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…
Kenyan earns her way to U.S. university to improve her ministry in Africa
By Chelsea White When asked about her work for orphans and children in poverty, the normally upbeat Rose Wasike pauses as tears fill her eyes. “My parents were very poor,” she said. “I was the third child out of 11,…
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…
Gender gap in clergy pay is ‘shameful,’ say some Baptist women
By Jeff Brumley Women clergy make a lot less money than their male counterparts, new federal statistics show — and a lot of women ministers are finding this disturbing. That was evident on the Baptist Women in Ministry Facebook page, where…
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…
For Baptists-turned-Episcopalians, Anglican disagreement feels familiar
By Jeff Brumley Growing up Southern Baptist in Alabama, Malcom Marler saw just how nasty people can be when they disagree about scripture and thorny theological issues. The resulting departure of moderates and liberals from the convention in the late…
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…