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Poll: Evangelicals divided on GOP candidates

Published on January 11, 2012

Evangelicals who vote Republican are divided over whether to support Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich for the GOP nomination, according to a new poll.... Continue Reading »

HAITI RELIEF: 2 years of care, thousands of changed lives

Published on January 10, 2012

By the time the housing project ends this spring, Rebuild Haiti will have constructed about 2,800 houses in 30 communities.... Continue Reading »

EVOLUTION: Pastors unconvinced, LifeWay survey shows, but they’re split on earth’s age

Published on January 10, 2012

Pastors overwhelmingly believe that God did not use evolution to create humans and think Adam and Eve were literal people, according to a survey by LifeWay Research.... Continue Reading »

Cleveland: ‘different than people think’

Published on January 10, 2012

Cleveland Heights, one of Ohio"s cultural centers, may be "a church-planting graveyard" but Zach Weihrauch nevertheless came to the city in 2011 to start a church as a North American Mission Board missionary.... Continue Reading »

Cleveland could see 100 new churches in 5 yrs

Published on January 10, 2012

Southern Baptists in Cleveland believe they"re on the edge of something big -- a church planting movement that could change the city.... Continue Reading »

‘Southern girl’ gains a heart for Cleveland

Published on January 10, 2012

For Claypool, her Cleveland trips have provided her first interactions with church plants.... Continue Reading »

3 candidates pledge to enforce obscenity law

Published on January 10, 2012

Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have each told Morality in Media (MIM) his administration would prosecute violations of the bans on hardcore pornography, the anti-porn organization reported Monday (Jan. 9).... Continue Reading »

Grads ‘once hated the things they now love’

Published on January 10, 2012

Behind the call to ministry is the salvation of a sinner, R. Albert Mohler Jr. told 196 students who received diplomas, master"s and doctoral degrees as Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"s 208th the graduating class Dec. 9.... Continue Reading »

Jerusalem: searching for peace

Published on January 9, 2012

Jerusalem is a city where stress runs high and the strain of so many people practicing so many religions in such a small area makes the tension palpable.... Continue Reading »

‘Threethrowing’ created as Christian gesture

Published on January 9, 2012

Mark Mitchum, creator of "threethrowing," believes it can be a clearly defined, unmistakable hand gesture for Christians when verbal fellowship can"t occur.... Continue Reading »

BP journalism competition winners named

Published on January 9, 2012

Nick Dean and Daniel Cernero have been named first-place winners in the 2011 Baptist Press Excellence in Journalism Competition for collegiate communications students.... Continue Reading »

7 arrested in N.Y. protesting church ban

Published on January 9, 2012

The protest was part of an ongoing effort to overturn the city"s ban against religious groups" use of public schools for worship services, scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 12.... Continue Reading »