ELCA Lutherans elect first openly gay bishop

June 13, 2013

GLENDALE, Calif. — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has elected its first openly gay bishop, R. Guy Erwin, to oversee churches in Southern

‘Church’s Waistline’

June 13, 2013

I was very glad to see the article in The Alabama Baptist about “the church’s waistline.” I am very much in agreement with this

Valley Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Remlap Blount Baptist Association Favorite Verse: Philippians 4:13 Favorite Hymn: “Precious Moments” Hobbies: Reading, traveling with family and online Bible group Family Status: Married to

Missouri governor vetoes ‘anti-Sharia’ bill

June 13, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s governor vetoed legislation June 3 that some were calling an anti-Sharia law bill, keeping Missouri from becoming the seventh state

‘Christ as the Head’

June 13, 2013

I am writing in response to “A Statement from the Calvinism Advisory Committee” (June 6 issue of The Alabama Baptist). I loved the article —

Southern Baptists see membership drop for sixth straight year

June 13, 2013

Annual baptisms in Southern Baptist churches have declined by 100,000 in the last 12 years, with last year dropping to the smallest number in 64

Attempt to legalize gay ‘marriage’ defeated in Illinois

June 13, 2013

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House of Representatives adjourned for the session without voting on gay “marriage” May 31, an acknowledgement it lacked the votes