SBC Hires Specialist to Target Outreach to Gays

The Southern Baptist Convention is hiring a minister specializing in “gender issues” to help churches reach out and minister to homosexuals, without condoning same-sex relationships. On Friday, Bob Stith, after retiring as pastor of Carroll Baptist Church...

Study Says Media Gives Too Much Ink to Religious Right

The Religious Right is famous for bashing the news media as “godless” and “anti-Christian,” but a new study by a liberal media-watchdog group says coverage of religion is in fact overwhelmingly tilted to over-represent conservative views....

Lebanese Baptists Seek Prayer Amid Latest Crisis

A Baptist leader in Lebanon sought prayer from the global Baptist community for the most recent conflict jeopardizing security of the nation in the Middle East. “Please pray that God may intervene and prevent further losses in lives and property,” said...

‘Noah’s Park’ Finds Home at Florida Baptist Camp

Dinosaurs are making headlines. Scientists and educators are protesting Monday’s opening of a $27 million Creation Museum in northern Kentucky, where exhibits claim science supports a literal interpretation of Genesis–including a six-day creation–and...