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CULTURE DIGEST: Nondiscrimination policy threatens Vanderbilt Christian groups

A faculty adviser for the Christian Legal Society at Vanderbilt University said enforcement of a nondiscrimination policy has gone beyond political correctness and improperly threatens certain campus groups.... Continue Reading »

Picketers of Jobs’ funeral not Southern Baptist

In what the mainstream media is labeling a case of "iRony," an independent Baptist church famous for its hate-filled protests has announced via Twitter for iPhone that it will picket the funeral of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Winning the lottery or dying from a meteor strike — guess which one is more likely?

Included in the five products or services that Time indicated a person should never, ever purchase was -- are you ready for this? -- lottery tickets.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Courageous: a movie, a movement

Courageous was the No. 4 movie in the country, though it opened against other movies that had almost three times as many screens.... Continue Reading »

‘Courageous’ producer on success & movie critics

In this instance, "David" is Sherwood Baptist Church, the Albany, Ga., congregation that made "Fireproof," the top independent film of 2008, as well as "Courageous," the No. 1 new movie during its opening weekend.... Continue Reading »

Father & son team up in ‘Courageous’ roles

Junior"s big screen debut came last weekend when "Courageous," the latest offering from Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., opened in more than 1,100 theaters across America.... Continue Reading »

WORLD HUNGER SUNDAY: ‘Jesus people’ will fight hunger, SBC leaders say

When Southern Baptists observe their annual World Hunger Sunday, Oct. 9, they will be called to demonstrate the love of Jesus, several key Southern Baptist leaders said. Scripture recounts several instances, like the one recorded in Matthew 14:14, when... Continue Reading »

In Philippines, project ‘boosts’ quality of life

Gonato found a solution to the problem -- in April 2011, she graduated from a Southern Baptist program called Barangay Out Of School Training, or BOOST. "Barangay" refers to small Filipino communities, like the cluster of wooden huts in... Continue Reading »

Church helps feed L.A.’s Skid Row

Thomas cleaned up his life, got off the streets and left Los Angeles to start fresh. But this same power soon sent him right back to Skid Row -- this time to plant and lead Set Free Church in... Continue Reading »

Doing our part for the ‘least of these’

According to a report from the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund: 1.02 billion people in the world do not have enough to eat.... Continue Reading »

A tribute: Fred Shuttlesworth (1922-2011)

Less known, however, is the instrumental work of Fred Shuttlesworth, one of the most determined and courageous leaders of the Civil Rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s.... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court weighs gov’t role in church hiring

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 5 in a case that could have a serious impact on what the definition of a minister is and who has defining rights.... Continue Reading »