by Brian Kaylor | Sep 18, 2009 | News
Former President Jimmy Carter created a political firestorm on Sept. 15 by charging that some of the opposition to President Barack Obama is due to continued racism in America. Although some politicians and commentators have dismissed Carter’s charge, a...
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 11, 2009 | News
The comeback of Henry Lyons, senior pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., fell well short during voting Thursday at the annual convention of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Lyons, who led the convention from 1994 to 1999 before resigning and...
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 10, 2009 | News
A last-minute legal effort to prevent the presidential election for the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. failed Wednesday afternoon. The vote will proceed as planned Thursday as Henry Lyons, senior pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., is set to...
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 8, 2009 | News
Ten years ago, Henry Lyons resigned as president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. and then spent more than four years in prison for racketeering and grand theft. Now, Lyons wants to be presidentof the largest African-American denomination once again—and...
by Brian Kaylor | Aug 24, 2009 | News
As many pro-life and pro-choice advocates work together to push legislation designed to reduce abortions, Southern Baptist leaders are divided over whether to support such an initiative. The “Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and...
