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  Kentucky Baptist childcare agency won’t hire gays

  The board of directors of a Kentucky Baptist child care agency voted against a proposal to drop its ban on hiring homosexuals, and the Kentucky Baptist Convention passed a symbolic vote of “no confidence” in the agency head who had recommended the change.

  11/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Kentucky Baptist home considers hiring homosexuals

  After a dozen years defending lawsuits stemming from firing a lesbian worker in 1998, a Kentucky Baptist childcare agency is considering dropping its ban on hiring gay employees.

  11/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  LifeWay apologizes to Asian-Americans for Rickshaw Rally

  The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishing arm apologized for a 10-year-old Asian-themed vacation Bible school curriculum critics said promoted racial stereotypes.

  11/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Immigration reform becoming personal, SBC leader says

  A Southern Baptist Convention official says evangelicals are galvanizing around immigration reform because increasingly it affects someone they know.

  10/31/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Letter against surveillance of Muslims

  The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty joined more than 120 national, state and local organizations in an open letter urging the Department of Justice to investigate post-9/11 surveillance practices in New York City.

  10/29/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Hobby Lobby appeals to Supreme Court

  Hobby Lobby has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the government can force it to provide health insurance for employees that covers methods of birth control the company’s Southern Baptist owners believe can cause an abortion.

  10/24/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  GuideStone joins suit fighting Obamacare

  The Southern Baptist Convention agency that provides insurance for church and denominational employees has joined a lawsuit over contraceptive mandates in the Affordable Care Act.

  10/17/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist MK felt prayers during Kenya hostage crisis

  Katherine Walton—the daughter of Southern Baptist missionaries—relied on the prayers of Christians around the world during the horrifying hours she and her children were trapped in Nairobi’s Westgate Mall.

  10/17/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Poll shows concern about Louisiana College

  An online survey of Louisiana Baptist clergy and college trustees revealed high levels of concern about Louisiana College, a Baptist school founded in 1906.

  10/17/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Background checks help churches protect children

  Of the 84,500 background checks from churches have been run through the LifeWay backgroundchecks.com program, more than 22.5 percent of the screenings returned records with misdemeanor or felony offenses.

  10/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Senior saints help young couple birth a church

   James and Amy Welch moved to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina recovery and cleanup and stayed to start a church.

  10/10/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Religious Herald trustees OK ABP merger

  Trustees of the Religious Herald, a news journal with historic ties to Virginia Baptists, voted unanimously to merge with Associated Baptist Press, creating a new print and online media platform aimed at enhancing the mission and heritage of both organizations.

  10/09/2013 - By John Rutledge