Southern Baptists Mull Whether ˜Southern’ Still Fits

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (RNS) For the Rev. Jerry Henry, pastor of First Baptist Church of Fairhope, being Southern Baptist is a defining aspect of life. He embraces the denomination’s conservative social values, extols its evangelism — “We reach out to people...

Ala. Governor Calls Jews Brothers and Sisters

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (RNS) Gov. Robert Bentley, who came under fire earlier this year for telling non-Christians that “you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister,” twice referred to Jews on Tuesday (May 3) as his “brothers and sisters” during a Holocaust remembrance...