Churches minister to students seeking community
August 9, 2012
With the end of summer fast approaching, upcoming college freshmen are getting restless and excited as they anticipate a new phase in their lives. They
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Court upholds Georgia ban on guns in church
August 2, 2012
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has upheld Georgia’s ban on bringing guns into places of worship. Jonathan Wilkins, a Baptist pastor, and a gun-rights
Asian-Americans less religious, study finds
August 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — The most comprehensive study of religion and Asian-Americans to date finds them less religious than most Americans, but also far more religiously diverse.
Wheaton sues to strike abortion drug mandate
August 2, 2012
WHEATON, Ill. — Evangelical school Wheaton College has joined the list of religious organizations suing to overturn the Obama administration’s abortion/contraceptive mandate, asserting in a
Sidewalk Prophets sees ‘God moving through songs’
August 2, 2012
For the Dove Award-winning group Sidewalk Prophets, “Live Like That” is more than just the title of their latest album. It is a reminder for
Duke University names first African-American dean
August 2, 2012
DURHAM, N.C. — An ordained Baptist minister and Princeton Theological Seminary professor has been named the first African-American dean of the chapel at Duke University
Washington church votes to disassociate from SBC
August 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — A 150-year-old church in downtown Washington voted July 25 to disassociate from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The vote by Calvary Baptist Church
NAMB chaplain to leave SBC due to media controversy
August 2, 2012
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Southern Baptist-endorsed Air Force chaplain portrayed recently in national media as watching approvingly the blessing of a same-sex civil union in
