By Bob Allen African-American demonstrators gathered Nov. 18 near James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., to protest what they claim is racial bias in the Southern Baptist Convention’s efforts to evangelize students at American colleges and universities. About two dozen…
Alabama Baptists support abortion limits
By Bob Allen Southern Baptists in Alabama urged lawmakers to pass legislation banning a technique used in second-trimester abortions in a resolution adopted by messengers to the group’s annual meeting Nov. 17-18 in Daphne, Ala. The Alabama Baptist State Convention…
The biblical reality of refugees
By Alan Rudnick As terrorist attacks impacted cities around the world like Paris and Beirut, we have learned that some of the terrorists falsely used refugee status to cross borders. As refugees continue to leave Syria in massive numbers, Republican…
Pastor charged with trafficking in police sting operation
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist pastor in South Dakota is being held by federal marshals in a county jail after he allegedly fell for a police sting operation by negotiating a deal with an undercover officer posing as a…
The neighbor in me
By Nell Green They are all around us. They come from places other than the United States. They talk differently. They dress differently. They eat differently. They go to school with our children. They are our doctors and nurses. They…
Richard Land joins Starbucks red cup fray
By Bob Allen Former Southern Baptist leader Richard Land has added his voice to the latest “war on Christmas” campaign, suggesting Christians should boycott Starbucks over the plain red design of this year’s holiday cup. Land, retired executive director of…
Trust in Jesus, except with wealth
By Seth Vopat When in doubt, turn to the Gospels. Uncertain where to go, trust in Jesus. The red letters — which is Christian language for words attributed to Jesus — will show you how to follow. Except for when…
South Carolina Baptists boot church after pastor performs gay wedding
By Bob Allen The South Carolina Baptist Convention voted Nov. 10 to withdraw fellowship from a church whose pastor married a gay couple with blessing of the church deacons. About 300 messengers at the 195th annual meeting of the state…
Pew survey shows growing religious acceptance of gays
By Bob Allen Nearly all major religious groups have become significantly more accepting of homosexuality in recent years, even those, like evangelicals and Mormons, traditionally opposed to same-sex relationships, according to a new Pew study of religious belief and practice in…