KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Alan Branch has a friend whose brother explained his decision to embrace a homosexual lifestyle by stating, “I have a male body, but I have a female brain. That’s why I’m attracted to men.” Branch, professor of Christian ethics, classifies that pronouncement as a version of the increasingly common argument that homosexual acts are morally legitimate because homosexuality is “hard-wired into who [some people] are from birth.” … [Read more...]
Support, pray for our modern day centurions
If there were ever a time to pray for America’s law enforcement officers, surely it is now. It was heartbreaking to witness the anguish that has engulfed the city of Dallas following the murder of five of the city’s police officers. Ironically, they were murdered by a racist gunman while they were protecting the First Amendment rights of citizens who were protesting against them and law enforcement in general. Americans seem to have lost all sense of proportionality. Yes, there are rogue … [Read more...]
Heritage Baptist displays CP’s eternal impact
MONROE, Mich. (BP) – Churches, such as Heritage Baptist Church, talk frequently about the eternal difference the Cooperative Program makes in the lives of individuals worldwide. CP fuels a national pastor in Uganda – who first heard of God’s love from an International Mission Board missionary – as he travels from village to village, spreading God’s story. CP fuels the North American Mission Board church planter in Massachusetts who tells a 12-year-old boy who has never heard the name Jesus … [Read more...]
Miss. Religious freedom law struck down
Evan Wilt/WNS JACKSON, Miss. (WNS) – A federal judge blocked religious-liberty protections in Mississippi on June 30 hours before they were set to go into effect. In a last minute, 60-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves struck down all provisions to protect religious people from being forced to participate same-sex weddings in House Bill 1523, calling the law “state-sanctioned discrimination.” “Every American should be alarmed at the speed and aggression with which our … [Read more...]
MBC church plants in Iowa threatened by civil rights law
DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa law could threaten Missouri Baptist work in the state through the Heartland Interstate Strategy (HIS), an initiative to multiply churches along the I-29 corridor from Kansas City, through the western edge of Iowa, and up to the Canadian city of Winnipeg. If the Iowa Civil Rights Commission’s interpretation of state civil rights laws is upheld, the state could force churches to open restrooms to people of the opposite sex and prohibit preachers from proclaiming … [Read more...]
Violence brings cry for ‘true way of our Lord’
NASHVILLE (BP) – The collision of fear and mistrust has driven the violence upon violence that killed two black civilians and five police officers in three separate states in as many days, Southern Baptist pastor Lee Wesley told Baptist Press. "There is a fear on the part of police officers when they go into the black community, and that fear heightens their approach to these problems," said Wesley, whose pastorate Community Bible Baptist Church is in Baton Rouge, La., where two white … [Read more...]
Blaming Christians for Orlando deaths?
Column by Eric Metaxas originally appearing at breakpoint.com. It’s not news that the news media treat Christians unfairly. But to blame us for terrorism? An ISIS-inspired terrorist killed forty-nine people at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Yet just three days after the attack, the New York Times editorial board laid the blame for Omar Mateen’s self-professed act of Islamic terrorism squarely at the feet of…believers in traditional marriage. I’m not kidding. For those confused about how … [Read more...]
Mo. DR volunteers care for kids
ST. LOUIS – As the young mother scooped up her son after a morning of Southern Baptist preaching and business, Angie Hurd couldn’t help but overhear the conversation surrounding their reunion. “The three-year-old said, ‘Mommy, I cried and I cried and I cried and then I loved it,’” said Hurd, Childcare Coordinator for Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR). “That’s why we do what we do. This program allows moms the opportunity to stay and take part in the annual meeting without having to … [Read more...]
IMB, NAMB report to messengers
ST. LOUIS – International Mission Board President David Platt and North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell reported to messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, June 15. International Mission Board For more than 170 years, God has blessed the International Mission Board for the spread of the Gospel among the nations – and by God’s grace, 170 years later, the IMB is “standing strong,” IMB’s Platt reported to messengers. “I am confident that not every one of … [Read more...]
Rainer, at SBC, recaps LifeWay’s eventful year
ST LOUIS (BP) – In the spring of 1891, Southern Baptists meeting at the Alabama Opera House in Birmingham voted to create a Sunday School board to publish Bible studies and other resources for discipleship. Today that board, now LifeWay Christian Resources, remains committed to the same core mission, Thom S. Rainer told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday morning, July 15. “The struggle to create the board is an incredible story I commend to your study,” LifeWay’s … [Read more...]
GuideStone highlights unique services
ST. LOUIS (BP) – GuideStone President O.S. Hawkins relayed the entity’s 98th report to messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, June 14. Hawkins reported on GuideStone’s Supreme Court challenge and its operational areas, including health care reform, property & casualty, investments and Mission:Dignity. Hawkins cited published media reports that indicate some medical insurers in state health care exchanges are either exiting the market or indicating the need for rate … [Read more...]
In Marvel vs. DC superhero battle, only one is family-friendly, watchdog says
LOS ANGELES (Christian Examiner) – Superhero movies remain as popular as ever among parents and children, but only one company – Marvel – is committed to making content for the entire family. So says the Parents Television Council’s Christopher Gildemeister, who argues in a new blog post that when comparing the two superhero companies – Marvel and DC – it is obvious which one does not care about catering to children. “Marvel has done an excellent job in assuring that its most famous … [Read more...]
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