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By Jeff Brumley
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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A massive tornado in Oklahoma May 20 capped a busy year for Baptist disaster-relief coordinators, who have dealt with tornadoes ripping through Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, flooding in the Midwest and the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
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By David Gibson
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Even before Kermit Gosnell was convicted May 13, abortion opponents and those who support keeping it legal were convinced the case could reshape an abortion debate that has remained static. Yet hopes for a game-changing impact may go unanswered for a variety of reasons.
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By Marv Knox and Jeff Brumley
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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The outpouring of sympathy and solidarity for West, Texas, has been immense since a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 — including 12 first-responders — on April 17. Thursday’s memorial in nearby Waco underscored that by drawing thousands. But what, now?
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By Robert Dilday
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Monday, March 25, 2013 |
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The new head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships told reporters March 22 she values Baptists’ “special gift to the nation” — religious liberty — and looks forward to tackling religious liberty issues in her new role. Melissa Rogers said she both understands the Baptist “point of view” and aims to work with adherents of all beliefs. |
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By Bob Allen
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Saturday, February 23, 2013 |
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The U.S. House of Represen-tatives overwhelmingly ap-proved a bill Feb. 13 to allow houses of worship damaged by Hurricane Sandy to receive disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, despite warnings by advocacy groups that the measure flouts the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.
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By Bob Allen
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Friday, February 22, 2013 |
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Lay denominational worker Suzii Paynter of Austin, Texas, was elected Feb. 21 as the third executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. The CBF Coordinating Council unanimously elected Paynter, whose nomination was announced Jan. 17 after a year-long search, during the opening session of a two-day meeting at First Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga.
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By Bob Allen
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Saturday, February 09, 2013 |
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The Obama administration proposed a broader opt-out Feb. 1 for religious organizations that object to mandated coverage of contraceptives in employee health care plans, an effort to alleviate religious-liberty concerns behind a number of lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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By Jim White
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Saturday, February 09, 2013 |
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GuideStone Financial Services, a manager of pension funds for many Baptist church employees in the Mid-Atlantic, announced Feb. 4 it continues to oppose contraceptive regulations.
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