July 2012

Gleanings
Richard Land Announces Retirement From Southern Baptist Ethics Commission
Longtime head of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission will retire in October 2013.

July 31, 2012 5:03 PM
Gleanings
Bible Museum Closes $50 Million Deal for D.C. Location
Museum for billionaire Green family Bible collection will be two blocks from the National Mall.

July 29, 2012 5:20 PM
International
Lost Boy Olympian Lopez Lomong Runs to Save Lives
How the runner uses his own success to help native South Sudan.

July 27, 2012 10:41 AM
Gleanings
Billy Graham Supports Chick-fil-A
As fast-food purveyor takes fire for supporting traditional marriage, ailing evangelist announces plans to visit local franchise.

July 26, 2012 1:11 PM
Gleanings
Chick-fil-A Controversy Draws In Jonathan Merritt's Sexuality
After attempted outing by gay-activist blogger, Merritt gives exclusive interview about his personal history.

July 26, 2012 11:57 AM
Gleanings
11th Circuit Upholds Georgia Ban on Guns in Church
Ruling comes as Christians debate gun control in wake of Dark Knight Rises massacre.

July 25, 2012 6:48 AM
International
Wheaton College Joins Lawsuits Fighting the Contraception Mandate
Mandate "would force the College to violate its religious beliefs or pay," school says.

July 18, 2012 9:02 AM
International
Gaza Christians Protest Alleged Forced Conversions
Remnant community of 1,500 worries about how conversion and emigration might further lessen its numbers.

July 17, 2012 3:42 PM
Gleanings
Brazil's March for Jesus Draws One Million Yet Concerns Theologians
Annual march continues to grow as Brazilian evangelicals wrestle with quantity vs. quality.

July 16, 2012 2:33 PM
Gleanings
Can Taxpayers Challenge State Funding Of Faith-Based Social Services If They Can't Challenge Federal Funding?
(Updated) Kentucky agrees to change its child-care system in settlement of a long-running case against a Baptist foster agency.

July 16, 2012 2:05 PM