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SBC President Blames Jimmy Carter for Southern Baptists’ Negative Image
Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page blamed organizers of an Atlanta meeting in 2008 aimed to counter negative and judgmental images of Baptists in North America for contributing to those very images by...
Why Aren’t North American Baptists Calling for Justice at G-8 Meeting?
A British Baptist churchman has an urgent message for G-8 leaders when they begin meeting on Wednesday in Germany. "As the clock ticks, peoples' lives are lost. The world can't wait: the G8 must deliver on their...
Sample Lessons Available for Free Online Bible Study for New Baptist Covenant Celebration
Sample student and leader guides are now available for an online, eight-lesson Bible study to support next year's New Baptist Covenant Celebration in Atlanta. The study is offered free of charge by the Baptist Center...
Pride Pushes May to Deadliest Month in Iraq for U.S. Military in 30 Months
May was the deadliest month in Iraq for U.S. military personnel in 30 months of false promises, failed strategies and feckless stalling. American military fatalities last month totaled 124. The only months with higher...
North Carolina Baptists Promote Conference Aimed at Starting Christian Schools
The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina is helping to promote a "Christian School 101" conference sponsored by the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools, scheduled Aug. 27-28 at Southeastern Baptist...
Jurassic Park Meets Noah’s Ark
A new museum in Petersburg, Ky., is attempting to bring together faith and science in an interesting way. Calling their endeavor "Creation Museum," promoters hope to use the museum to celebrate God as creator--which is...
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...
Why Does the SBC President Think Jesus’ Agenda Is Liberal?
Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page accuses the planners of the New Baptist Covenant, a working group of some 18 entities, of having a "leftwing liberal agenda." The New Baptist Covenant celebration was...
Under Fire from Church-State Groups, Air Force Retreats from Evangelical Festival
The Air Force denied it was a sponsor of a Memorial Day weekend festival at Stone Mountain, Ga., honoring the military and featuring introduction of a new paperback Bible designed for military personnel published by...
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...
Journeying With the Word: Different Bible Translations Guided Her Along The Way
On Sept. 24, 1967, my Methodist Sunday school teacher gave me my first Bible, the Revised Standard Edition, as a gift upon entering the third grade. When I was a girl, I carried it out to the woods near my house to...
Fox News’ Coverage of Anna Nicole Smith Is Comparable to Its War Coverage
Fox News' cable coverage of the death of a promiscuous sex symbol approximated its Iraqi war coverage. During the first quarter of 2007, Fox News devoted 10 percent of its coverage time to Anna Nicole Smith, compared...
Remembering Herb Reynolds’ Forgotten Vision
Herb Reynolds envisioned nine years ago a forerunner of the New Baptist Covenant, a 2008 gathering of Baptists in North America. The former Baylor University president called his vision the Baptist Convention of the...
Jimmy Carter is not the Anti-Christ
In his book "The Cost of Deception," John Williams noted that over the years many people have been accused by religious leaders of being the anti-Christ. Among the false predictions he outlined were two about Jimmy...
The Gift Of Memory
We were fortunate some years back to be in Washington D.C. when the United States Holocaust Museum opened. We stood in line for hours to get tickets, and hours more to get in. Hundreds and hundreds of people were there...
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...
‘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...
Seeking Common Ground for Patriots and Peacemakers on Memorial Day
Christians have long divided themselves between patriots and peacemakers, between militarists and humanitarians. Patriots salute uncritically the flag and accept the march to war. Peacemakers recognize the inherent...
Those Who Have Eyes To See
The other day I was shaken into the reality of my own inability to see clearly. Again. In a moment of weakness I'd promised offspring Sammy I'd go with his class on a field trip. I'd been traveling earlier in the week...
Jerry Falwell’s Legacy–A Politicized Faith
The death of Jerry Falwell marks a significant milestone in one of the most interesting periods in American Christian history. Falwell was the result of a particular social and religious evolution that greatly impacted...
Chicagoans Protest Guns, Gangs, in Wake of Teen’s Murder
Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder and president Jesse Jackson is organizing a protest rally this Saturday at a suburban gun shop that he said sold the majority of guns connected with recent shooting deaths in Chicago. A...