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DALLAS — The Southern Baptist Convention opens its annual national meeting Tuesday in an anxious mood as the denomination's all-male leadership grapples with the fallout of multiple sexual misconduct cases. One order of business is a draft resolution co-signed by dozens of SBC leaders calling on the largest Protestant denomination in the U. |
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Over the past two months, the Southern Baptist Convention has been rocked by scandal, including the firing of a revered leader in the denomination who was supposed to deliver a key sermon at this very meeting. Instead, the denomination will be meeting without the ousted Paige Patterson - and with a.... |
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In South Carolina and Virginia, Republican voters will decide if they want to punish representatives who haven't fully embraced President Donald Trump. Democrats in Nevada and Maine are picking candidates they need to turn the tide on GOP-controlled Washington. Here's what you need to know: Polls close at 7 p. |
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The Police in Kampala have announced the arrest of Mariam Kusubira, a wife to Pastor Shadrack Kusubira of Noah’s Ark church in Namasuba for allegedly abducting herself and getting her friends and the public to believe she had been kidnapped. According to published reports, Kusubira was kidnapped at.... |
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In South Carolina and Virginia, Republican voters will decide if they want to punish representatives who haven't fully embraced President Donald Trump. Democrats in Nevada and Maine are picking candidates they need to turn the tide on GOP-controlled Washington. Here's what you need to know: Polls close at 7 p. |
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In South Carolina and Virginia, Republican voters will decide if they want to punish representatives who haven't fully embraced President Donald Trump. Democrats in Nevada and Maine are picking candidates they need to turn the tide on GOP-controlled Washington. Here's what you need to know: Polls close at 7 p. |
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(CNN) -- Five states head to the polls on Tuesday in primary elections that will set up some of the most critical contests to determine control of Congress next year. Two of the most closely-watched Senate races -- one in Nevada and one in North Dakota -- will take shape by the end of the night. |
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By John Whitesides. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in five states will select candidates on Tuesday for November's midterm elections, with a Democratic battle in Virginia for the right to challenge one of the most endangered Republicans in Congress topping the slate of party primaries. |
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(CNN) -- Five states head to the polls on Tuesday in primary elections that will set up some of the most critical contests to determine control of Congress next year. Two of the most closely-watched Senate races -- one in Nevada and one in North Dakota -- will take shape by the end of the night. |
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Vulnerable Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock seeks re-election in the state's affluent 10th District. The area west of Washington has leaned slightly more Democratic in recent presidential elections than the country as a whole, Six Democrats aim to take down Comstock. |
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The GOP's ability to do so will have major implications for which proposals the chamber will pursue next year. It will also affect Trump's ability to get political and judicial nominees approved. While the political environment appears to favor Democrats this year, the party faces an uphill battle to gain seats in the Senate. |
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FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2010, file photo, former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson poses for a photo in Fort Worth, Texas. The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., heads into its annual meeting next week facing what one senior leader calls a “horrifying #MeToo moment. |
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The annual list of the UK’s 100 best restaurants has been revealed, with a tiny Thai restaurant in Soho, London, claiming the top spot. The Estrella Damn National Restaurant Awards , in association with Restaurant magazine, are based on the views of 150 chefs, restaurateurs and food writers who vote.... |
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By John Whitesides. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in five states will select candidates on Tuesday for November's midterm elections, with a Democratic battle in Virginia for the right to challenge one of the most endangered Republicans in Congress topping the slate of party primaries. |
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South Carolina, Nevada, North Dakota and Maine also will choose candidates for the Nov. 6 races that could help determine control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, including two of the most competitive Senate races. In Virginia, six Democrats are competing for the right to face.... |
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A revival mission school meeting is set to be held at the Matareva Beach Fales, Lefaga, from 7-23 July. The Supernatural Fellowship, in partnership with Te Anau, who runs the revival school in New Zealand, are co-hosting the two-week event. Pastor Cruise Westerlund of Supernatural Fellowship said.... |
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The suicides this week of fashion icon Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have shocked many people. Spade left behind her husband Andy and their 13-year-old daughter. Bourdain left behind his girlfriend Asia Argento and his 11-year-old daughter. |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. >> A Baptist church in South Carolina that made headlines for voting to remove a hand-carved statue of Jesus Christ that the congregation deemed to be too Catholic is headed to a new home. The hand-carved, 7-foot statue and accompanying reliefs depicting scenes from Christ’s life have.... |
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“Students with questions or concerned about their sexual orientation or gender identity will be advised to talk with a parent, member of the clergy, or trusted adult, or counselor,” another section of the sexual education curriculum reads. FLECAC wants the school board to eliminate “member of the clergy” and “counselor. |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A statue of Jesus that a Baptist church in South Carolina voted to remove because the congregation deemed it too Catholic has found a new home. The hand-carved, 7-foot statue and accompanying reliefs depicting scenes from Christ's life have been displayed outside the front.... |
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Soon after the blaze erupted, residents began helping each other. They offered to put up displaced neighbors places to sleep, help building fences, picking up debris and caring for pets, in addition to a community yard sale and auction in late May with proceeds going to the Hanover Fire Department. Hanover Days helped with moving forward. |
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The hand-carved, 7-foot statue and accompanying reliefs depicting scenes from Christ's life have been displayed outside the front entrance of Red Bank Baptist Church in Lexington for a decade. But church members voted last month to move it. COLUMBIA, S.C. |
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Jesse Cole imagined himself becoming a highly paid physician working in a fancy hospital, just like those featured on television shows. "That would be my career," said Cole, who was raised in suburban Maryland and came to Buffalo to study medicine. But his thinking shifted. |
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They say members of the Southern Baptist Convention need to address the mistreatment when they gather early this week in Dallas for their big denominational meeting. This year's two-day event could prove to be a pivotal moment in Southern Baptist life given the recent ousting of Paige Patterson from a Texas seminary over his treatment of women. |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A statue of Jesus that a Baptist church in South Carolina voted to remove because the congregation deemed it too Catholic has found a new home. The hand-carved, 7-foot statue and accompanying reliefs depicting scenes from Christ's life have been displayed outside the front.... |
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