• Budget reflects major shift in poverty policy

  President Obama’s first proposed budget signals a dramatic shift in prioritizing domestic poverty, centrist and liberal Christian leaders said.

  03/09/2009 - By admin

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  Pastor gunned down in pulpit

  A past president of the Illinois Baptist State Association died March 8 when a gunman walked into his church and gunned him down during an early morning worship service.

  03/08/2009 - By Administrator

• TBM volunteers recount ‘€˜activity of God’

  About 2,300 Texas Baptist Men volunteers last year served more than 1.5 million meals in disaster areas, completed more than 65 building projects and provided pure water—and the Living Water of Christ—in remote sites from Mexico to Mongolia.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

• Supreme Court: Sect can’t force Utah city to erect monument

  In a groundbreaking free-speech case, the Supreme Court said the city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, can’t be forced to accept the gift of a monument to a small religious sect’s precepts—even though the town already displays a donated monument to the Ten Commandments in its city-owned Pioneer Park.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  Arts and crafts mean more than fun and games at San Angelo church

  Members of First Baptist Church in San Angelo are using their hobbies as evangelism tools.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

• From prison to presidency? Lyons seeks National Baptist Convention comeback

  Henry J. Lyons, former president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, who was imprisoned on charges of fraud a decade ago, is one of two candidates running to be the group’s next president this September.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  Texas Hope 2010: Harleton church reaching out to neighbors

  As part of Texas Hope 2010, members of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Harleton are reaching out to their neighbors.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

• Fairness Doctrine still dead, but groups worry about possible return

  A move to require broadcasters to provide equal time to all sides of controversial issues has religious radio programs worried, even though no formal proposal has been introduced and the White House likely wouldn’t support it.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  Carter: Christians have duty to pursue peace in Holy Land

  Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent book, We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan that Will Work, reviews the contributions of past U.S. presidents toward peace in Israel and Palestine, and advances his hopes that President Obama might be able to complete the task.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  Baptist Briefs: Peace activists gather in Rome

  Between 300 and 400 Christians attended the Global Baptist Peace Conference in Rome.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  School offers “bright hope” to children in Ethiopian village

  Buckner International is helping 200 Ethiopian children through a new school in Bantu.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  Lanny Hall to return to Hardin-Simmons as president

  Hardin-Simmons University trustees elected as their school’s president Lanny Hall, president of Howard Payne University and a past president and chancellor at Hardin-Simmons.

  03/05/2009 - By Administrator