Baptists defend Atlanta fire chief

Baptists defend Atlanta fire chief

Georgia Baptist Convention leaders came to the defense of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran by urging the Christian community to take a stand after he was suspended for 30-days without pay and ordered to undergo sensitivity training -- for expressing his belief that marriage is between one man and ...

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Georgia mother threatens lawsuit because of Bibles in elementary school

An offer of free Bibles to students at Cloverleaf Elementary School in Cartersville, Georgia, has caused one mom to threaten a lawsuit. Jessica Greene\'s son, a fifth grade student, went with classmates and picked up a copy from a Gideon volunteer in the library, causing her shock \"that the school ...

Voters repeal Fayetteville, Arkansas, transgender ordinance

Residents of Fayetteville, Arkansas, voted by special election on Tuesday, Dec. 9 to repeal a Civil Rights Ordinance passed by their City Council in August. The law, which included protections for homosexual, bisexual and transgender people, was overturned by a vote of 52 percent for the repeal and ...

Are parts of Baltimore third world? Should Christians care?

Results from a study on the physical and social influences of a neighborhood on the health of very disadvantaged urban adolescents shockingly show 15- to 19-year-old teens in Baltimore, Maryland, had poorer health, higher rates of risky behaviors and held worse perceptions about their neighborhoods ...

Houston pastor rejects 'post-modern' SBC responses to Ferguson riots

Randy White, pastor of First Baptist Church in Katy, Texas, is a leader among Houston pastors seeking justice against the city for denying voters\' petitions demanding a ballot initiative about a transsexuals\' rights bill.Now he is taking on some Southern Baptist leaders for what he describes as ...

Dorian Johnson: 'It shouldn't be happening ... shouldn't be happening'

Dorian Johnson was a friend of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black man shot and killed Aug. 9 by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri. He also was a witness, having spent the morning with Brown and caught in the grim twist of events that led to the fatal shooting.His third ...

DEVELOPING: You can fight city hall - Houston mayor drops subpoenas

In a news conference this morning, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, an openly lesbian public official, announced the city will withdraw subpoenas to five pastors demanding notes and other communication relating to a controversial ordinance granting rights to transgendered individuals.

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