Discrimination

Thursday, May 16, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

Jackie Robinson’s lesson for the church

It’s hurtful when people hate you just because of who you are.

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Friday, March 15, 2013 Social Issues

School adding transgender policy

A private Christian university is working to create a policy regarding transgender individuals as a sister school faces a lawsuit for dismissing a student.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Social Issues

Poll: Gay-marriage right not absolute

American’s views on gay marriage are murky when it comes to distinguishing between services and legal rights, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.

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Monday, March 11, 2013 Social Issues

Ex-offender ministry addresses recidivism

Faith-based re-entry programs seek to reduce former inmates' chances of returning to prison.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Social Issues

Expelled transgender student files suit

A California lawsuit claims that a Baptist university’s religious identity doesn’t give it a right to discriminate.

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Friday, February 15, 2013 Social Issues

Working poor a ministry focus

Despite reports of economic recovery, the number of individuals in "working poor" families has reached almost 48 million.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Social Issues

Activist hopeful about gay marriage

Maurice “Bojangles” Blanchard says the first step toward legalizing same-sex marriage is to change people’s hearts through relationships with others who are different from them.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 People

UK Baptist minister affirms gays

One of Britain’s best-known evangelicals has sparked controversy among a largely socially conservative faith community with comments supporting committed same-sex relationships.

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Monday, January 14, 2013 Social Issues

Wendell Berry expounds on gay marriage

A Kentucky farmer, essayist, writer and activist, sometimes described as a modern-day Thoreau, criticizes theological strategies used to marginalize gays.

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Friday, December 7, 2012 History

Video recalls ‘forgotten’ Pearl Harbor

“A Church Stands With Its People” tells the story of American Baptist missionaries who swam against the tide of public opinion by reaching out to persecuted Japanese-Americans caught up in World War II hysteria.

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