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  Liberty & justice for all

  As the United States enters the second decade of the 21st century, some experts in religious freedom predict challenges coming to the fore likely will cluster around a handful of new issues.

  07/02/2010 - By admin

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  What should churches and ministries know about employment law?

  When it comes to employment law, maintaining church-state separation becomes a delicate balance between preventing the state from interfering in church polity and governance while still protecting workers.

  07/02/2010 - By admin

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  When church-state separation bumps up against doing justice

  Challenges to maintaining religious liberty come from all directions—including the dilemma of whether Baptist social-service agencies should accept government funds to perform their ministries.

  07/02/2010 - By admin

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  Faith Digest

  The president of a Christian anti-hunger lobbying group won the premier award for fighting world hunger. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton awarded the World Food Prize to Bread for the World President David Beckmann at the State Department.

  07/02/2010 - By admin

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  Private libraries scramble to rescue endangered books

  Libraries are debating how to save hundreds of theological books—including some nearly 500 years old–from the ravages of time.

  07/02/2010 - By admin

• Supreme Court ruling on gun ownership could affect churches

  A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling June 28 that possessing a handgun is a constitutional right is expected to unleash a wave of new lawsuits, including challenges to state laws that forbid carrying of concealed weapons in church.

  07/01/2010 - By Administrator

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  Liberty University demotes seminary president

  Liberty University has demoted Ergun Caner as president of its theological seminary after investigating claims that he exaggerated or fabricated parts of his testimony about converting from militant Islam to Christianity.

  06/28/2010 - By Administrator

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  Critics say Caner isn’t only ex-Muslim with dubious past

  Liberty University is expected to release a report soon on whether Ergun Caner, president of the school’s Baptist Theological Seminary, fabricated or exaggerated his life story as a former Muslim extremist rescued by Jesus.

  06/24/2010 - By admin

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  Baptists view growing Hispanic population as opportunity

  The Census Bureau reports the Hispanic population in the United States has more than doubled in the last 20 years. Many evangelical Christians view that as a new mission field.

  06/17/2010 - By admin

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  National Cathedral considers selling rare treasures

  Facing a reduced budget and a third round of layoffs, officials at Washington National Cathedral are considering disposing of rare books no longer considered part of its central mission.

  06/17/2010 - By admin

• Evangelicals push “€˜theology of sex,”€™ emphasize abortion reduction

  The National Association of Evangelicals has launched an initiative to reduce abortions by promoting a “theology of sex” for churches and pledging to find common ground with opponents on abortion.

  06/17/2010 - By admin

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  Faith Digest

  The National Religious Campaign Against Torture wants the government to investigate claims that doctors and medical professionals performed unethical experiments on detainees in CIA custody during the Bush administration.

  06/17/2010 - By admin