by Brian Kaylor | Apr 23, 2010 | News
As state governments tighten their budgets and consider fiscal changes to handle the recession, religious leaders in some states complain that the poor are being adversely impacted by tax policies. In April, new budget policies in Virginia and a failed attempt to...
by Baptist Times Staff | Apr 19, 2010 | News
With the general election scheduled for May 6, the leaders of Britain’s three main political parties have been canvassing for the Christian vote in recent days. Steve Chalke, a Baptist minister and founder of Faithworks, has interviewed Prime Minister Gordon...
by Baptist Times Staff | Apr 19, 2010 | News
An attack on Christians “on the scale of Orissa” is brewing in Karnataka, a state in the southern part of India, according to local Baptists. A huge increase in anti-Christian violence together with low-level persecution is causing Christians to fear the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 19, 2010 | News
The Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina (WMUNC) celebrated its “Missions Extravaganza” April 16-18 as more than 900 women from across the state gathered at Ridgecrest for the annual amalgam of worship, learning opportunities, exhibits,...
by Carla Wynn Davis/EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 17, 2010 | News
Cecil Sherman, longtime leader of moderate Southern Baptists and founding coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, died April 17 in Virginia from complications of a heart attack. Sherman suffered a massive heart attack April 15 and died two days later at...
by Brian Kaylor | Apr 15, 2010 | News
A disgraced former state legislator in Texas, who has spent years as a conservative Christian activist, failed in his effort at political redemption. Former state representative Rick Green lost a primary runoff election Tuesday to decide the Republican nominee for the...
