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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

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  • Democratic debate: race, climate change prominent
    by David Roach, posted Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8 years ago)

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    LAS VEGAS (BP) -- Race relations, marijuana legalization, climate change and gun control were among the moral issues highlighted Oct. 13 at a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas involving five candidates.

    The issues of abortion and same-sex marriage came up only in passing and were mentioned only a few times during the two-hour debate. Read More

  • PPFA change shows its guilt, pro-lifers say
    by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8 years ago)

    "It is time for the United States government to hold this predatory corporation accountable." -- Russell Moore
    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Planned Parenthood's decision to forego federal reimbursements for fetal tissue donation serves as an admission of its guilt and should not halt the congressional effort to defund the organization, its critics say.

    The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) that none of its centers will accept federal reimbursement in the future for expenses accrued in ... Read More

  • NAAF affirms 'living holy & clean in 2015'
    by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8 years ago)

    Photo by Diana Chandler
    PHILADELPHIA (BP) -- Christians can lead holy lives by the same power the Apostle Paul called on in his struggle between the flesh and the Spirit recorded in Romans 7, immediate past Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter told worshippers at a Philadelphia gathering of black Southern Baptist pastors and leaders.

    "The reason Southern Baptists … I am convinced that we can win ... Read More

  • No reconciliation without cross, NAAF guest says
    by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8 years ago)

    Photo by Diana Chandler
    PHILADELPHIA (BP) -- Gus Roman, pastor emeritus of Canaan Baptist Church in Philadelphia, looked at Southern Baptist executive David Waltz and said aloud, "You remind me of that fellow who kicked me in my stomach."

    Roman, 82 and black, grew up in Louisiana during the Jim Crow South; Waltz, white, grew up a pastor's son in the Pittsburg suburb of Mount Lebanon. Read More

  • TRUSTEES: SBTS sees record student enrollment 
    by James A. Smith Sr., posted Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8 years ago)

    SBTS photo by Emil Handke
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Trustees of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary received a report of record student enrollment for the recently concluded 2014-2015 academic year and record fall enrollment for the current academic year during their Oct. 12-13 fall meeting.

    In other business, the Board of Trustees responded to a referral from the Southern Baptist Convention, designated a new ... Read More

  • Lecrae's latest accolade: Artist of the Year
    by Art Toalston, posted Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8 years ago)

    Screen grab from Lecrae Video
    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Lecrae, called "one of the leading lights in the gospel-rap movement" by Billboard, was named Artist of the Year at the 46th annual Dove Awards, Oct. 12 in Nashville.

    It marks the first time the top award has gone to "a rapper," according to The Tennessean, though the newspaper added a qualification: "rap-pop artist" TobyMac was named Artist of the Year in 2008. Read More

  • WORLDVIEW: Everyday heroes
    by Erich Bridges, posted Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8 years ago)

    RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- Faithfulness might go uncelebrated by the world, IMB's Erich Bridges writes, but God notices. At a time when every belief, principle or relationship seems negotiable, he writes, "loyalty shines like a star in the darkness, even if few ever see it." Read More