Supreme Court rejects asylum bid for German home-schooling family
March 3, 2014
The Supreme Court on March 3 declined to hear an appeal from a family seeking asylum in the United States because home schooling is not
Lawsuit targets same-sex ‘marriage’ ban in Alabama
February 27, 2014
Voter-approved marriage amendments are currently under fire in several states, including Alabama. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Montgomery sued the state in mid-February on
Kentucky Baptists say children’s home short on funding
February 27, 2014
The Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) is asking the state’s churches to make up a $5 million funding shortfall at Sunrise Children’s Services following controversy in
State Senate bill defends use of marijuana oil
February 27, 2014
By Julie Payne With medical marijuana making headlines in Alabama, a bill was approved Feb. 5 in Alabama’s Senate Judiciary Committee that would provide a
Union University names Texas educator as new president
February 27, 2014
JACKSON, Tenn. — Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver, president of East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas, since 2009, has been named president of Union University,
Beeson hosts first Baptist-Methodist dialogue on differences, commonalities
February 27, 2014
They share a common history — impacted by frontier revivals, fervent prayer, belief in the Bible and an emphasis on missions — but Methodists and
‘Education is the most important element in modern civilization’ but also needs ‘soul’
February 20, 2014
On July 25, 1850, Samuel Sterling Sherman rose from his chair at the third annual commencement ceremony of Howard College in Marion. As he made
Online courses offer wide range of opportunities
February 20, 2014
Online education has grown exponentially in the past 15 years, increasing opportunities for students to pursue degrees at Baptist colleges and seminaries. The National Center
