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9/11 fueled New York’s rise in church planting movement

Published on September 8, 2011

So was 9/11 the catalyst for the church planting boom in Manhattan?... Continue Reading »

9/11 took disaster relief to new level

Published on September 8, 2011

The unprecedented attacks that ended so tragically in New York City and in Washington, D.C., and rural Pennsylvania also forever changed the face of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.... Continue Reading »

White House to aid Islamic states defy free speech

Published on September 8, 2011

An unprecedented collaboration between the Obama administration and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC, formerly called the Organization of the Islamic Conference) to combat "Islamophobia" may lead to the de-legitimization of freedom of expression as a human right.... Continue Reading »

All SBC annuals now searchable online

Published on September 8, 2011

SBC annuals dating to 1845 now are available online in a searchable PDF format following a joint digitization project by the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives and Baylor University Central Libraries.... Continue Reading »

Calif. court considers Prop 8 legal question

Published on September 8, 2011

California"s Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to side with supporters of traditional marriage in a critical case that will help determine whether Proposition 8 is constitutional.... Continue Reading »

5 months (& 600 arrests) later, Chinese church still defying Beijing

Published on September 8, 2011

The Fangshan five are part of a growing wave of house church Christians determined -- despite the consequences -- to support Shouwang Church in its five-month-long stand for greater religious freedom.... Continue Reading »

Dick Baker, composer & musician, dies at 84

Published on September 8, 2011

Richard D. "Dick" Baker, a prolific composer and former minister of music, died Sept. 5 in Plano, Texas.... Continue Reading »

9/11: A decade of studying Islam

Published on September 8, 2011

Since 9/11, we"ve all been in school, studying up on Islam.... Continue Reading »

Wildfires ablaze, Texas DR units begin deployment

Published on September 7, 2011

Disaster relief volunteers with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, finishing up deployment following fires west of Fort Worth, were deployed Sept. 6 for more ministry after wildfires scorched more than 25,000 acres and 600 homes east of Austin.... Continue Reading »

Labor Day no holiday for Baptist volunteers

Published on September 7, 2011

Labor Day was no picnic or holiday for dozens of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteers and leaders involved in responses to flooding along the East Coast and in North Dakota and to raging wildfires across Texas.... Continue Reading »

Vt. in ‘desperate need’ of mud-out help

Published on September 7, 2011

"We"re in desperate need of some mud-out teams," said Bruce James, evangelism and men"s ministry director of the Baptist Convention of New England (BCNE).... Continue Reading »

Court: State can tell pregnant women of ‘existing relationship’ with baby

Published on September 7, 2011

A pregnant woman considering abortion in South Dakota must be informed she "has an existing relationship with that unborn human being," a federal appeals court has ruled.... Continue Reading »