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True Love Waits criticizes graphic NYC-mandated sex ed

Published on November 8, 2011

A new sex education mandate by the New York City Department of Education has drawn opposition from parents, congressmen and representatives of the True Love Waits abstinence movement.... Continue Reading »

CULTURE DIGEST: Parents urged to talk about marijuana; research shows pot impairs driving

Published on November 7, 2011

Parents can play a key role in whether their teenagers use marijuana, but an expert said too many parents are reluctant to set firm boundaries with the drug.... Continue Reading »

Soledad cross case could be headed to Supreme Court

Published on October 19, 2011

The path has been cleared for supporters of the Mt. Soledad cross in California to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to review an earlier decision.... Continue Reading »

Faith is No. 1 reason for teens’ abstinence

Published on October 17, 2011

The most frequent reason teenagers give for abstaining from sex is that the behavior is against their religion or morals, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oct. 12.... Continue Reading »

CULTURE DIGEST: Nondiscrimination policy threatens Vanderbilt Christian groups

Published on October 10, 2011

A faculty adviser for the Christian Legal Society at Vanderbilt University said enforcement of a nondiscrimination policy has gone beyond political correctness and improperly threatens certain campus groups.... Continue Reading »

Iranian pastor may be charged as a traitor

Published on October 4, 2011

Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, originally arrested on apostasy charges and sentenced to death, now could be accused of Zionism and could be in more danger than ever, one of his chief American advocates said Oct. 3.... Continue Reading »

Mohler: Bible not subject to modern science

Published on September 28, 2011

If believers allow modern science to tell them what they can theologically affirm, the logic does not end with a discussion of whether there is a historical Adam, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said on NPR"s "Talk of the Nation"... Continue Reading »

‘Divided’ film spurs youth ministry discussion

Published on September 27, 2011

"Divided," a film about a young man"s search for why so many in his generation are abandoning Christianity, is generating discussion about the merits of age-segregated youth ministry versus family integrated churches.... Continue Reading »

Page announces Hispanic Advisory Council

Published on September 21, 2011

>Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention"s Executive Committee, announced the formation of a Hispanic Advisory Council with a goal of "more fully integrating Hispanic Baptist churches into the total fabric of Southern Baptist life and ministry."... Continue Reading »

New regulations mean church nurseries must replace cribs

Published on April 14, 2011

In order to comply with new safety regulations taking effect in June, churches need to replace their nursery cribs, which could already pose a danger to children and leave churches open to liability lawsuits. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety... Continue Reading »

Frank Page inaugurated as 6th SBC Executive Committee president

Published on March 3, 2011

Executive Committee members, Southern Baptist Convention entity heads and other guests gathered in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 21 to inaugurate Frank Page as the SBC Executive Committee's sixth president. Page, former pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church, officially assumed the... Continue Reading »

SBC’s Page casts ‘Vision 2020’

Published on March 3, 2011

Frank Page, president of the Executive Committee, cast a ?Christ-centered, Bible-based? vision Feb. 22 for how Southern Baptists can work with God to accomplish his purposes in North America and around the world during the next decade. ?I simply... Continue Reading »