Baptist Press (BPNews)RSS feed for Baptist Press (BPNews) ERLC urges phone calls to reps. on health care bill Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 The Southern Baptist Convention's public policy entity called March 11 for opponents of a health-care bill to contact their representatives immediately as Congress moves toward what may be decisive action on the controversial legislation. Court: Pledge's 'under God' OK in schools Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 One of the nation's most liberal federal courts cited the Founding Fathers Thursday in ruling that teacher-led recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools -- with the phrase "under God" -- is constitutional. Homeless are part of his diverse ministry Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Michael Allen, a North American Mission Board worker, ministers at Uptown Baptist Church in Chicago, meeting needs of homeless people and interacting with government officials. Wright to be nominated for SBC president Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Georgia pastor Bryant Wright will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a Florida pastor announced March 12. GCRTF VIEWPOINT: Glen Land on Cooperative Agreements & accountability Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Accountability is woven into Cooperative Agreements between the North American Mission Board and state convention partners. GCR report could put new work conventions 'out of business,' Mont. exec. says Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Leaders of smaller Baptist conventions in new work areas say their conventions could cease to exist if the report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force is adopted without any changes by messengers to the June 15-16 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, Fla. TX tentatively OKs social studies curricula Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 The Texas State Board of Education turned back some controversial revisions to social studies standards in meetings March 10-12. 200 arrested after Nigeria massacre Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Police in central Nigeria have arrested about 200 people following the March 7 massacre in which as many as 500 Christians were murdered in nighttime raids by ethnic Fulani Muslims. INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Lawyer accused of Christian girl's murder gets bail Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 A court in Lahore, Pakistan, has granted bail to a wealthy Muslim lawyer accused of the Jan. 22 torture, rape and murder of his 12-year-old domestic servant, Shazia Bashir. FIRST-PERSON: It was wrong then & now Sat, 12 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 Columnist Kelly Boggs says abusing the Senate procedure of reconciliation is wrong, not matter which party does it.