NASHVILLE (BP) – LifeWay Christian Resources appeared to leave little doubt of its aggressive timetable Wednesday (April 6) for construction of its new building, breaking ground for new headquarters just hours after closing the purchase of the property. Within two years, LifeWay expects to move 1,100 employees into a new office building on 2.5 acres in Capitol View, a mixed-use urban development in Nashville’s central business district. On Wednesday, the future site of the nine-story, … [Read more...]
MBC joins fight at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) filed a friend of the court brief Feb. 3 with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Texas abortion laws, the first case since 2007 that the high court as agreed to hear regarding statutory regulation of abortionists. The MBC filed its brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear March 2. The brief addresses two provisions of the law that the U.S. Court … [Read more...]
Houston to vote on equal rights ordinance
HOUSTON (BP) — Houston’s City Council voted Aug. 5 to put the controversial equal rights ordinance (known as HERO) on the Nov. 3 ballot after a vote to repeal the law failed but not before debate arose over the ballot language. Council members opposed to the ballot language cautioned Mayor Annise Parker the city could find itself again on the losing end of a legal battle over how the city chooses to parse its words for the voters. The vote marked a “dubious” anniversary for HERO … [Read more...]
Fight to defund PPFA ‘far from over’
WASHINGTON (BP) — The legislative effort to defund Planned Parenthood failed Monday (Aug. 3) in the U.S. Senate, but pro-life advocates said they will not give up. The Senate voted 53-46 to bring to the floor a bill to eliminate federal funds for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and its affiliates. In its latest financial report (2013-14), PPFA said it received more than $528 million in federal grants, contracts and reimbursements. It performed 327,653 abortions in … [Read more...]
Ferguson prayer summit calls for revival
FERGUSON – As snowflakes swirled outside and rumors of potential grand jury actions swirled across town, a hundred Missouri Baptists gathered for a prayer summit at First Baptist here to pray for the community, the state and the nation. The prayer time was led by North American Mission Board’s Gary Frost and Arkansas pastor Bill Elliff. They led the crowd in a time of repentance, worship and intercession for themselves, and revival in their churches, their communities and beyond. They also … [Read more...]
Far more than a political issue
NASHVILLE – “This is as close as a Southern Baptist gets to dancing in the streets for joy.” That was how Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), described the news that Hobby Lobby had prevailed in its fight against a government mandate that the company pay for abortion-causing drugs. Moore spoke to the media during a press conference after the June 30 Supreme Court ruling. “A government that can pave over the … [Read more...]
Call for apology from ERLC’s Moore
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – In a letter addressed to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) President Russell Moore, Bott Radio Network President Richard P. Bott, II, called on Moore to apologize publicly for his recent critical remarks regarding Christian talk radio—an industry supported by millions of Southern Baptist and evangelical listeners. Bott’s May 5 letter was also sent to more than 70 Southern Baptist and evangelical leaders, including … [Read more...]
Most Americans: Keep ‘Under God’ in Pledge
Bob Smietana/LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In 1954, the United States Congress added the words “under God” to the country’s Pledge of Allegiance. Sixty years later, most Americans would like to keep it that way, despite ongoing legal challenges to the pledge. A lawsuit filed against a New Jersey school district on March 28 contends that reciting the phrase “under God” in the pledge sends a message that nonbelievers are bad citizens and creates a hostile environment for … [Read more...]
Feds admit abortion mandate at Hobby Lobby hearing
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Obama administration’s acknowledgment that its stance would require businesses to underwrite abortions without the right to a legal challenge may have been a particularly telling moment in a March 25 U.S. Supreme Court case that likely will be a landmark in religious liberty. It seemed that way to some who oppose the government’s position, and they expressed an opinion that it seemed that way to some of the justices. The Supreme Court heard 90 minutes of oral … [Read more...]
A real ‘drag’ on our military
Near the end of my 10 years as an Air Force journalist, I was selected for a special assignment as a correspondent in Tokyo, Japan, for Stars & Stripes, the worldwide newspaper that has served the men and women of America’s armed forces since 1861. In fact, it was started by Union troops occupying Bloomfield, Mo., during the War Between the States (a museum still commemorates the occasion). It is read by more than 350,000 people worldwide. The list of distinguished journalists who … [Read more...]
Ministers’ Tax Guide
Jennifer Carter/GuideStone DALLAS – The 2014 edition of GuideStone’s annual Tax Return Preparation and Federal Reporting Guide is now available. In this helpful guide, both active and retired minsters will find step-by-step instructions, sample forms and detailed help in understanding the latest tax laws. This year’s edition also contains a special supplement addressing the key points of the recent housing allowance ruling. Additionally, church treasurers and other church leaders will … [Read more...]
Church responds to landslide
OSO, Wash. -- Oso Community Chapel is the only church on a 30-mile stretch of State Route 530 - the roadway, which was sliced in half March 22 by a massive landslide. The disaster along the Stillaguamish River claimed at least 14 lives and destroyed some 50 homes Church planter Gary Ray, pastor of Oso Chapel, reports that none of his 80 members were injured in the slide, and none lost their homes. But they all know people who did in the rural community of 500. "We are the only church … [Read more...]
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