High court to hear prayers case
At issue is whether prayers said to open government meetings are constitutional.
Read MoreAU head says IRS scrutiny warranted
Americans United for Separation of Church and State says nonprofit charities should have to answer to the IRS when they endorse candidates.
Read MoreSBC leader rejects Boy Scout compromise
Richard Land of the SBC Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission wrote a letter reiterating “strident opposition” to any change in the current Boy Scouts membership policy that bans gays.
Read MoreFaith leaders oppose religious profiling
As mark-up begins on the Gang of 8's immigration reform bill, a group of national religious organizations supported an amendment to ban religious profiling.
Read MoreMinister: gay marriage not Baptist fight
“As a Baptist Christian, it grieves me that some of my sisters and brothers in the faith are advocating a position on how the government should deal with same-sex marriage that directly violates what Baptists stand for.”
Read MoreCal Baptist lawsuit moves forward
A California judge rejected a Baptist university’s claim that it is exempt from a state law that bars discrimination based on gender identity.
Read MoreMilitary asked to clarify proselytizing ban
Two Southern Baptist leaders cite “a troubling lack of respect for true religious diversity” in the U.S. military.
Read MoreVote to retain church brings backlash
Several churches have left Richmond Baptist Association in the seven weeks since a vote to not kick out a church for ordaining a gay minister, and more are considering doing the same.
Read More‘iFaith’ explored at Baylor symposium
The ever-growing use of communication technology has implications for churches, according to speakers at a conference titled "iFaith? The Church in the Digital Age."
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Pastor says Sandy Hook more than politics
Participants in a conference for Newtown-area clergy share advice on how to preach about guns in a congregation with members on both sides of the Second Amendment debate.
Read MoreProposed Ala. law targets illegal casinos
An interfaith moral-concerns group that includes Alabama Baptists is calling on the state legislature to crack down on illegal gambling joints that are cropping up around the state.
Read MoreTexas Baptists back revised lending bill
Critics say payday lenders exploit the poor by charging high interest rates and trap them in cycles of debt, while the industry says they provide a service for people who otherwise would be unable to borrow money.
Read MoreSBC leader says life begins in vitro
Russell Moore, president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s moral-concerns agency, says parents of test-tube babies are morally responsible for unused embryos that are left behind.
Read MoreBlog shines light on abuse in SBC
In contrast to the Catholic Church’s highly publicized child-sex scandal, Talk to Action blogger Frederick Clarkson says similar occurrences in the Southern Baptist Convention are largely ignored.
Read MoreGaddy takes NC lawmakers to task
The head of the Interfaith Alliance says some members of the North Carolina legislature need a refresher course in the separation of church and state.
Read MoreSBC leader calls HHS mandate ‘persecution’
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission head Richard Land says business owners have a right to refuse contraceptive coverage for employees if it is against their religion.
Read MoreAU calls for access to birth control
Americans United for Separation of Church and State says contraception is a private matter to be decided by the individual, not the religious preference of her employer.
Read MoreRadio host blasts SBC president
Christian radio host Rick Wiles says SBC President Fred Luter “made Joel Osteen look like the winner of the tough-man contest.”
Read MoreLiberty lifts campus gun ban
The world’s largest Christian university now allows permit holders to carry weapons on campus.
Read MoreCBF ministers urge immigration reform
As Congress grapples to craft legislation that would overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a group of Baptist ministers in North Carolina called on their representatives to move forward with immigration reform.
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