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Obama administration to appeal clergy tax ruling

By Robert Dilday The Justice Department will appeal a federal court ruling last fall that allowing clergy to avoid paying taxes on a part of their income designated as a housing allowance violates the constitutionally mandated separation of church and…

Tony Blair: religious extremism will be biggest battle of the 21st century

Pope Francis says women should play larger role in Church

‘Allah’ rings out in Malaysian churches despite ban

Church of England still ‘Tory Party at prayer’

First Baptist Church of Birmingham holds special concert

Why do you keep asking God to throw you a Hail Mary pass?

Some Christians treat God like an all-star National Football League quarterback such as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, or Drew Brees. They have failed at some aspect of the game of life and ask God to throw them a Hail Mary…

CBF General Assembly to highlight diversity, top exec says

By Bob Allen Former congressman, U.N. ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is a featured speaker at this year’s Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly June 23-27 in Atlanta, CBF coordinator of ministries Bo Prosser reported to the Fellowship’s Governing Board…

Ukrainian Baptist appeals for prayer as violence spreads

By Robert Dilday A Ukrainian Baptist leader is appealing for prayer as two months of increasingly violent demonstrations in his country have pitted security forces against protestors calling for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych. “Today, as never before, Ukraine…

CBF selects Navy officer to lead chaplaincy program

By Jeff Brumley The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has selected a 25-year military chaplain to run the program that oversees the roughly 700 chaplains and pastoral care counselors it endorses. The Fellowship announced on its blog Thursday that U.S. Navy Capt….

Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling