When it comes to child sexual abuse, no church — no matter how small — should think, “It can’t happen here,” expert warns. Criminal background checks are among the steps churches can take to protect the children placed by their parents in the care of staff members and volunteers.
Daily Archives: May 15, 2012
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The reality of child abuse in the form of sexual molestation — even in church settings — is underscored by a former Child Protective Services (CPS) worker and adult probation officer with a specialized sex offender caseload.
Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, fulfilled a lifelong dream of personally meeting evangelist Billy Graham. The 93-year-old evangelist is mentally sharp and focused on winning the lost to Christ, Page said.
Reeling from slowed business and smaller coffers in the wake of a 2006 law to clamp down on the illegal practice of online gambling, the gambling lobby is roaring back in an effort to convince the government to license and regulate betting on the niche game of Internet poker, which […]
A gravely ill graduate received his diploma from two seminary administrators who made a special flight to Muskogee, Okla., from Kansas City, Mo. Tod McBrien, who has battled brain tumors and cancer for some 13 years, received his graduate certificate in Christian foundations from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in an […]
Columnist Eric C. Redmond says President Obama’s support for gay marriage has severely damaged his reputation among black church members, who just might sit out the election.