In what may be the final act of the drama that has been Roy Moore's political life, the so-called “Ten Commandments Judge” went down to resounding defeat June 6 in his race for Alabama's Republican gubernatorial nomination. Moore lost to…
Senate votes down marriage amendment
For the second time in as many election years, the Senate has killed a proposal to amend the Constitution to deny marriage to same-sex couples. That won't stop the House from taking up the same proposal, though, and opponents of…
Va. Beach pastor to be nominated
Kelly Burris, pastor of Kempsville Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, has announced he will accept a nomination for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention. According to Baptist Press, Terry Fox was to nominate Burris during the SBC's June…
Burleson calls for SBC to investigate ‘manipulation,’ ‘coercion’ at IMB
Wade Burleson is calling for the Southern Baptist Convention to investigate “manipulation” and “coercion” by his fellow trustees of the International Mission Board. But the Oklahoma pastor backed down from his threat to publish details of those alleged abuses on…
Executive Committee amends target
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has amended a recommendation that the convention encourage the election of SBC officers “whose churches give at least 10 percent of their undesignated receipts to the Cooperative Program.” According to a May 26 Baptist…
CBF general assembly to answer Vestal’s challenge for social justice
This year's general assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship promises to answer the challenge Coordinator Daniel Vestal gave at last year's meeting—a challenge to face head-on the issues of poverty, social justice, diversity and mercy. According to Bo Prosser, the…
New N.C. policy would oust churches that tolerate gays
Leaders of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention have beefed up a policy designed to oust local churches that affirm homosexuality or even tolerate gay church members. Meeting in Asheboro, N.C., the convention's executive committee and board of directors both…
S.C. pastor Frank Page reportedly agrees to nomination
Frank Page, a South Carolina pastor with a record of strong financial support of the denomination's budget, reportedly will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president next month. Page's decision ensures that messengers to the June 13-14 annual convention will…
Patterson’s endorsement draws rebuke from SBC leader
Seminary president Paige Patterson has endorsed Ronnie Floyd for Southern Baptist Convention president, prompting a rare rebuttal from SBC chief executive Morris Chapman and exposing a growing rift between the two SBC executives. Meanwhile, critics of Floyd's “dismal” financial support…