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Monday, June 17, 2013 People
Members of Seventh and James Baptist Church of Waco, in the foreground, join other volunteers in sifting through what remains of an apartment building destroyed by the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. (Jeff Brumley/ABPnews)
Members of Seventh and James Baptist Church of Waco, in the foreground, join other volunteers in sifting through what remains of an apartment building destroyed by the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. (Jeff Brumley/ABPnews)

Moderates among Baptists 'Loving West'

 Congregations from across Texas are helping rebuild a city devastated by an April fertilizer plant explosion.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 People

Texas mission worker dead at 32

Mission Waco/Mission World director Seth Dorrell died unexpectedly of natural causes while on a mission trip to Mexico.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 People

Internet video scrubbing alleged

A blogger who three years ago revealed discrepancies in the testimony of a speaker popular in SBC circles says a lawyer is now trying to erase evidence of past lies from the Internet.

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Monday, June 17, 2013 Organizations

SBC president ending Boy Scout ties

Fred Luter, the first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention, says his church is among those cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America on moral grounds.

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Monday, June 17, 2013 Organizations
Baptists re-tool annual gatherings

Baptists re-tool annual gatherings

Declining attendance, rising expenses and rapid advances in communications technology cause some to contend the Baptist annual meeting is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.

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Friday, June 14, 2013 Organizations

UMC welcomes Scouts spurned by SBC

The United Methodist Church has decided to take in Boy Scout troops if a Southern Baptist congregation kicks them out.

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Friday, June 14, 2013 People

Accused Mo. pastor faces new charges

Additional charges alleging sex crimes by Pastor Travis Smith come as the Southern Baptist Convention takes a stronger stand against child abuse.

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Thursday, June 13, 2013 Organizations
SBC President Fred Luter preaches during the 2013 SBC Pastors Conference. He was elected unopposed during the SBC annual convention in Houston this week. (Jeff Brumley/ABPnews)
SBC President Fred Luter preaches during the 2013 SBC Pastors Conference. He was elected unopposed during the SBC annual convention in Houston this week. (Jeff Brumley/ABPnews)

SBC messengers learn to get along

Richard Land suggests that SBC convention unity resulted from Baptists taking on cultural issues instead of themselves.

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Thursday, June 13, 2013 Organizations

Glorieta sold to camping group

Two years after offering the cash-strapped Glorieta Conference Center for sale for $1, LifeWay Christian Resources found a new buyer with plans to continue use as a Christian camp and retreat center.

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Thursday, June 13, 2013 Organizations

BJC names communication head

Cherilyn Crowe, a native of Fort Payne, Ala., is the new director of communications for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 People
Ronnie Floyd, left, sits with former SBC President Johnny Hunt on the convention floor in Houston on Wednesday. (Jeff Brumley/ABPnews)
Ronnie Floyd, left, sits with former SBC President Johnny Hunt on the convention floor in Houston on Wednesday. (Jeff Brumley/ABPnews)

SBC pastor preaches mental health

Arkansas minister Ronnie Floyd applauds SBC messengers for approving a resolution calling on churches to have compassion for those with mental illness.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Organizations

SBC doesn’t call for Boy Scout exodus

A highly anticipated resolution condemning the Boy Scouts’ new membership policy affirms churches and individuals that sever ties, while calling for greater engagement by those that don’t.

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