Selma Baptist Association set to celebrate 125th anniversary
September 4, 2008
In October, Selma Baptist Association will return to its roots by meeting at the same church as the gathering that established it more than a
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ABP executive editor resigns for health reasons
September 4, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Greg Warner, who has shepherded Associated Baptist Press (ABP) since its infancy 18 years ago, informed the agency’s directors and staff Aug.
Former church planter sues Texas Baptist convention
September 4, 2008
EDINBURG, Texas — A former Hispanic church planter implicated in a 2006 Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) scandal has filed a defamation lawsuit against
Longtime Southwestern Seminary prof Brister dies
September 4, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas — C.W. Brister Jr., a pastoral ministry professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1957 until his retirement
Religious convictions affect final decisions for burial, cremation
September 4, 2008
A look at a map showing the number of cremations in each state reveals there are fewer cremations in the Bible Belt South than any
As number of cremations rises so do options for disposition of remains
September 4, 2008
It should come as no surprise that baby boomers — the generation that has redefined most of life’s institutions — are also reshaping death, or
Historical trends show ebb, flow of cremation choice; practice increases tenfold in 45 years in United States
September 4, 2008
While cremation has been in existence for almost as long as the human race, it is still not generally the method of choice for loved
Infamous Georgia case leads to new criteria for Code of Alabama cremation regulations
September 4, 2008
In 2002, Tri-State Crematory, representing Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, was brought under charges after authorities found hundreds of bodies that had not been cremated but
