By Ken Camp Texas Baptists joined other religious leaders and state and local officials at a meeting July 9 with President Barack Obama to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused by a surge of unaccompanied minor immigrants from Central America. Obama…
From minority to majority: Are Baptists living up to their heritage?
By Ken Camp When Baptists constituted a minority sect in America, bold spokesmen such as John Clarke, Obadiah Holmes and James Ireland took courageous stands for religious liberty, historians agree. Baptists like John Leland led in calling for separation of…
Is — or isn’t — religious liberty under siege?
By Ken Camp Some Americans warn that an overreaching federal government threatens religious liberty, while others worry a secular culture that values political correctness over truth imperils freedom of religion. Yet others say it’s a matter of perspective. “I would…
Aftermath of West explosion shows both relief and recovery needed after disaster
By Ken Camp Fourteen months ago, John Crowder didn’t know the difference between disaster relief and disaster recovery. He just knew his community needed help. In the months since a fertilizer plant explosion rocked his town, the pastor of First…
Childhood abuse increases potential for future exploitation, says one who endured it
By Ken Camp Stephanie Henry — a survivor of childhood sexual abuse — became a stripper when she saw her body as a “commodity” that could provide relief from financial desperation. Today, she devotes her life to combating human trafficking…
Baylor University files lawsuit against alumni association
By Ken Camp About five months after Baylor University’s chief lawyer sent a letter insisting the Baylor Alumni Association “cease and desist” using Baylor’s licensed trademarks, the university filed a lawsuit against the independent organization. Baylor filed the suit in…
Baylor Alumni Association considers options for future
By Ken Camp When Baylor Alumni Association members gather for their fall meeting, they likely will choose one of three options as the organization’s primary function going forward — award financial assistance to Baylor University students, communicate with members or…
After 1,200 loads of laundry and 1,800 showers, relief efforts along border wrap up
By Ken Camp In the past two weeks, Baptist disaster relief workers washed more than 1,200 loads of laundry and made available about 1,800 showers to unaccompanied Latin American children detained along the Mexican border after they entered the United…
Baptists on U.S.-Mexican border offer aid in sudden influx of unaccompanied children
By Ken Camp Baptist volunteers along the U.S.-Mexican border are providing temporary emergency care and other services for a sudden flux of unaccompanied children from Latin America who entered the United States without documentation. Federal authorities detained the undocumented children…