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Ky. high court strikes down public funding of Baptist pharmacy school

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled April 22 that Baptist-affiliated University of the Cumberlands cannot use $10 million of taxpayer money to build a pharmacy school. The high court said the funds, appropriated by the Kentucky General…

Tending the flowers, tending the flock

By Amy Butler I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my flower boxes, and about being a pastor, and how the two have so much in common. It could be this musing is coming about because of post-traumatic stress following…

A Prostate Prayer

By Ed Sunday-Winters Not so many years ago I turned 40. The whole thing was more or less anticlimactic. There were not many noticeable changes in my life, at least not many that I noticed. One change that I did…

Obedience, identification, hope reasons for believer’s baptism

By Marv Knox “In obedience to our Lord’s command, I baptize you … .” For four centuries, this baptismal formula has echoed across creek banks and through Baptist sanctuaries around the globe. It reflects a central reason most Baptists practice…

Believer’s baptism — sacrament or symbolic ordinance?

By Karen Bullock One of the distinguishing marks of the people of God called Baptists, across our 400 years of witness, has been our strong affirmation of believer’s baptism, which is rooted in our high view of Christ’s authority in…

Should Baptist churches adopt open membership? Yes.

By Curtis Freeman The Baptist movement began 400 years ago with the self-baptism of John Smyth, but the roots of immersion lie beyond that first gathered community whose mode was affusion, or pouring. Edward Barber was probably the first to…

Should Baptist churches adopt open membership? No.

By James Leo Garrett Baptists have not always agreed among themselves on doctrinal or ethical issues, but they have had some common beliefs that they have defended and on which they have been united. When one of these is challenged…

Visiting an old Landmark

By Bob Allen Like a lot of long-time church members, when I move to a new town I look for a home church with a worship style and doctrinal stance similar to where I have attended in the past. Moving…

FAITH DIGEST

British army “targeting” mosques? Muslims in England are demanding the British army apologize for using apparent replicas of mosques for target practice on a firing range. The Bradford Council for Mosques, whose area is populated heavily by Muslims, claims the…

African-American churches see a revival of cooperation

WASHINGTON (RNS) — In Chicago, black Baptists announced they would raise $50 million for health clinics, schools and reconstructed churches in earthquake-devastated Haiti. In South Carolina, three black Methodist denominations launched a plan to host Saturday academies nationwide to mentor…

RIGHT or WRONG? Water as a weapon

James Workman has written a book, Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought. Is this another example of the paradoxical nature of simplified living, only applied on a global scale?…

FIRST PERSON: Revisiting an old Landmark

Like a lot of long-time church members, when I move to a new town I look for a home church with a worship style and doctrinal stance similar to where I have attended in the past. Moving a few years…

Paxton dodges ethics questions while claiming Talarico isn’t Christian

Restored Voices Collective gets GRACE report on former board member

‘CatsOnACouch’ influencer sues over First Amendment rights

Court finds Trump and Blanche conspired to create sham IRS lawsuit