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BCE Previews New Faith and Politics DVD, Offers Screening of Global Poverty DVD
What is the rightful role of faith in politics? That perplexing question is at the heart of a new DVD that Baptist Center for Ethics will preview on June 29 at this year's annual gathering of the Cooperative Baptist...
Thousands Gather for Funeral of ‘Prophet’ Falwell
Franklin Graham and former Southern Baptist Convention President Jerry Vines called Jerry Falwell a "prophet" during a 90-minute funeral Tuesday at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. According to the...
SBC Leader Says Romney Presidency Could Boost Mormon Missions
A Southern Baptist leader says he could not rule out ever voting for a Mormon for president, but he would fear it might lend credibility to worldwide missionary efforts of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Blaming Carter’s Criticism of Bush, Huckabee Pulls Out of New Baptist Covenant Confab
Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Monday he is withdrawing from speaking at a New Baptist Covenant Celebration next year in Atlanta to protest former President Jimmy...
Planting Seeds: A Call for Letters in Requiem of Naboth
"Have you killed and also taken possession of the land? You have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord." These are the words Elijah the prophet spoke as he pronounced God's sentence upon King Ahab...
Golden Anniversary of a Pacific Sailing
There is no month like the month of May. April showers bring May flowers. On the first day of May, 50 years ago, we got more than flowers. Our ship, the S.S. President Wilson, docked that day beside the Sea Terminal in...
Carter Ranks Bush Administration ‘Worst in History’ in International Relations
Former President Jimmy Carter labeled the current administration the "worst in history" in international relations, earning a rare rebuke from a White House spokesman who described the former president as "increasingly...
Gingrich Grasps for Falwell’s Moral Majority Mantle
Politician Newt Gingrich grabbed for preacher Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority mantle Saturday, hoping it might give him power to win the blessing of the Christian Right in his quest for the Republican Party's...
Alarmed
There are days when I feel absolutely certain I have the weirdest job on the planet. I know that is probably not technically true, but I do have some pretty strange experiences at work. Sunday before last was no...
Politicians, Preachers Headline 2008 Baptist Confab Program
Former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are scheduled to once again share a platform--alongside Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and two Republican U.S. senators--at a 2008 New Baptist...
Dobson Says He Won’t Vote for Giuliani
Focus on the Family founder James Dobson--widely viewed as an influential kingmaker for the Religious Right--says he would not vote for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani under any circumstances. Given a "Hobson's...
Romney’s Abortion Stance Raises Question of Electoral Choice
Where does presidential candidate Mitt Romney stand on abortion? The word "abortion" doesn't appear as a main topic under the "Issue Watch" tab on his official presidential Web site. Education, energy, immigration and...
None of Us is Truly Free, While Anyone Is Bound
William Carey published his "Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Convert the Heathens" in 1792. Its title was not exactly snappy, but its effect was seismic. From it arose the modern missionary movement. We...
What Preachers Will or Won’t Say
A new book by a Baptist minister is sure to stir debate among Christians of every stripe. According to Oliver "Buzz" Thomas, author of the book, there are "10 things your minister wants to tell you, but can't because...
The Next Jerry Falwell
Following the unexpected death of the Jerry Falwell, many are revisiting his legacy. Some remind people of his numerous controversial remarks, while others praise him for his political and social influence. Critics and...
Dobson Says Pro-Family Leaders Discussed Iraq With Bush in White House Meeting
Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and about a dozen other pro-family leaders met privately with President Bush recently about Iraq, Iran and the war on terror. As reported first by Max Blumenthal at The Raw...
Rich Christians Must Act to Help Poor Adapt to Climate Change
Rich Christians must take proactive initiatives against possible displacement of 1 billion people in coming decades resulting from climate change. "We estimate that, unless strong preventive action is taken, between...
Potential GOP Candidate Thompson Talks About Judiciary, Scooter Libby, in Speech to Council on National Policy
Inching toward an anticipated announcement he will run for president in 2008, former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson spoke Saturday to an elite group of right-wing, behind-the-scenes political powerbrokers. Thompson reportedly...
Texas Baptists Upset about ‘Allah’ Comment
"When Religion Becomes Evil" author Charles Kimball says he is surprised as anyone that recent remarks have set off an "Allah" controversy between dueling Baptist bodies in Texas. Speaking at a Baptist General...
Falwell Leaves Mark on American Religion, Politics
Friends and political foes remembered controversial television preacher Jerry Falwell, pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon after collapsing in his Liberty University office, as a larger-than-life figure who leaves a...
Giuliani Defends Pro-Choice View in Speech at Baptist University
A week after GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gave the commencement address at Pat Robertson's Regent University in hopes that evangelical voters will overlook the fact he is a Mormon, another Republican candidate...