‘Send Cities’ effort rallying ethnic groups
Polish, Brazilian, Haitian, Romanian, African, Jew, Mainland Chinese, Slavic/Russian, Korean, Filipino, Hispanic, Japanese, Vietnamese, Laotian, Caribbean, Deaf, and Cambodian are just a few of the ethnic people groups who have been introduced to the Send North America strategy of the North American Mission Board in the past year. With a commitment [...]
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Beyond mission boards, SBC agencies respond to growing ethnic diversity
The task of making Southern Baptists and others aware of the Bible’s position on racial reconciliation and ethnic identity has received significant attention from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the SBC entity assigned responsibility for addressing moral issues. Bulletin inserts, articles, sermons and an analysis of issues and answers related [...]
Continue ReadingThe people speak: A history of marriage votes
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Days following North Carolina voters banning gay marriage, Barack Obama on May 9 made history by becoming the first sitting United States president to endorse homosexual marriage. Every state that has voted on the issue of marriage—a total of 31 including Texas—has affirmed the traditional definition of marriage being between [...]
Continue ReadingPastors respond to president on gay marriage
DALLAS—It didn’t take long for response to President Obama’s endorsement of homosexual marriage to emerge from Texas pastors and ministry leaders. Obama cited his Christian faith in his May 9 announcement and stated that the Golden Rule weighs heavily in his faith alongside Christ’s sacrifice. Only a couple of hours after the [...]
Continue ReadingLand issues 5-part apology for Trayvon Martin comments
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A five-part apology for "injudicious comments" was released today (May 9) by Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, regarding the Trayvon Martin killing. Land's apology stemmed from a May 2 meeting in which several key African American leaders were in attendance, including Fred Luter, [...]
Continue ReadingCROSSOVER 2012
NEW ORLEANS—Jack Hunter, director of missions at New Orleans Baptist Association, says God has been at work in the Big Easy. When Southern Baptists from other regions arrive for the pre-convention Crossover events in June, he expects that spiritual wave to continue to swell. The churches there have been enthusiastic in preparing [...]
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