A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former Baptist state convention executive claiming job interference by the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board, saying secular courts lack jurisdiction to delve into matters of religious doctrine.
CBF world all-in on Walker Burroughs “Idol” competition
It’s safe to say that most, if not all, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship community is buzzing with the success Walker Burroughs is having as a contestant on the hit television show “American Idol.”
Retired BWA leader Denton Lotz dead at 80
Denton Lotz, who led the Baptist World Alliance through some of its most challenging years, died April 23 at age 80
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Supreme Court to hear three cases pitting conservative religious views against LGBTQ rights
The United States Supreme Court on Monday accepted three cases to decide whether a federal law prohibiting discrimination because of “sex” includes sexual orientation and gender identity, setting the stage for a new round of tension between fundamentalist Christianity and LGBTQ rights.
BWA head urges global prayer for those affected by Sri Lanka bombings
Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Elijah Brown on Monday issued a global call to prayer after a wave of bombings across Sri Lanka killed nearly 300 people on Easter Sunday.
Religion Notes: End Times described in hieroglyphs discovered by Baylor prof
-CBF urges comments on payday lending
-BWA launches new evangelism award
Notre Dame fire fuels fund-raising for burned churches in Louisiana
A crowdfunding campaign to raise $1.8 million to rebuild three historically black Baptist churches in a Louisiana parish hit by arson within two weeks surpassed its goal in seven days, aided – apparently – by non-stop images of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in France.
Transitions for the week of 4-19-19
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Matt Caine, to Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C., as minister of music and worship, effective May…
Sovereign Grace Churches says no to outside investigation of abuse allegations
An evangelical church-planting network accused of covering up decades of sexual abuse has turned down calls for an independent third-party investigation, citing reasons including autonomy of the local church.
Cheez-Its for communion? Not at this bar-based Baptist Bible study
Erica Whitaker carefully pondered the plate of crackers presented to her, surveying each of the different brands available for communion that Palm Sunday evening. Slowly, she moved a finger from her chin to a very yellow selection on the plate,…
Former Baptist preachers face abuse charges in Vermont, Mississippi and Guam
Two months after a series of investigative newspaper stories reported widespread sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention and while denominational leaders ponder solutions, the numbers of Southern Baptist clergy in the criminal system for alleged sex offenses continues to grow.