by Baptist Times Staff | Oct 11, 2011 | News
Britain’s theological colleges are coming under pressure following a government decision that sees many forced to choose between taking a massive financial hit and turning away foreign students. The U.K. Borders Agency announced new rules for the oversight of...
by Adelle Banks | Oct 10, 2011 | News
(RNS) Why do young Christians leave the church? New research by the Barna Group finds they view churches as judgmental, overprotective, exclusive and unfriendly towards doubters. They also consider congregations antagonistic to science and say their Christian...
by Daniel Burke | Oct 10, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Several GOP presidential candidates sought to kick-start their stalling campaigns on Friday (Oct. 7) by preaching a gospel of low taxes and conservative Christian values to a summit of Tea Partiers, religious right activists and beltway insiders....
by Bruce Nolan | Oct 10, 2011 | News
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Thousands of mourners paid their final respects Thursday (Oct. 6) to legendary Archbishop Philip M. Hannan as his casket was slowly lowered beneath the sanctuary of St. Louis Cathedral to rest near eight predecessors. “We thank God this day for...
by Brian Kaylor | Oct 10, 2011 | News
At an influential gathering of conservative Christian activists, a prominent Southern Baptist pastor endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry for president and then attacked the religious beliefs of one of Perry’s main Republican opponents. Robert Jeffress, pastor of...
by Steve Devane | Oct 10, 2011 | News
A Catholic priest told an ecumenical gathering at the First Baptist Church of Raleigh, N.C., for a screening of the documentary “Gospel Without Borders” that his faith tradition’s social teachings call for a good government to welcome the stranger...
