10 years of GetReligion: Five things they didn’t tell me
10 years of GetReligion: Five things they didn’t tell me. GETRELIGION.ORG — Nearly four years and 500 posts ago, I became the newest GetReligionista. Now, somehow, I’m the second-longest-tenured regular contributor after the illustrious Terry Mattingly himself. As we celebrate GetReligion’s 10th anniversary, our esteemed editor tmatt has reflected on “why we are still here” — Part 1 and Part 2 — and talked about “Labels, labels, labels, labels!” He’s even recorded a podcast. George Conger and my bride Tamie Ross have … Continue reading 10 years of GetReligion: Five things they didn’t tell me
iGods and other devices: Teens connected and distracted
iGods and other devices: Teens connected and distracted (reporting from Daytona Beach, Fla.): Demands of youth ministry in a digital age explored at national conference in Florida. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — If zombies attack, Vic Pruett will be ready. The Florida minister jokes that he has a smartphone application that will help him fight back. “I do love my smartphone,” said Pruett, who preaches for the Holly Hill … Continue reading iGods and other devices: Teens connected and distracted
Wind of change comes sweeping down the plain
Wind of change comes sweeping down the plain: Media coverage of a federal judge striking down Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban. GETRELIGION.ORG — My home state of Oklahoma made big news Tuesday when a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The New York Times noted that the ruling occurred in the “heart of the Bible Belt,” while The Associated Press characterized Oklahoma as “the buckle of the Bible … Continue reading Wind of change comes sweeping down the plain
Live on the Internet: Sunday worship
Live on the Internet: Sunday worship — Online assemblies reach computer, smartphone users in isolated areas. Page 1. No longer must Christians working in the Alaska North Slope oil fields miss Sunday services at the Anchorage Church of Christ, even though it’s hundreds of miles away. In central Pennsylvania, residents of the Golden Living retirement center don’t need to leave the premises — or their wheelchairs … Continue reading Live on the Internet: Sunday worship
When Christian universities cut denominational ties
What happens when schools cut denominational ties: A new study raises questions about the merer Christian college.
For decades, the Kentucky Baptist Convention had appointed the board of trustees of Georgetown College — all required to be Southern Baptist — and financially supported the small liberal arts school.
But that arrangement recently ceased as Georgetown decided to forgo convention funding, allow non-Baptists on its board, and expand its fundraising.
In November, the Kentucky convention voted to sever its remaining ties with the college, ending a scholarship program to attract students from the state’s Baptist churches.
Its decision came after Georgetown moved away from a statement of specific Baptist identification to one “built on a Baptist foundation” in pursuit of a “knowledge of and commitment to the Christian faith.”
But a major new study by the Council on Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) raises questions about what happens when schools with strong denominational ties loosen them.
The three-part study, published in the journal Christian Higher Education, surveyed thousands of faculty members and students at 79 evangelical schools.
This story appears in the January/February print issue of Christianity Today.
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Will Supreme Court pop abortion clinic bubbles?
Will the Supreme Court pop abortion clinic bubbles?: A challenge to ‘buffer zones’ against anti-abortion protesters gets a surprise hearing Jan. 15. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly allowed “buffer zones” that keep abortion protesters from approaching medical facility entrances. So the court surprised many observers when it agreed to hear a challenge to a Massachusetts “buffer zone” law on Jan. 15. Mark Rienzi, lead counsel for the … Continue reading Will Supreme Court pop abortion clinic bubbles?
January 2014: GetReligion
NYT: Nuns, birth control and Obamacare. Published Jan. 2. Wait, not all home-schooling is stupid and harmful!? Published Jan. 3. An ‘atheist’ Adventist’s alienation: any missing voices? Published Jan. 7. Wives, submission, web traffic and Candace Cameron Bure. Published Jan. 8. * CNN finds missing voices in ‘atheist’ pastor’s media blitz. Published Jan. 9. God, faith, Jahi McMath and church (or not). Published Jan. 10. … Continue reading January 2014: GetReligion
Mandela legacy in South Africa: All races worship freely
Mandela legacy in South Africa: All races worship freely — Anti-apartheid champion’s quest for equality and justice draws praise from leaders of Churches of Christ. Page 1 lead. Second Place, News Story, Associated Church Press By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle Bullets came flying at Alan Martin as he stepped off a Cape Town, South Africa, bus after a Wednesday night Bible study. … Continue reading Mandela legacy in South Africa: All races worship freely
2013 in review: My Top 10 bylines of the year
By Bobby Ross Jr. My Top 10 bylines of 2013: 10. Oh, Brothers!: For Rockies pitcher with 0.28 ERA, there’s a higher calling. LOS ANGELES — Rex Brothers portrays himself as “just a normal dude.” Except that he’s standing in the visitors’ clubhouse at Dodger Stadium as he makes this claim — a few hours before pitching yet another scoreless inning for the Colorado … Continue reading 2013 in review: My Top 10 bylines of the year
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 