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WORLD AIDS DAY: In Nellie’s memory …

Published on December 2, 2011

Southern Baptists are making a life-changing difference for people living with HIV/AIDS... Continue Reading »

Billy Graham has pneumonia, "responding well"

Published on December 2, 2011

Evangelist Billy Graham is "responding well" to antibiotic treatment for pneumonia and remains in stable condition, a doctor at his hospital said Thursday.... Continue Reading »

Senate protects chaplains on marriage issue

Published on December 2, 2011

The U.S. Senate has voted to protect military chaplains from being required to conduct same-sex "weddings.... Continue Reading »

Appropriate action

Published on December 1, 2011

A letter appeared in the Dec. 1 issue of The Baptist Courier entitled ?Churches have right to decide,? in which the writer lamented the decision made by Missouri Baptists to exclude CBF-supporting churches from their state convention.... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court takes up IVF/benefits case

Published on November 29, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule if children conceived by in vitro fertilization following the death of their father can receive Social Security benefits.... Continue Reading »

Okla. Baptists increase CP giving

Published on November 29, 2011

A total of 764 messengers to the 105th annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma focused on the theme "Together" at First Baptist Church in Moore Nov. 14-15.... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptists to send more to int’l missions

Published on November 29, 2011

With the approval of a state Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report, messengers to the 191st annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention charted a course to provide more financial support for international missions as well as for... Continue Reading »

Md./Del. Baptists defend traditional marriage

Published on November 29, 2011

Messengers to the 176th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware approved a budget increasing Cooperative Program giving and passed a resolution in support of biblically-defined traditional marriage.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Child sexual abuse, a worldwide epidemic

Published on November 29, 2011

The accusations of child sexual abuse by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky have outraged an entire country.... Continue Reading »

Letter to grandfather prompts professor’s venture to Africa

Published on November 29, 2011

Nearly 18 years after his death, the reach of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary"s first full-time evangelism professor C.E. Autrey continues.... Continue Reading »

Bivocational pastors needed for church planting

Published on November 29, 2011

If the North American Mission Board"s Send North America evangelistic church planting initiative is to succeed, it must include thousands of bivocational pastors who are willing to plant churches.... Continue Reading »

Christian groups finding hostility at colleges

Published on November 29, 2011

Faced with increasing opposition from school administrations, some Christian groups, including InterVarsity, are preparing for what they fear is an inevitable break with the official university system.... Continue Reading »