Adelle M. Banks
Chick-fil-A to draw crowds -- and not for its food
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) It could get pretty crowded at Chick-fil-A this week -- and not because of the fast-food restaurant's famous waffle fries.
...Bible museum closes $50 million deal for D.C. spot
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON(RNS) Planners of a Bible museum in Washington closed a $50 million deal Thursday (July 26) on a building two blocks from the National Mall.
...NAACP urges black churches to address AIDS epidemic
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) HIV primarily affects white gay men. You can contract HIV by getting tested for the virus that causes AIDS. Active church members aren't at risk for HIV.
...Bible museum planned for Washington, D.C.
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) A large-scale Bible museum will open in Washington, D.C., within four years, say planners who have been touring the world with portions of their collection.
...First Lady says church is good place to discuss political-moral issues
First Lady Michelle Obama held up the church as the place to deal with political issues and the catalyst for getting people to the polls in a speech June 28 to members of the African Methodist Epis...
Southern Baptists approve alternate, unofficial name
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention narrowly accepted the alternate—but unofficial—name of “Great Commission Baptists” as the denomination attempts to reach beyond the Bible Belt.
...SBC elects first black president
Pointing heavenward and wiping away tears, pastor Fred Luter was elected in New Orleans as the first black president of the predominantly white Southern Baptist Convention....
Southern Baptist membership continues decline
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) For the fifth year in a row, the Southern Baptist Convention has seen a drop in its total membership.
...Black Southern Baptists try to keep expectations in check for first black SBC president
c. 2012 Religion News Service RANDALLSTOWN, Md....
Former USCIRF staffer charges Muslim bias
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) A former staffer of the U.S....
Malcolm X's boyhood home, MLK's neighborhood listed as 'endangered'
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) The boyhood home of civil rights leader Malcolm X and the neighborhood where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr....
Faculty at Baptist college resign rather than sign required morals statement
More than two dozen faculty members have resigned from Shorter University, a Baptist school in Georgia, after it required them to sign a “personal lifestyle statement” that condemns homo&...