Land Defends BP, Blames Obama for Gulf Catastrophe

The Southern Baptist Convention’s leader on public policy issues claimed that environmentalists and President Obama are mostly to blame for oil devastation in the Gulf of Mexico. Richard Land, head of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission,...

National Baptists Win Lawsuit Involving Ex-President

A former president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. has lost his lawsuit against the convention, months after overwhelmingly losing his attempt to regain the presidency. The lawsuit was dismissed by a Superior Court of the District of Columbia judge on...

Criswell College Head Uses Ethnic Slur on Radio

The interim president of Criswell College recently used the ethnic slur “wetbacks” prior to teaching Sunday school at First Baptist Church of Dallas. Lamar Cooper’s statement on April 25 was picked up live on a local Christian radio station...

Religious Leaders Protest State Tax Policies

As state governments tighten their budgets and consider fiscal changes to handle the recession, religious leaders in some states complain that the poor are being adversely impacted by tax policies. In April, new budget policies in Virginia and a failed attempt to...

Baptist Activist’s Political Comeback Falls Short

A disgraced former state legislator in Texas, who has spent years as a conservative Christian activist, failed in his effort at political redemption. Former state representative Rick Green lost a primary runoff election Tuesday to decide the Republican nominee for the...