Evading their fair share
How some corporations and the rich use loop holes and other tricks to get out of their tax obligation to the nation.
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Partisan solutions no way to fix social ills
Rather than being co-opted by politicians in debate over gun control, Christians should seek common-ground solutions that unite rather than divide.
Read MoreUnnatural disasters
A U.S. Senate vote on mandatory background checks for gun purchases is a failure of biblical proportions.
Read MoreIs today the day war begins in East Asia?
North Korea’s leadership cult is the largest world religion that most people have never heard of.
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.
Read MoreJesus faces mock trial in Texas
A Baptist church in Austin, Texas, is hosting a mock legal hearing in which real lawyers argue for and against the death penalty for Jesus Christ.
Read MoreProf expects kinder, gentler ERLC
Brian Kaylor, assistant professor of communication studies at James Madison University, says the newly elected head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public-policy agency demonstrates a different style than his predecessor Richard Land.
Read MoreBaptists go after payday loans
Acting against predatory lending is both biblical and Baptist.
Read MoreLa. faith leaders oppose tax plan
Clergy from denominations including the Southern Baptist Convention say a tax plan proposed by Louisiana’s governor would harm the poor.
Read MoreBaptist named to White House post
A Baptist church-state specialist has been selected to head President Obama’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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Commentaries
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Where was God in Okla. twister? By Mike Smith
Such questions are natural in difficult times, but victims must realize God doesn't punish through such calamities.
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'Lord, bless these graduates' By Mark Wingfield
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Why must children suffer? By Jim Somerville
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Columns
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Bill Leonard
Christian 'nones'?
Churches ditching their denominational names must be careful not to throw out their historic Christian identities, too.
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Bill Wilson
Success or significance?
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Amy Butler
Jackie Robinson’s lesson for the church
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Molly T. Marshall
Making room for the Spirit
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There is life after the storm
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Learning from monks
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My marriage fell apart the day the dog died
George BullardI am sure you’ve heard the old adage that married life begins again...
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