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Two Baptist university presidents in South Carolina were among scores of college and seminary presidents and religious leaders who signed a letter opposing a California bill that would undercut religious liberty at faith-based colleges. Evans Whitaker, president of Anderson... Continue Reading »
Shirley and her three-month-old twin daughters moved to Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in March to join the Family Care Ministry program. In the time since, Shirley has earned her GED, enrolled in Piedmont Technical College, celebrated one year of... Continue Reading »
Ten more states have signed on to sue the Obama administration over its transgender directive that forces schools to allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their perceived gender identity rather than their biological sex.... Continue Reading »
In the wake of Perry Noble’s termination as senior pastor at South Carolina’s largest church, NewSpring Church’s leadership wasted little time extending a call to Clayton King as the interim senior pastor. The move has been lauded by many... Continue Reading »
Alcohol consumption has jumped back into Baptist discussions, this time stirred by the termination of a high-profile pastor. Perry Noble’s removal as senior pastor of the multi-campus NewSpring Church in South Carolina was communicated to members and attendees during... Continue Reading »
Perry Noble, who started NewSpring Church in Anderson nearly 20 years ago, is no longer its senior pastor, multiple news sources are reporting. Early in Sunday’s 9:15 a.m. service, executive pastor Shane Duffey announced that Noble had been removed... Continue Reading »
Open Arms Fellowship, in Hampton, has hosted a week-long community sports camp for the past two summers. Pastor James Porter said the church was looking to impact local families in a new way but had no way of knowing... Continue Reading »
In 1974, I was working as a young sports writer for the Anderson Independent and was given the assignment to do a full-page feature on Bobby Richardson, head coach of the University of South Carolina’s baseball team. It was... Continue Reading »
Bobby Richardson played baseball for the New York Yankees during the golden years of the dynasty. He retired from baseball at age 31 and shortly thereafter became the first full-time baseball coach at the University of South Carolina, establishing... Continue Reading »
One of Bobby Richardson’s good friends during his playing days with the New York Yankees was the legendary Mickey Mantle. Mantle was an extremely popular player and regarded by many baseball observers as the best switch-hitter ever to play... Continue Reading »
Robert Edward “Bob” Cuttino, 83, of Beaufort, died June 23, 2016. A native of Sumter, he earned degrees from Wofford College and Yale University and received an honorary doctorate from Furman University. He served for 65 years in several... Continue Reading »
Robertson McQuilkin, 88, of Columbia, an author and missions leader who was noted for resigning the presidency of Columbia International University in 1990 to care for his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife, died June 2, 2016. Muriel died in 2003. McQuilkin was... Continue Reading »
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