Resolutions on porn, SBC name change draw the most discussion
OSAGE BEACH - Proposed resolutions messengers considered stirred passions at the 177th Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting, which was otherwise a quiet one.
CBF task force suggests organizational change
TUCKER, Ga. (ABP) – A blue-ribbon task force studying the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s organizational structure suggests a smaller governing board than the current 63-member Coordinating Council, along with creation of two new councils to focus on cooperation and global missions.
Southern Baptists consider name change
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – After 166 years as the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s second-largest religious body could be getting a new name.
How will loss change Norway?
The July 22 bombing of a government official's offices and the sniper-like murder of at least 68 people at an island camp for young people would have been disturbing had it happened anywhere in the world. The fact that it happened in Norway is
Teen volunteers change the world, one neighborhood at a time
While many teenagers typically spend free time in the summer swimming at the beach or watching TV, 230 students from five states arrived in Dallas recently for a World Changers effort to paint siding, build ramps and work on roofs in 100-degree heat.
Unexpected change in Middle East?
Demonstrations in Egypt and in other nations across the Middle East are a phenomenon that merits observing. It is impossible to judge the ultimate outcome in Egypt and other nations but one gets the sense that a new era in history might possibly be unfolding.
‘Truth commission’ urges change in conscientious-objector status
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A coalition of more than 60 religious, veterans, academic and advocacy groups called on the U.S. military Nov. 10 to extend conscientious-objector status to soldiers who believe a specific war is immoral.
Missouri Baptists debate college name change
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New polls show rising support for gay marriage, little change on abortion
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Abortion and gay rights appear to be decoupling as important dividing lines among Americans when it comes to social issues, according to recent surveys on values, faith and public life.
School Daze: Change in the air
Challenges to Baptist higher education are prompting insiders to reassess what it means to be a distinctively “Baptist” institution of higher learning.