Top Religion Stories of the Coming Year

Other writers will look back at the year just coming to a close and offer judgment about the top religion stories of the year. Such a list will no doubt include things like the 9-11 memorial services, clergy sex scandals, and religion and violence. Rather than...

Baptist Newspaper’s Role Commonly Misunderstood

A Texas Baptist called the other day, upset because a picture of a woman pastor appeared on the front page of the Baptist Standard. That photograph, he predicted, could cause the church where he is interim pastor to leave the Baptist General Convention of Texas and...