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Thursday, June 04, 2015

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  • 'Stubborn' 94-year-old volunteer won't quit
    by Paige Turner, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Photo by Chloe Lewis/IMB
    THAILAND (BP) -- "This is Jay," Lorena Mayhugh said as she introduced the Thai-Chinese man next to her to a colleague at the Baptist Student Center in Bangkok, Thailand. "He's Dr. Jay now," she added with a big smile.

    A few minutes later another colleague walked by and the 94-year-old English teacher quickly asked if he'd met her former student. Read More

  • Prison reform bill draws ERLC support
    by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    The Southern Baptist Convention's lead ethicist has joined a coalition that includes leaders of conservative and criminal justice organizations in urging passage of federal legislation designed to reduce the prison population and heighten public safety. Read More

  • Phil Lineberger, former BGCT president, dies
    by Staff, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Houston-area pastor Phil Lineberger, a former president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, died May 31 at age 69. A son-in-law told the Baptist Standard newsjournal that Lineberger "lost a battle with depression and took his own life." Read More

  • Regnerus family study weathering renewed attack
    by WORLD News Service & BP Staff, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- A study by sociology researcher Mark Regnerus of the University of Texas at Austin, which found children of gay parents don't fare as well in adulthood as children raised by both biological parents, moved back into the news in May.

    The Regnerus study created a firestorm of opposition when it was published in 2012 but subsequently was vindicated by the university's research integrity officer. His survey of 2,988 adults ages 18 to 39 examined the outcomes of those who had grown up in a variety of family structures, compared with those who had grown up with both biological parents. ... Read More

  • Duggars: Media hurt girls more than Josh
    by Diana Chandler, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of “19 Kids and Counting” discuss on FOX’s “The Kelly File” the scandal that their son Josh molested four of his sisters and a babysitter 12 years ago.
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    TONTITOWN, Ark. (BP) -- Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar installed safety nets to protect their young girls after their son Josh confessed to improperly touching them 12 years ago, and sent him away for treatment when it was clear they couldn't solve the problem alone, the couple said June 3 on FOX News.

    But their girls have been victimized more by media reports that began May 21 than they were by Josh's actions 12 years ago, the stars of the reality show "19 Kids and Counting" said in an exclusive "Kelly File" interview with Megyn Kelly in their Tontitown, Ark. home. Most of the reported incidents, the couple said, occurred while the girls were asleep. Read More

  • 'Tea at 3' new for women attending SBC

    by Sharayah Colter/Southern Baptist TEXAN, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- New among this year's events held in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting is an afternoon tea hosted by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

    The free event will be open to all women and held Monday, June 15, from 3-4 p.m., in the Hyatt Regency hotel, attached to the Greater Columbus Convention Center where the annual meeting will take place.

    Dorothy Patterson, wife of Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson and professor of theology in women's studies at the seminary, said "Tea at 3" has been designed around a deep desire to help equip women for the work to which the Lord has called them. Read More

  • Seminaries urge tax-exemption protection
    by Diana Chandler, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Southern Baptist educational leaders are among 74 signatories to a June 3 letter urging Congress to pass a bill protecting the tax-exempt status of schools in the event the U.S. Supreme Court approves same-sex marriage as a civil right. Read More

  • MOVIES: Faith-based films & the Holy Spirit
    by Phil Boatwright, posted Thursday, June 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Movie reviewer Phil Boatwright, spurred by the July release of the comedy/drama "Faith of Our Fathers," voices uneasiness over "tedius, clunky and predictable" faith-based films. Read More