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Super Bowl halftime show too spicy for Franklin Graham
The head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Trump supporter took to Facebook to share his distaste for skimpy costumes and suggestive dance moves during the 12-minute performance by the first two Latina women to co-headline the coveted Pepsi halftime show.
Young adults say churches key in battle against climate change, poverty and corruption
Globally, young adult Christians are concerned primarily with corruption, extreme poverty and racism, according to recent research by Barna. Those of no faith, the Christian research group found, identified global climate change, pollution and then corruption as top concerns. But…
Baptist pastor running for Senate – as a Democrat
Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, has entered the race for U.S. Senate
Woman minister #NotGoingHome after being called by God
“Your calling is so personal. Your calling is between you and God. It becomes who you are. For those of us in ministry a long time it’s completely intertwined with our being.”
SBC presidential hopeful Al Mohler lumps LGBTQ spectrum into ‘rebellion’ against God
The president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary said on his daily podcast that except for their success as a common political front, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning or queer really don’t have much in common – until it comes to the Bible.
Transitions for the week of 1-31-20
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Dennis Barton, to Oakland Baptist Church, Gum Spring, Va., as pastor. Previously he was interim pastor. Paul…
Former SBC president Jack Graham calls evangelical support for Trump a ‘no-brainer’
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Jack Graham defended his support for President Donald Trump as a “no-brainer” in a recent Dallas Morning News op-ed highlighting the administration’s efforts to restrict abortion. Graham – pastor of the 42,000-member Prestonwood Baptist Church…
Religion Notes: Baylor celebrates a birthday, Duke Divinity announces scholarships and Baptist-Methodist dialogue planned in Texas
“We are humbled to be the caretakers of such a remarkable legacy at Baylor.”
Venues dropping Franklin Graham’s upcoming UK tour
Two British venues refused to host Franklin Graham’s upcoming UK tour because of his views against homosexuality and for President Donald Trump.
SBC president blacklists former leader accused of enabling abuse
Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear says that local church autonomy does not excuse Southern Baptists from holding one another accountable in a mild rebuke of churches giving platform to Paige Patterson, a disgraced former leader accused of enabling sexual abusers.
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