By Bob Allen A dozen U.S. Baptists recently traveled to Cuba to learn about Baptists there and bridge religious, political and cultural differences dividing the two countries. A delegation from Churchnet, also known as the Baptist General Convention of Missouri,…
Hispanic tapped as CBF Florida moderator
By Jeff Brumley Ruben Ortiz has a passion for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship that goes beyond issues of polity and shared spiritual values. For him, the connections are personal and deeply emotional and were solidified in 2009. That was the…
BWA calls for ending Cuba embargo
By Bob Allen Baptist leaders from around the world called on the United States to lift its half-century-old economic embargo on Cuba in a resolution adopted during the Baptist World Alliance annual gathering July 1-6 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The…
Alliance: Drop Cuba from terror list
By Bob Allen The Alliance of Baptists appealed April 6 to President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism in a State Department annual terror report due out April…