American life that character…
Diversity plan divides Baylor faculty
By Bob Allen A Baylor University official charged with creating a position to increase racial, ethnic and gender diversity among faculty and staff has resigned after less than eight months on the job. “After prayerful consideration and consultation with my…