By Bob Allen The United States Supreme Court revived Liberty University’s lawsuit challenging Obamacare Nov. 26, returning the case to Virginia’s 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for consideration of issues not addressed when the high court upheld most of…
Trial delayed for accused molester
By Bob Allen A former Southern Baptist music minister charged with molesting five boys in the 1980s turned down a plea bargain Nov. 26 and now is scheduled to stand trial Jan. 28. That depends, however, on the outcome of…
Alternative gifts counter Black Friday
By Jeff Brumley When it began nearly a decade ago, the Alternative Christmas Gift Fair at Boulevard Baptist attracted barely 100 church members and generated a few thousand dollars for participating nonprofits and mission groups. But it has since generated…
Hobby Lobby must cover contraceptives
By Bob Allen A federal judge ruled Nov. 19 that the Christian owners of Hobby Lobby cannot be exempted from providing emergency contraceptives in their group health plan on religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma City denied…
Church reaches out to anti-oil protestors
By Ken Camp Hospitality offered by Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas, shattered stereotypes of Christianity for secular-minded 20-somethings engaged in non-violent civil disobedience to stop a controversial oil pipeline from Canada. Meanwhile, budding friendships gave church members new…
Equal time with Al Mohler
By Miguel De La Torre Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., was quoted widely concerning the re-election of President Barack Obama. If afforded equal time, here’s how I would respond to comments attributed to him…
Faith leaders pledge to work with Obama
By Bob Allen A diverse group of faith leaders wrote President Obama Nov. 13 to congratulate him on his re-election and pledge to work with the administration during the next four years to help the nation “live up to the…
Christians support UN status for PLO
By Bob Allen One hundred Christian leaders in the Holy Land issued an open letter Nov. 14 asking western governments to support the Palestinian people in their struggle for independence and freedom. The letter from the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical…
OK Baptists affirm ‘personhood’ of unborn
By Bob Allen Oklahoma Baptists applauded an attempt to amend the state’s constitution to declare an embryo a human being from the moment of conception in a resolution at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s Nov. 12-13 annual meeting at…
Immigration reform back on agenda
By Bob Allen Stymied by gridlock during President Obama’s first term, supporters of comprehensive immigration reform are encouraged by talk of bipartisanship from Republican leaders in the wake of a stunning defeat, attributed in large part to Hispanic support for…
Immigration reform back on agenda
By Bob Allen Stymied by gridlock during President Obama’s first term, supporters of comprehensive immigration reform are encouraged by talk of bipartisanship from Republican leaders in the wake of a stunning defeat, attributed in large part to Hispanic support for…
Immigration reform back on agenda
By Bob Allen Stymied by gridlock during President Obama’s first term, supporters of comprehensive immigration reform are encouraged by talk of bipartisanship from Republican leaders in the wake of a stunning defeat, attributed in large part to Hispanic support for…