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  Faith Digest: Thou shalt not eat potluck?

  Young adults who regularly attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese when they reach middle age than their nonreligious peers, a new study shows.

  04/07/2011 - By admin

• Around the State

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s 72nd annual Easter pageant will be held April 20 at 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

  04/07/2011 - By admin

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  Texas Baptists delivers kerosene, food to Japanese churches

  The first Texas Baptist disaster response team to arrive in Japan after the March 11 earthquake delivered a load of kerosene and food to three churches in one of the major cities affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

  04/07/2011 - By admin

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  Rogers operates on thin ridge of faith and politics

  A career invested in helping Baptists and others navigate the narrow edge where government and religion press against each other with mutual respect and reciprocal wariness has garnered Melissa Rogers the Religious Freedom Award from Associated Baptist Press.

  04/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Land says jury out on whether war in Libya ‘just’

  Southern Baptists’ top public-policy expert said April 2 that whether or not President Obama’s action in Libya meets moral standards for a “just” war depends in part on approval by Congress.

  04/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  New Baptist Covenant gathering slated for November

  Three years after the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant drew 15,000 persons from various Baptist groups to Atlanta, a second major event is being planned for mid-November with large church-based gatherings to be held across the nation.

  04/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  Willimon: Christians called to ‘faithful presence,’ not conquest

  Christians who want to change the world should make sure their actions are done not only in the name of Jesus, but also in the way of Jesus, pastoral theologian Will Willimon told a conference at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

  04/05/2011 - By Administrator

• Supreme Court upholds tax credits for scholarships to religious schools

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Arizona taxpayers who claimed that a state law allowing tax credits to fund scholarships for students who attend private schools violates the separation of church and state.

  04/04/2011 - By Administrator

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  TSA, airlines tread carefully on religious expression

  Misunderstandings over religious expression have led to recent incidents that prompted apologies from airlines. Federal security officials are finding that it's harder than they thought to make air travelers feel safe and at the same time respect religious expression.

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  Families celebrate adoption & diversity at Heritage Day

  Participants in a Heritage Day celebration hosted by Dillon International and Buckner International completed a worldwide tour without leaving the campus of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston.

   

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  DBU students running with a mission in mind

  A challenge to run in Fort Worth's Cowtown Marathon helped convince 38 students and faculty from Dallas Baptist Univeristy to raise $5,743 to help DBU students participate in summer mission trips;

  04/01/2011 - By admin

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  Does God punish through natural disasters? Most Americans say, ‘No’

  We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most Americans—except evangelicals—reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or some other sign from God, according to a recent poll.

  04/01/2011 - By admin