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Baptists protest violence in Syria

By Bob Allen Leaders of three British religious bodies issued a joint statement March 15 calling on the United Nations Security Council to condemn Syria’s violent suppression of a year-long uprising that has left more than 8,000 dead. Jonathan Edwards…

It’s better to debate than downsize

By Zachary Bailes Southern Seminary President Albert Mohler predicts the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will split over the issue of homosexuality. Meanwhile, Kentucky Baptist Convention Executive Director Paul Chitwood announced incentives for employees to take early retirement or resign voluntarily as…

British Baptists face budget shortfall

By Bob Allen The Baptist Union of Great Britain faces likely cutbacks as leaders project that financial support from Baptist churches will continue to decline. The Baptist Union Council heard March 12 about a deficit of 685,503 British pounds –…

Obama appeals to ‘social gospel’

By Bob Allen President Obama denied March 12 that he is “waging a war on religion,” citing his own work as a community organizer before entering politics as part of the “social gospel.” Asked in a White House interview with…

New Springsteen album delivers 30-year-old ‘Promise’

By Mark McEntire While Wrecking Ball is Bruce Springsteen’s 17th and latest studio album, it marks some important firsts. Above all, it is Springsteen’s first studio album since the deathof band mate Clarence Clemons. The “Big Man” was such a…

Luter says his election would improve SBC’s image on race

By Bob Allen A New Orleans pastor seeking to become the Southern Baptist Convention’s first black president says his election would add credibility to a 1995 resolution that apologized for the denomination’s past support of slavery and segregation. Fred Luter…

Drayton McLane funds Baylor football stadium

Associated Baptist Press Baylor University announced March 13 receipt of its largest capital gift in history from Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane and his wife, Elizabeth. The amount was not specified, but the donation was described as a “leadership gift”…

Baptists, White House officials discuss policy issues

WASHINGTON — A delegation of 60 Baptist pastors from almost 20 states — including about two dozen from the Mid-Atlantic — participated in a White House briefing March 7, joining administration officials in a four-hour dialogue on policy topics ranging…

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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