By Robert Dilday The Alliance of Baptists has expressed support for a legal challenge launched by religious leaders in North Carolina to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage. At its annual meeting May 3 in Portland, Maine, the Alliance…
Despite ‘cease and desist’ order, Baylor Alumni Association publishes account of dispute
By Ken Camp Four months after Baylor University’s chief lawyer sent a letter insisting the Baylor Alumni Association “cease and desist” its use of Baylor’s licensed trademarks, the organization published an issue of the Baylor Line. The magazine includes a…
Multisite movement inspires growth, debate
By Jeff Brumley It’s been a decade since the Virginia Baptist Mission Board embraced the then-budding multisite church concept, becoming one of the first state organizations of any denomination to throw their institutional and financial weight into the movement. So, was…
Texas Baptists consider sale of headquarters building in Dallas
By Ken Camp Baylor University’s board of regents and the Baptist General Convention of Texas executive board will consider a proposal for the university to buy the Baptist Building in Dallas. Baylor regents will vote on the matter at their…
Council for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood names new president
By Bob Allen A group formed nearly 30 years ago to combat feminism in the evangelical church has named its eighth and youngest president. The Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood announced May 12 the selection of Owen Strachan to…
La. Supreme Court dismisses Louisiana College suit
By Bob Allen The Supreme Court of Louisiana has upheld lower court rulings that judges cannot resolve a lawsuit alleging academic freedom violations at a Baptist school without delving into issues of theology and church governance, an unconstitutional violation of…
CBF appeals for disaster response volunteers
By Jeff Brumley With assessments conducted and even some initial responses underway, disaster responders with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship are now calling for volunteers for long-term tornado recovery projects. CBF U.S. Disaster Response Director Tommy Deal today issued a call…
Alliance Baptists address racial justice, reconciliation in annual gathering
By Relma Hargus The Alliance of Baptists went north for its annual gathering this year, taking its theme of racial and economic justice to the church where in 1926 Hilda Libby Ives became the first woman ordained as a Christian…
Virginia college’s president resigns in another sign of school’s uncertain future
By Robert Dilday In another sign of what appears to be Virginia Intermont College’s impending closure, the Baptist-affiliated school’s president resigned May 5 to be replaced by an interim president and “restructuring agent.” In a statement on Virginia Intermont’s website,…