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Monday, October 26, 2015

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  • Halloween draws focus of new study
    by Carol Pipes, posted Monday, October 26, 2015 (8 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- When it comes to Halloween, most Americans don't have a problem celebrating the spooky holiday, a new study shows. Yet, one-third say they avoid Halloween or its pagan elements.

    Although 3 in 5 Americans told LifeWay Research Halloween is "all in good fun," 21 percent avoid the holiday completely and another 14 percent avoid the pagan elements. Read More

  • Federal, state officials keep heat on PPFA
    by Tom Strode, posted Monday, October 26, 2015 (8 years ago)

    "I pray that the long-term effect of these videos is a cultural awakening." -- Russell Moore
    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Federal and state government officials are continuing their efforts to hold Planned Parenthood accountable for its trade in baby body parts.

    The actions -- in this case by the U.S. House of Representatives and the state of Texas -- have come in response to revelations in undercover videos that show various Planned Parenthood officials in different locations discussing the sale of organs from ... Read More

  • Miss. event to focus on racial unity
    by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, October 26, 2015 (8 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- God's church must take the lead in achieving racial unity as the United States deals with a deepening crisis of racially polarizing events, Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd has said in advance of a Nov. 4 racial reconciliation celebration in Jackson, Miss.

    Floyd will join Jerry Young, president of the predominantly black National Baptist Convention USA, as a speaker at "A National Conversation on Race in America," Mission Mississippi's annual ... Read More

  • Mission news pioneer Bob Stanley, 86, dies

    by Erich Bridges, posted Monday, October 26, 2015 (8 years ago)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- Robert L. (Bob) Stanley, missionary and newspaperman, thought the stories of Southern Baptist missions should be reported with compelling detail, accuracy and professionalism. So he set out to make it happen.

    Stanley, 86, who died Oct. 21 in Fort Smith, Ark., after an extended illness, was a veteran news reporter -- editor for the Dallas Times Herald and journalism professor when he became a ... Read More

  • 'Woodlawn' gave him 6-7 seconds of fame
    by Doug Rogers/The Alabama Baptist, posted Monday, October 26, 2015 (8 years ago)

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    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Imagine "Rocky" entering an empty arena to face Apollo Creed. Or Moses in "The Ten Commandments" descending Mount Sinai only to find two or three Israelites at the bottom.

    It's the extras, or background actors, who populate various scenes and bring life to a movie. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Family time in 2016

    by Ronnie Floyd, posted Monday, October 26, 2015 (8 years ago)

    SBC President Ronnie Floyd urges Southern Baptists to join their SBC family in St. Louis 2016 SBC annual meeting. "There are times a family just needs to be together," he writes. Read More