Adelle M. Banks
Evangelicals critical of ‘silence’ on sexual abuse
More than 1,200 people have signed an online petition decrying the “silence” and “inattention” of evangelical leaders to sexual abuse in their churches.
...SBC agrees to disagree over Calvinist trend
Can’t we all just get along? That was the question Southern Baptists, torn between Calvinists and non-Calvinists, seemed to be asking as they opened their annual meeting in Houston.
...Southern Baptists condemn gay Scouts policy but won’t force a boycott
c. 2013 Religion News Service
...Church-based scouting alternatives attract interest
c. 2013 Religion News Service
(RNS) They have pledges. They have merit badges. And they may go camping.
But they’re not the Boy Scouts.
...Southern Baptists get a new face on public policy
In a generational changing of the guard, Southern Baptists are gaining a new advocate for their values in Washington and around the country as Russell Mo...
Key churches support Scouts’ policy on gays
After Boy Scout leaders took their long-awaited vote in late May to permit openly gay boys to be members, some church leaders predicted there will be a s...
Radio evangelist Harold Camping faces doomsday
Two years ago radio evangelist Harold Camping was predicting the end of the world....
Church-based scouting alternatives attract interest
c. 2013 Religion News Service
(RNS) They have pledges. They have merit badges. And they may go camping.
But they’re not the Boy Scouts.
...Pentagon debunks reports of anti-Christian policies
Christian conservatives became alarmed recently over reports and rumors that the Pentagon was considering new policies aimed at discriminating against Ch...
George Beverly Shea, the voice of Billy Graham crusades, dies at 104
c. 2013 Religion News Service
...Obama recalls Holy Land at prayer breakfast
As he gathered with clergy at the White House on a Friday in early April, President Obama recounted personal details of his recent Holy Land trip, calling it a chance to experience “the eternal spi...