By Bob Allen Critics of the Obama administration’s requirement that faith-based employers include mandatory contraceptive coverage in their health-care plans for women voiced disappointment June 28 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld key portions of the Affordable Health Care Act…
Trial for alleged peeping preacher delayed
By Bob Allen A criminal trial scheduled June 25 for a former traveling Southern Baptist evangelist and popular youth speaker charged with video voyeurism has been postponed until July 30, according to a court document obtained recently by Associated Baptist…
Couple takes on collegiate ministry in southwest Virginia
WISE, Va.—Conan and Christy Sherlin will take on Baptist collegiate ministry responsibilities in southwest Virginia July 1, the Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s emerging leaders team has announced. Conan Sherlin Christy Sherlin The couple will be based at the University of…
SBC gay stance termed ‘holy terrorism’
By Bob Allen A Christian gay-rights activist has charged Southern Baptists with “holy terrorism” for opposing civil rights for homosexuals. A resolution passed June 20 at the 2012 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in New Orleans opined that homosexuality “does…
OPINION: A different kind of accountability
The church has always stressed holding one another accountable, but do we ever notice the attempts of non-Christians to hold the church accountable to a higher, Christian standard? The last day of classes at the College of William and Mary…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE Michael Cheuk, to University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., as senior pastor, effective in August. Michael Wyre, to Lynn Haven Baptist Church, Vinton, Va., as pastor. Alex C. Gallimore, to Hester Baptist Church in Oxford, N.C., as pastor….
For impoverished children in Nicaragua, pencils are key
SOUTH BOSTON, Va.—In the United States pencils are not a big deal. But according to Jennifer Chappell, an inexpensive pencil can provide a child living in extreme poverty in Nicaragua an opportunity to receive an education. A summer mission trip…
New staffer will coordinate summer mission camp events
RICHMOND, Va.—Glenn Maddox will join the staff of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board July 1 as mission events coordinator, just as the organization’s summer camp programs get into full swing. Glenn Maddox Maddox, who has been involved in VBMB mission…
Texas CLC honors state senator
By Bob Allen The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission presented state Sen. Wendy Davis with its Horizon Award for leadership in public service in recognition of her efforts to curb predatory lending practices in the state. Davis, a Democrat from…
Jesse Jackson welcomes Luter’s election
By Bob Allen African-American activist and Baptist minister Jesse Jackson called the election of the Southern Baptist Convention’s first black president a “step in the right direction” and “a victory for the Civil Rights Movement,” but said it is too…
Millennials losing their religion
By Bob Allen Young adults are leaving the church in record numbers, and experts wonder how many of them are ever coming back. LifeWay Research found seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30 who went to church regularly in…
Millennials losing their religion
By Bob Allen Young adults are leaving the church in record numbers, and experts wonder how many of them are ever coming back. LifeWay Research found seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30 who went to church regularly in…