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WASHINGTON (ABP) -- The House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill late Dec. 8 that would offer a path to citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. Faith leaders are mounting a final push to get the measure through the Senate, where it still faces

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NAMB trustee resigns

December 8, 2010

author: brandon

CUMMING, Ga. (ABP) -- A trustee has resigned from the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board saying he does not share the vision of the agency's new president.

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Concern has a way of expanding

December 8, 2010

author: Bill Webb

My granddaughter Carly had her first experience with anesthesia and surgery this week at the tender age of almost seven months. My daughter-in-law Christy first spotted the little bump near Carly’s collarbone shortly after she was born and dutifully mentioned it on

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BJC’s Walker to receive religious-freedom award

December 8, 2010

author: Administrator

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – The executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty will be honored for his efforts by a Virginia group that celebrates the United States’ first law codifying religious freedom.

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Lithuanian builds on FLF contacts to help reach people at home

December 8, 2010

author: Administrator

JEFFERSON CITY — Saulius Karosas reconnected with old friends and made a host of new ones in Missouri to help Christians in Lithuania reach more people for Christ.

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Everett to leave BGCT for pastorate

December 7, 2010

author: esteban Rodriguez

MIDLAND, Texas (ABP) -- The executive director of Southern Baptists' largest state convention is leaving his post after less than three years to return to the pastorate.

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Pastors say Bush is a Christian, Oprah is not

December 7, 2010

author: brandon

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A majority of Protestant pastors believes that George W. Bush and Sarah Palin are Christians but President Obama, Glenn Beck and Oprah Winfrey are not.

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Church honors advocate for abuse victims

December 7, 2010

author: brandon

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) -- A sometimes-controversial black Southern Baptist preacher recently honored an also-outspoken advocate for victims of sex abuse by Baptist clergy.

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Wiley Drake appealing ‘birther’ case to state Supreme Court

December 6, 2010

author: brandon

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (ABP) -- A California attorney asked the state's Supreme Court Dec. 3 to hear arguments that the Secretary of State should have been required to verify that Barack Obama was eligible to serve as president of the United States before putting his name

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Ousted Rep. Chet Edwards recounts religious-liberty fight

December 6, 2010

author: esteban Rodriguez

WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Early on in his House tenure, someone lit a religious-liberty fire under Rep. Chet Edwards -- and, despite Edwards’ position in the most Republican House district in the country to be represented by a Democrat, that fire never burned him.

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173. Bruce Chilton on the Herods [Reissue]

Bruce Chilton, professor of religion at Bard College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession. He also discusses the political issues at play in New Testament stories like the birth, teachings, and death of Jesus. This episode is being reissued and was originally released…
172. Christi Harlan on Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Lessons in Washington, D.C.

Christi Harlan talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new books Mr. President, The Class Is Yours: Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Lessons in Washington, D.C. and Normal Lives: President Jimmy Carter and His Church. She also discusses Carter's teaching style and humor, as well as the church's history. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to…
171. Samuel Perry on Religion for Realists

Samuel Perry, a professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion. He also discusses issues of religious identity, partisanship, and Christian Nationalism. He previously appeared on episode 46. Note: Don't forget to subscribe…
170. Tony Campolo on Faith as Babylon Falls

This episode features a conversation originally recorded in May 2020 for the podcast Baptist Without An Adjective. In it, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor interviewed author and sociologist Tony Campolo. The author of 35 books and a longtime professor at Eastern University, Campolo died on Nov. 19 at the age of 89. This conversation is being…

As House passes DREAM Act, advocates make final Senate push

NAMB trustee resigns

Concern has a way of expanding

BJC’s Walker to receive religious-freedom award

Lithuanian builds on FLF contacts to help reach people at home

Everett to leave BGCT for pastorate

Pastors say Bush is a Christian, Oprah is not

Church honors advocate for abuse victims

Wiley Drake appealing ‘birther’ case to state Supreme Court

Ousted Rep. Chet Edwards recounts religious-liberty fight

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