Longtime S.C. editor John Roberts dies
August 23, 2012
John Roberts, the longest-serving editor in the history of The Baptist Courier, died Aug. 15. He was 85. Roberts, of Shelby, N.C., graduated from Gardner-Webb
Saudi officials deport Christians for prayer meeting
August 23, 2012
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has deported the last of 35 Ethiopian Christians who were arrested during a December prayer meeting and imprisoned during
Baptist chaplain brings hope, healing to Penn State following scandal
August 23, 2012
Johnny Pons has experienced God’s sense of humor. Pons grew up around Southeastern Conference football pulling for Vanderbilt and Alabama, having been reared in Hendersonville,
Study finds 85 percent of films have sexual content
August 23, 2012
A recent study confirmed that as adolescents absorb sexual content from movies, they are more likely to attempt to live it out in real life. Statistics
Pakistani Hindus flee to India to escape harassment
August 23, 2012
BALOCHISTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed a three-member Senate committee to look into reports that nearly 250 Hindus have fled to
Looking back at Vacation Bible School 2012
August 23, 2012
The most exciting activity of the summer for many children is Vacation Bible School (VBS). It is also the most dreaded time for those responsible
Sex in movies influences teens’ behavior, psychological study confirms
August 23, 2012
Exposure to sexual content in movies leads teenagers to have sex earlier and to participate in riskier sexual behavior, a study has confirmed, leading researchers
Confiscations of privately owned religious books on rise
August 23, 2012
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — In what some in Uzbekistan think may be a change in the authorities’ repression policy, there has been an apparent increase in
