RSS feed for Baptist Press (BPNews) Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 The newly unveiled Senate health-care bill has the same problem the House of Representatives version did before it was amended, pro-life advocates say. Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 The nation's capital appears poised to become the sixth jurisdiction in the U.S. to legalize "gay marriage" unless a lawsuit succeeds in calling for citizens to be allowed to have a say. Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 Missions and the Cooperative Program took center stage at the 62nd annual meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Convention at Summer Grove Baptist Church in Shreveport Nov. 9-10. Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 Northwest Baptist Convention messengers welcomed 13 churches into affiliation during their 62nd annual meeting Nov. 10-11 in Tacoma, Wash. Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 Southern Baptist churches are urged to adopt a North American Mission Board worker to encourage through letters, care packages and other means. Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 Columnist Reggie Bridges says when examining the Southern Baptist Cooperative Program we must remember that "one man's waste is often another man's ministry." Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 Columnist Paul Brewster says "any true Great Commission Resurgence must include a realignment of our giving priorities at every level of Southern Baptist life." Fri, 19 Nov 2009 15:00-0500 Columnist Penna Dexter says a federal bill known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act would hinder the religious liberty of employers.