Michael Foust

The task force appointed to study a possible name change for the Southern Baptist Convention is recommending the convention maintain its legal name but adopt an informal, non-legal name for those who want to use it: ?Great Commission Baptists.?... Continue Reading »

A diverse coalition of 500-plus religious leaders, university presidents and professors, and health care professionals has signed a statement calling President Obama"s contraceptive/abortion compromise a "grave violation of religious freedom" that "cannot stand."... Continue Reading »

>The seminary professor who surprised the academic world by saying a first-century fragment of Mark"s Gospel had been found has released new information along with two new claims -- an early sermon on Hebrews and the earliest-known manuscripts of... Continue Reading »

Louisiana pastor Fred Luter has told his congregation that he's willing to have his name placed in nomination for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a step that could lead to a historic election.... Continue Reading »

>Religious organizations opposed to the Obama administration"s contraceptive/abortion mandate may have found another ally in about a dozen state attorneys general who are threatening to file a lawsuit in an attempt to reverse the rule.... Continue Reading »

A bill that would legalize gay "marriage" in Washington state has passed the Senate, clearing perhaps its biggest hurdle and moving the issue one step closer to being placed on the ballot.... Continue Reading »

Bishop T.D. Jakes says he has moved away from a "Oneness" view of the Godhead to embrace an orthodox definition of the Trinity -- and that some in the Oneness Pentecostal movement now consider him a heretic.... Continue Reading »

Allegations by Newt Gingrich"s ex-wife that he wanted to have an "open marriage" while continuing an affair will only make it harder for him to attract female voters, says Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land.... Continue Reading »

York, invited by the Senate president to deliver the prayer before Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear"s budget address, spent half his 80-second prayer Tuesday (Jan. 17) talking about the evils of gambling and how it entices the poor with a... Continue Reading »

A series of lawsuits and a new court ruling are fresh examples of how laws granting marriage benefits to gay couples can end up squashing religious liberty, says a Christian attorney involved in one of the cases.... Continue Reading »

In a landmark decision for churches, the U.S. Supreme Court has for the first time ruled that a ?ministerial exception? allows congregations and religious groups to hire and fire ministers free of federal employment discrimination laws.... Continue Reading »

Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney defended his position on abortion during the GOP debate Monday, saying he"s pro-life while touting a letter from the National Right to Life"s Massachusetts affiliate.... Continue Reading »