Haitian Baptist college president describes country ‘in shock’

A Christian college president in Haiti told Baptist World Alliance officials that the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit near the country's capital Jan. 12 "will affect everybody in Haiti."

01/14/2010 - By Administrator

ABC, CBF plan multi-pronged responses to Haitian earthquake

American Baptists plan to tap both international relief efforts and local churches with strong ties to the Haitian-American community in responding to human suffering caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.

01/14/2010 - By Administrator

Role of religion in society debated in State Board of Education hearing

Texas citizens debated the role of religion in society—and particularly of Christianity in American history—as the Texas State Board of Education held a public hearing Jan. 13 on social studies curriculum for public schools.

01/13/2010 - By Administrator

Florida will lead initial Southern Baptist relief response in Haiti

Southern Baptists are mobilizing to assess disaster relief needs after the largest earthquake in more than 200 years rocked Haiti the evening of Jan. 12. Florida Baptists will lead the initial Southern Baptist disaster relief effort.

01/13/2010 - By Administrator

Baptists prep for immediate, long-term responses to Haiti quake

Baptist groups in the United States are gearing up for both immediate and long-term responses to the earthquake that killed thousands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

01/13/2010 - By Administrator

Baptists respond to Haiti earthquake

Baptist World Aid has pledged $20,000 in emergency funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti, the head of the relief-and-development arm of the Baptist World Alliance said Jan. 13.

01/13/2010 - By Administrator

New statement ‘first-ever consensus’ on religious expression and the law

Trial under way for former Baptist preacher charged with murder

Jury selection got under way Jan. 12 in a murder trial of a former Texas Baptist minister accused of killing his wife.

01/12/2010 - By Administrator

‘Davey and Goliath’ creator dies at age 88

Art Clokey, the creator of the animated icon Gumby and his clay Christian counterparts Davey and Goliath, died Jan. 8 at his home in California. He was 88.

01/12/2010 - By Administrator

Study says larger churches hit harder by economy

The economic recession has hit larger churches harder than it has smaller ones, according to a new survey by the Barna Group.

01/11/2010 - By Administrator

‘The Book of Eli’ casts Bible as a major theme

The Bible plays a starring role in "The Book of Eli," a post-apocalyptic action film starring Denzel Washington.

01/11/2010 - By Administrator

Persecution of Christians in North Korea likely to worsen in 2010

Persecution of Christians is set to worsen in North Korea, the world's worst trouble spot for Christians, in 2010, according to a group that tracks the status of Christians globally.

01/11/2010 - By Administrator