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The transmogrification of the SBC: When Baptists no longer are Baptist

As the Southern Baptist Convention in its recent annual meeting has proved itself unreliably Baptist, it gives me pause to think about how quickly the transmogrification of this Baptist denomination into its ecclesiastical opposite has happened. Baptist folk often have...

Undeterred by failure of gun control legislation, black pastors launch coalition to address problem

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Black clergy, led by the Progressive National Baptist Convention, have launched a new coalition to fight gun violence, saying they are undeterred by the recent failure of legislation on Capitol Hill and all too aware of the…

Volunteers sought for twister recovery

By Jeff Brumley Cooperative Baptist Fellowship officials in Oklahoma say they are prepared to handle visiting, short-term volunteer groups to help with tornado cleanup and recovery. Based at First Baptist Church in Norman, Oklahoma CBF Disaster Response has already hosted…

Baylor receives record gift

By Bob Allen An El Paso businessman has donated $35 million to Baylor University, reportedly the largest gift by a living alumnus in the history of the Baptist-affiliated school in Waco, Texas. The gift by Texas oilman Paul Foster will…

Son of Amite County, child of God

By Merrill Hawkins I preached my first sermon in 1980 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Amite County, Miss. Walter Stewart, a kind and gentle man, always with several days of beard growth and always at Sunday-morning church, told me…

White House holds mental health confab

By Bob Allen President Obama asked the private sector and nonprofit organizations – including houses of worship and other faith-based institutions – to join the government in a national conversation about mental health in the United States during a daylong…

Atheists to start 1-800 hotline for doubters

Life after suicide: Frank Page’s new mission

Citing risk to adoptions, Missouri gov. vetoes anti-Shariah bill

EWTN to launch daily news program with ‘Catholic perspective’ in D.C.

Unwed mom wins discrimination case against Catholic archdiocese

Church leaders need viral social media

Last night I moderated #chsocm [It’s Church socialmedia. #ChSocM (ch-sock-em)] on Twitter, which is a weekly chat about using social media. We had a great discussion around the topic of viral social media stories, pictures, videos, etc… I enjoyed the experience. I sought to guide the discussion…

Thin silver band reminds teens to make healthy choices, say organizers of abstinence movement

SPARTA, Va. — Over 90 teenagers in the Caroline County, Va., area are wearing a thin silver band. Someday they hope it will be replaced by a wedding ring. In the meantime the silver band serves as a reminder of…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war