By Bob Allen Liberal clergy rallied Oct. 1 in Memphis, Tenn., to add a dissenting voice to Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist and other faith leaders seeking passage of an amendment to the Tennessee constitution giving lawmakers more power to curb…
Tenn. Baptist convention supports amendment placing more restrictions on abortion
By Bob Allen Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics in Tennessee — along with Free Will Baptists, the Assemblies of God and others — are joining forces to marshal support for a state constitutional amendment allowing lawmakers to restrict abortion in the Bible…
Pouring cold water on the ice-bucket challenge
By Bob Allen Abortion opponents are encouraging conservative Christians to chill out before taking the Ice Bucket Challenge plunge. As of Friday, Aug, 22, the ALS Association has received $53.3 million in donations — compared to $2.2 million during the…
Faith leaders ask Obama to relax abortion restrictions in foreign aid
This story has been corrected to clarify the status of Larry Greenfield in the ninth paragraph. By Bob Allen Two Baptist ministers are among 33 faith leaders urging President Obama to clarify, if not repeal, the Helms Amendment, a 1973…
Tennessee Baptist school fights Obamacare
By Bob Allen Southern Baptist-affiliated Union University filed a lawsuit April 4 challenging insurance coverage of contraceptives mandated for employers by the federal Affordable Care Act. The Tennessee Baptist Convention-affiliated school in Jackson, Tenn., joined numerous secular and religious employers…
Pharmacist fired for refusing to sell Plan B sues Walgreens
By Bob Allen A Tennessee pharmacist and Baptist church deacon is suing Walgreens in federal court claiming the drug store chain failed to accommodate his religious objection to dispensing Plan B — also known as the “morning-after pill.” Pharmacist Philip Hall,…
SBC backs ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’
By Bob Allen The Southern Baptist Convention’s political advocacy arm voiced support for a controversial bill that aims to tighten restrictions on federal funding of abortions in a letter to members of Congress Jan. 27. Russell Moore, president of the…
Mohler: America more pro-life than in 1973
By Bob Allen Forty-one years after Roe v. Wade, America is arguably more divided over abortion than in 1973, a Southern Baptist seminary president and theologian observed on the Jan. 22 anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that reproductive…
SBC leader says abortion affects local church
By Bob Allen The head of Southern Baptists’ agency for moral and religious liberty concerns says an upcoming Sunday observing the sanctity of life is not just about politics or bemoaning a culture in decline, but an issue of private…