Southern Baptist attitudes shifting on birth control
Observers say there is an ongoing reconsideration of the morality of birth control among the SBC’s leading thinkers.
Stoops: ‘God is still in control’ in Nebraska region
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Faith leaders call for tighter gun control
Baptist leaders are among representatives of major faith groups calling for Congress to enact stronger gun control.
Poll: Most Americans favor mandated birth-control coverage
Nearly two out of three American adults believe businesses and organizations should be required to provide birth-control coverage in their employee health-care plans, even if it violates the employer’s religious beliefs, according to a recent survey by LifeWay Research.
Adjustment to birth-control coverage rule met with mixed reviews
Some Baptist leaders applauded President Obama's announcement that insurance companies, rather than religious institutions, will be required to provide employees' contraception coverage. However, the head of a Southern Baptist Convention agency said the compromise proposal failed to answer the concerns of self-funded religious insurance providers.
Nigerian Baptist head says government unable to control radical sect
IBADAN, Nigeria (ABP) – The head of the Nigerian Baptist Convention said July 13 that the government is losing credibility over its inability to control a militant Islamic group responsible for bombings of public buildings including police stations and Christian churches.
MBC wants control or assets of remaining litigants
Regaining control is the heart of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s ongoing legal action against three formerly affiliated institutions. If control cannot be restored, then the convention would like its “stuff” returned, a Cole County judge learned May 11.
Control risk; provide adequate insurance coverage
By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent Your church has agreed to allow a sister congregation to use the church’s van for a mission trip. The van is involved in an accident and passengers are injured. You serve on your congregation’s transportation committee. Can you be
Beyond Rhetoric Part 3 – Politics, control played roles in conflict
Editor's Note: This article is the third in a seven-part series examining some aspects of the current conflict between the Missouri Baptist Convention and five related institutions. When trustees of the Missouri Baptist Foundation, Missouri Baptist University, The Baptist Home, Windermere Baptist Conference Center