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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 »

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 »

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 »

FIRST-PERSON: Marriage’s decline in blue collar America

Published on September 7, 2011

There are two seismic -- yet under-the-radar -- trends happening in marriage and family today, but too few have taken note of them. The evangelical church would be wise to appreciate them, as we seek to minister in this... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Remembering the grief around 9/11

Published on September 7, 2011

However, 9/11 is a cross-generational memory for depression-era seniors, baby-boomers like me and the millennial generation who may have been 9 or 10 years old in 2001.... Continue Reading »