Longtime educator, pastor H.K. Neely passes away
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MBC Evangelism Director Gary Taylor passes away
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Chaplains help deal with shock after wind passes
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) -- Two weeks after 25 tornadoes wrecked havoc through eastern North Carolina, killing 24 people, survivors are just coming to grips with the reality before them.
House committee passes payday loan reform some consider fails to go far enough
A Missouri House committee has passed a bill its proponents believe is sufficient reform of laws governing short-term, small consumer loans — so-called payday loans. But those pushing stronger measures believe the proposed legislation doesn't go far enough.
As House passes DREAM Act, advocates make final Senate push
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
‘Vilification of religions’ resolution passes U.N. committee
A United Nations committee has adopted a resolution combating the "vilification of religions," but religious freedom advocates who oppose the measure say support for it continues to diminish.
MBU’s Rob Cornwell passes away
Rob Cornwell, 44, longtime alumni director at Missouri Baptist University and a former president of the Missouri Baptist Development Council, passed away on July 13. More than 800 MBU faculty, staff, students and alumni celebrated Cornwell's life with his family at a memorial service on
Douglas Green passes away in Shawnee
Dr. John Douglas Green, 85, of Shawnee, Kan., passed away at his home on May 23. He was the husband of Central Baptist Theological Seminary president Molly T. Marshall, who survives.
Louisiana House passes bill allowing guns in church
BATON ROUGE, La. (ABP) -- Reversing an earlier vote, Louisiana's House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly May 12 in favor of a bill that would allow concealed handguns to be carried in church.
Wayne Dean passes away
Blue Springs -- Robert Wayne Dean, a regional vice president for the Missouri Baptist Foundation, passed away at his home Dec. 13. He was 61. Services were conducted Dec. 16 at First Baptist Church, Blue Springs, with a private interment following. Mr. Dean was born
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