by Baptist Times Staff | Jun 2, 2011 | News
Red tape and government stonewalling have left a Nepali Baptist couple stranded in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in England – and fearing for their lives if they’re made to return to their homeland. Govinda Pokharel and Jamuna Rijal of Coverdale...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 1, 2011 | News
Anti-immigration advocates applauded the Supreme Court’s decision last week that upheld a 2007 Arizona law that would punish businesses that hire undocumented migrants. “The Supreme Court gave a big boost to proponents of stricter state laws against...
by Ivey DeJesus | May 31, 2011 | News
GRANTHAM, Pa. (RNS) Alumni at evangelical Messiah College have launched an online petition urging the conservative Christian school to change its policies toward gay and lesbian students. The petition has collected hundreds of alumni signatures, with some indicating...
by Cathleen Falsani | May 31, 2011 | News
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Terrence Malick’s new film, “Tree of Life,” is nearly indescribable. Not because its beauty or virtuosity are beyond words, although it has its moments. “Tree of Life,” which opens on Friday (May 27), is iconoclastic, its plot nonlinear, constructed...
by Brian Kaylor | May 31, 2011 | News
A Southern Baptist megachurch pastor appeared on a Fox News program last month and used falsehoods and innuendo to challenge the president’s faith. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, appeared on the program “Fox and Friends”...
by Adelle Banks | May 30, 2011 | News
(RNS) Bishop Eddie Long, an Atlanta-area megachurch pastor, has settled suits out of court with four young men who accused him of sexual misconduct, his church announced Thursday (May 26). “After a series of discussions, all parties involved have decided to resolve...
