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Friday, July 17, 2015

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  • Tenn. Baptist injured in Chattanooga shooting

    by Lonnie Wilkey/Baptist and Reflector, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

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    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BP) -- When Eric Stitts, pastor of Bayside Baptist Church, heard of the domestic terrorism attack on two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tenn., July 16, his first thought was disbelief.

    Then he turned his attention and prayers to the many policemen in his church, located in nearby Harrison, who he knew would be called to the scene. Read More

  • Syrian refugees long for happier Ramadan
    by Jedediah Smith, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Stock photo by Jedediah Smith
    ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (BP) -- For many who escaped from the violent civil war in Syria, this is their fifth Ramadan in a foreign country. Families in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan are going through a challenging time as they recall happier Ramadan holidays in Syria. Read More

  • Planned Parenthood exec. offered help, better way
    by David Roach, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- A prolife advocate and former Planned Parenthood clinic director has written an open letter extending compassion to the Planned Parenthood executive caught on video discussing the sale of baby parts gained through abortion. Read More

  • Ruling leads to $26M settlement in NAMB case
    by Art Toalston, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    BOZEMAN, Mont. (BP) -- A Montana judge's summary judgement ruling has led to a $26 million insurance settlement in a quadriplegic man's lawsuit against the North American Mission Board stemming from a 2009 auto accident. Read More

  • B&H claims 20 awards from Christian Retailing
    by Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- B&H Publishing Group dominated the 2015 Christian Retailing's Best Awards, bringing home more honors than any other publisher.

    B&H at LifeWay Christian Resources claimed 20 awards, more than anyone has won in a single year since the awards program began in 2001. Winning products included Thom Rainer's "Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive" and other major releases such as "The Study Bible for Women," "The Big Picture Interactive Bible" for children, Beth Moore's "Portraits of Devotion," and Angie Smith's "Chasing God." Read More

  • Duggars' show cancelled, family helps documentary
    by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- TLC has officially canceled the Duggar reality show '19 Kids and Counting' nearly two months after news broke that the oldest Duggar son Josh had molested five girls including four of his sisters when he was a teenager. Read More

  • AT THE MOVIES: Change everywhere but at the feet of Jesus
    by Phil Boatwright, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Movie reviewer Phil Boatwright reflects on Hollywood's decades-long -– and ever-accelerating --- push for societal change. "[M]ovies often take us down a fantastical path that leads to nowhere," Boatwright writes, "because their makers all too often disavow the existence of or the need for a Creator." Read More

  • Bible Study: July 19, 2015
    by Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups. Read More

  • EDITORIAL: Allí estás tú
    by Fermin Whittaker, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Era una mañana muy hermosa cuando salí a caminar. El sol comenzaba a salir y yo admiré la belleza de la creación de Dios en medio de una mañana refrescante, diferente a los usuales días calientes y áridos en Fresno. ... Read More

  • La defensa de Planned Parenthood es infundada, dice CMP

    Por Diana Chandler, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Planned Parenthood está confiando en la defensa de su dispensación de partes fetales abortadas a través de sus casi 70 clínicas en EE.UU. dijo un grupo vigilante médico sin fines de lucro que ha dirigido una investigación encubierta del proveedor de abortos.

    El Centro para el Progreso Médico (CMP por sus siglas en inglés) divulgó una filmación el 14 de julio de la reunión de una ejecutiva de Planned Parenthood con un investigador de CMP que se hizo pasar por un comprador de partes fetales, ... Read More

  • GuideStone pierde en mandato de aborto
    Por Tom Strode, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Recursos Financieros GuideStone y los ministerios que sirven deben cumplir con el mandato de anticoncepción y aborto de la administración Obama o pagar aplastantes multas, decretó una corte federal de apelaciones el martes (14 de julio).

    Un panel de tres jueces de la Corte de Apelaciones del 10º Circuito en Denver declinó conceder un mandato judicial que bloqueara la implementación de la regla rechazando así los argumentos de GuideStone y de un número considerable de ... Read More

  • Evangélicos: Las propuestas del Papa probablemente afecten a los pobres
    Por Tom Strode, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Las propuestas del Papa Francisco para solucionar el cambio climático probablemente afecten a quienes más quiere ayudar, según dijo un presidente de un seminario bautista y vocero de los evangélicos.

    El papa emitió la primera encíclica del Vaticano sobre asuntos del medio ambiente --“Alabado seas (Laudato Si´): Sobre el Cuidado de la Casa Común” --a mediados de junio, inspirando una amplia felicitación por parte de aquellos que enfatizan el efecto del estrés producido por humanos en el calentamiento global. Read More

  • Pujols de Todos Estrellas anclado por la fe
    Por Daniel Woodman, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

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    CINCINNATI (BP) -- Creció jugando a agarrar la pelota como cualquier otro chico, excepto que él usaba limas en vez de pelotas de béisbol y un cartón de leche en vez de guante. A menudo miraba a su papá jugar softbol y lo cargaba a la casa cuando se emborrachaba después de los juegos.

    La vida en República Dominicana no era fácil para Albert Pujols, pero ahora el 10 veces Todos Estrellas se ha dado cuenta que Dios tenía un plan para él desde el principio. Read More

  • EDITORIAL: Allí estás tú
    Por Fermin Whittaker, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Era una mañana muy hermosa cuando salí a caminar. El sol comenzaba a salir y yo admiré la belleza de la creación de Dios en medio de una mañana refrescante, diferente a los usuales días calientes y áridos en Fresno. ... Read More