EDINBURG, Texas — A former Hispanic church planter implicated in a 2006 Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) scandal has filed a defamation lawsuit against
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
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
It should come as no surprise that baby boomers — the generation that has redefined most of life’s institutions — are also reshaping death, or
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
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
When dealing with the death of a loved one, families often choose burial over cremation because of their familiarity with the process and tradition. However,
Johnny Williams left New Orleans one day before Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, but he had planned to leave long before the storm was
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