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  Corporate giving the newest front in culture wars

  When you buy a pair of shoes, a spicy chicken sandwich or a gym membership, does that mean you endorse everything about the company—including the CEO's religious beliefs?

  07/29/2011 - By Administrator

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  Afterlife debate raises many questions, limited answers

  For millennia, people have been trying to imagine what happens after death. Is there an afterlife—a heaven? Who gets in? And what happens to those who don't?  Books trying to provide answers to these age-old questions continue to be bestsellers, and some, like Love Wins by Michigan mega-church pastor Rob Bell, have ignited intense debate.

  07/29/2011 - By Administrator

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  Baylor regents set tuition and fees for 2012-2013

  At their summer meeting, Baylor regents set tuition and required fees for the 2012-2013 academic year.  The board also approved the design and construction of an indoor tennis practice facility.

  07/29/2011 - By Administrator

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  As candidates run for office, some run from their church

  Politicians are finding that carrying the baggage of a Christian denomination could also make it difficult to build political alliances across religious lines, according to author and educator Michael Lindsay.

  07/29/2011 - By Administrator

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  Amish thrift makes sense by saving cents, author insists

  Lorilee Craker researched her new book, Money Secrets of the Amish, by visiting communities of Amish folk in Lancaster, Pa. Soon, she was rethinking her modern-day clotheshorse, latte-loving, cash-frittering ways.

  07/29/2011 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Jase Mayton to Mountain Heights Church in Buena Vista, Colo., as pastor from First Church in Llano, where he was minister of youth and activities.

  07/28/2011 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest: Campus Crusade ditches name

  Campus Crusade for Christ is out. "Cru" is in. The 60-year-old evangelical ministry announced its new name at a recent staff conference in Fort Collins, Colo., saying the old name had become problematic.

  07/28/2011 - By Administrator

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  Baptist Briefs

  The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board is sending $950,000 to Baptist conventions in seven states hard-hit by tornadoes and storms.

  07/28/2011 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  Six Texas Baptist affiliated entities will be host sites for the Global Leadership Summit Aug. 11-12. Entrepreneurs, authors and other Christian leaders will speak live to more than 200 sites across the United States and 300 other sites around the world.

  07/28/2011 - By Administrator

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  Zimbabwe Baptist seminary principal fired

  The principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary of Zimbabwe has been fired for refusing to accept changes made to the school’s governing documents including adherence to a Southern Baptist Convention faith statement that forbids women from serving as pastors.

  07/28/2011 - By Administrator

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  Baylor student-athletes build home, share faith in Kenya

  Through the efforts of a 47-member Baylor University Sports Ministry Team that was making its third annual pilgrimage to Kenya, Peter Mutisya and his family had their house rebuilt in a single day after it was destroyed in a fire that swept through the slums outside of Nairobi.

  07/27/2011 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits

  Homer Hanna, a former executive with South Texas Children's Home Ministries, will serve as interim president for the Beeville-based agency.

  07/27/2011 - By Administrator