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LAS VEGAS (ABP) -- A simple metal-pipe cross in the middle of the Mojave Desert that inspired a passionate Supreme Court debate about religious freedom has reportedly been stolen.

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Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan reports run-in with the law

May 11, 2010

author: brandon

OSLO, Norway (ABP) -- A Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan who served 10 months in prison before being pardoned by the nation's president after appeals from Baptists worldwide says police have visited him again.

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Liberty University to investigate alleged untruths by seminary president

May 11, 2010

author: brandon

LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP) -- Liberty University will investigate reports that its seminary president has misled the public in his testimony about converting from militant Islam to Christianity, officials of the school in Lynchburg, Va., announced May 10.

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Website launched to link ‘missional’ Baptists

May 10, 2010

author: brandon

OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) -- A website launched May 10 aims to become an online platform for churches, mission organizations, strategists and international partners to collaborate to share the gospel in the 21st century.

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Court upholds mention of ‘God’ in presidential oath

May 10, 2010

author: brandon

WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A federal appeals court ruled May 7 that a California atheist lacked legal standing to strip the phrase "so help me God" from the presidential oath of office.

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Grand Ole Opry moving to Baptist church

May 7, 2010

author: brandon

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A Southern Baptist congregation will take its place as the "mother church of country music" -- at least for a while -- as temporary host of the historic Grand Ole Opry on the evenings of May 14-15.

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Gushee to head new Mercer Center for Theology and Public Life

May 7, 2010

author: esteban Rodriguez

ATLANTA (ABP) -- Baptist ethicist David Gushee will head up a new effort by Mercer University to foster what the school calls “theologically based discussions on current issues and controversies.”

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Biomedical ethics in a brave, new world

May 6, 2010

author: brandon

When Dennis Trammell exhausted treatments available in the United States for his multiple sclerosis and began looking at other options, he excluded from consideration any possible regimens involving embryonic stem cells. “I didn’t even explore that,” said Trammell, pastor of First Baptist Church at Possum

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Appellate court dismissal returns Windermere land issue to Camden County

May 5, 2010

author: brandon

The Missouri Baptist Convention’s effort to reclaim land at Windermere Baptist Conference Center in Roach is back in the hands of Camden County Circuit Court after an appeal was dismissed April 30.

142. Christa Brown on Baptistland

Christa Brown talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her forthcoming book Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation. She also discusses advocacy for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, family estrangement, and when denominational leaders do not care. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make…
141. Trey Ferguson on Theologizin' Bigger

Trey Ferguson, a minister and writer, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly. He also discusses biblical interpretation, inerrancy, and Black Panther. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and…
140. Derek Kubilus on Holy Hell

Derek Kubilus, a Methodist pastor in Ohio, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Holy Hell: A Case against Eternal Damnation. He also discusses translation issues, Wesleyan teachings, and Star Wars. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
139. Jim Wallis, Brian Kaylor, & Angela Denker on Christian Nationalism

Angela Denker, a journalist and Lutheran minister, moderates a discussion with Jim Wallis of the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice and Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about Christian Nationalism and other issues of faith and politics. A written version of this conversation was previously published at A Public Witness. Denker, author of Red State Christians: A…

Controversial cross at center of recent Supreme Court case reportedly stolen

Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan reports run-in with the law

Liberty University to investigate alleged untruths by seminary president

Website launched to link ‘missional’ Baptists

Court upholds mention of ‘God’ in presidential oath

Grand Ole Opry moving to Baptist church

Gushee to head new Mercer Center for Theology and Public Life

Biomedical ethics in a brave, new world

Appellate court dismissal returns Windermere land issue to Camden County

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