The Obama administration’s mandate that health insurance plans cover contraceptives that can cause abortions harms not only Baptists and other religious adherents but all Americans, two Southern Baptist ethicists told a congressional panel Feb. 16. Because Southern Baptists believe in a free church in a free state, “tens of thousands […]
Daily Archives: February 17, 2012
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Leaders of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Vanderbilt University are determining how a new policy will affect the BCM ministry on campus. On Jan. 31, the administration of Vanderbilt met with students to explain its enforcement of the university’s non-discrimination policy and a new “all-comers” policy. The all-comers policy means […]
After battling brain cancer for nearly nine months, Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter died Feb. 16 in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he had been head baseball coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University since 2009. He was 57.
Seminary president Daniel Akin relays why he provided a “qualified” endorsement of a new book by Mark and Grace Driscoll, “Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship and Life Together,” and where he differs with some parts of the book.
One of the cars in this year’s Daytona 500 will bear an unmistakable message of support for American-Israeli relations, thanks to a couple of NASCAR fans in Charlotte, N.C.
A bill that would legalize gay “marriage” in New Jersey is on the desk of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has vowed to veto it.
Among recent instances of religious repression in Uzbekistan: Ten officials broke up a meeting of an unregistered Korean Baptist congregation on Sunday, Feb. 5, confiscating sound equipment, books, cassette tapes and DVDs. The officials stated that charges will be brought against the pastor, Vyacheslav Kim, who was leading 10 others […]