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A new sex education mandate by the New York City Department of Education has drawn opposition from parents, congressmen and representatives of the True Love Waits abstinence movement.... Continue Reading »

A man identifying himself as Vincent Lachina claiming to be "an ordained Southern Baptist minister" with Mississippi roots turned up in Tupelo at a public hearing in early August on Initiative 26, also known as the Personhood Amendment that... Continue Reading »

>One day before citizens in Mississippi go to the polls, a new survey indicates a dead heat in a ballot initiative that would make the state the first to amend its constitution to define all human life as beginning... Continue Reading »

A special election in Iowa Tuesday will determine the balance of power in the Iowa state Senate -- and along with it, perhaps the fate of a proposed constitutional marriage amendment.... Continue Reading »

A hush falls across the room when the odd-looking Americans arrive. The Japanese discreetly check out the bright red hair. They whisper about the oversized clothes in primary colors. They touch their own noses, mentally comparing to the round... Continue Reading »

Courageous" $1.5 million placed it at No. 12 in total gross for its sixth weekend, but its impressive 16.2 percent loss from its previous weekend was better than all but one Top 10 holdover.... Continue Reading »

When an Indiana pastor asked his small congregation to set a sacrificial goal for their Lottie Moon offering, he never expected this. A goal of $500 would have been a challenge for Iglesia Bautista Hispana El Calvario, but they... Continue Reading »

BP Ledger carries items for reader information each week from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news releases of interest from other sources. The items are published as received.... Continue Reading »

John Yeats, who was elected with 92 percent of the vote by the MBC Executive Board Oct. 13, was officially installed during special ceremonies on the convention"s Oct. 31-Nov. 2 sessions at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach.... Continue Reading »

John Yeats, in his first address as executive director to messengers of the Missouri Baptist Convention, identified seven core functions of a state convention.... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of New York adopted a pared-down 2012 budget, though it increases contributions to national and international mission causes, and approved a motion to establish a "Vision Task Force" charged with... Continue Reading »

The church-made film "Courageous" will open in about 150 new cities this weekend, including such non-Bible Belt places as Juneau, Alaska; Port Angeles Wash.; and Oxford, Maine.... Continue Reading »