http://www.yourstreet.com/news/southern-baptist-convention YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Few perform background checks. One service checked 5,000, found red flags in almost 1 in 8. An agency that conducted 5,000 background checks for 450 churches said it found serious felonies in 80 cases and more than 600 people who had some type of criminal history... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6560868/church-background-checks-find-many-with-felonies Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:51:08 -0700 Carter added to his distinguished legacy by making a difficult personal decision. After more than 60 years, Carter broke the ties he formed with the Southern Baptist Convention. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6465464/byron-williams-carter-still-standing-against-injustice Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:04:08 -0700 Liv said... Required reading: So my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however, an unavoidable decision when th e convention's leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6420060/jimmy-carter-bible-does-not-justify-abuse-on-women- Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:36:08 -0700 Former President Jimmy Carter said he has been trying to unify Baptists for almost two decades — starting with meetings with Southern Baptist Convention leaders. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6417978/working-for-unity Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:14:08 -0700 Former President Jimmy Carter said he has been trying to unify Baptists for almost two decades — starting with meetings with Southern Baptist Convention leaders. Carter, who will visit Oklahoma in August, said he held the congenial meetings at the Carter Center... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6416231/ex-president-jimmy-carter-works-to-unite-all-baptists Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:11:08 -0700 NEW ORLEANS -- A medical school planned to open in August 2012 will be the only one in the country run by the 15-million-member Southern Baptist Convention and offering the M.D. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6414031/louisiana-college-announces-med-school-plans Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:11:08 -0700 By SHERI ALLEN Recent Star-Telegram editions featured separate but equally troubling articles regarding homosexuality. The first was about the unfortunate decision made by the Southern Baptist Convention to sever ties with Fort Worth’s Broadway Baptist Church... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6312921/allen-homosexuality-is-not-a-choice,-it-rsquo-s-an-identity Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:34:08 -0700 By DIANE SMITH and EVA-MARIE AYALA FORT WORTH — The gay community has long been perceived as quiet and somewhat passive in Fort Worth, where many say they don’t feel comfortable holding hands in Sundance Square. It’s quite the opposite of Dallas,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6274138/rainbow-lounge-incident-puts-fort-worth-at-forefront-of-struggle-for-gay-ri Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:16:08 -0700 By DIANE SMITH and EVA-MARIE AYALA FORT WORTH — The gay community has long been perceived as quiet and somewhat passive in Fort Worth, where many say they don’t feel comfortable holding hands in Sundance Square. It’s quite the opposite of Dallas,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6274149/rainbow-lounge-incident-puts-fort-worth-at-forefront-of-struggle-for-gay-ri Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:16:08 -0700 A youth choir from a Texas church the Southern Baptist Convention cut ties with because it didn't adhere to the denomination's stance on homosexuals has been told they aren't welcome to participate in a Kentucky Baptist mission program. The Broadway Baptist Church... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6260188/texas-church-choir-uninvited-by-ky-university Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:36:08 -0700 July 2, 2009 A link to the Kentucky News Review is available throughout the day on Kentucky.com, under the Find It Now tab, in the black navigation bar above. Associated Baptist Press reports that the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg has withdrawn its... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6257677/university-of-cumberlands-won-t-host-texas-youth-group Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:11:08 -0700 By ELIZABETH ZAVALA FORT WORTH — The Broadway Baptist Church Chapel Choir, a high school group that has toured the nation and England on concert and mission trips, has been told that it is not welcome to perform and work in a Kentucky Baptist mission program.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6253425/broadway-choir-uninvited-from-youth-mission-program Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:46:08 -0700 By ELIZABETH ZAVALA FORT WORTH — The Broadway Baptist Church Chapel Choir, a high school group that has toured the nation and England on concert and mission trips, has been told that it is not welcome to perform and work in a Kentucky Baptist mission program.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6253426/broadway-choir-uninvited-from-youth-mission-program Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:46:08 -0700 Convention’s vote to sever ties with Fort Worth church over gay members is "malicious" example of "narrow-minded bigotry," according to one member. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6216851/southern-baptist-convention-severs-ties-with-broadway-baptist-church-in-for Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:40:08 -0700 Moving forward As a member of Broadway Baptist Church, I am deeply saddened by the events at the Southern Baptist Convention this week in Louisville, Ky. Its groundless and malicious actions severely diminish the denomination. It also plays with people’s lives... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6212413/letters-june-26-broadway-baptist-church,-healthcare,-defense-contracting,- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:10:08 -0700 Leaders of the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention have decided to cut ties with a Texas church with openly gay members. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6208548/ties-cut-with-church-with-gay-members Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:50:08 -0700 Southern Baptists applauded the election of America’s first black president on Wednesday but criticized his policies on social issues, including abortion and stem cell research. The Southern Baptist Convention’s resolution regarding President Barack Obama... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6202915/southern-baptists-criticize-obama-8217-s-policies Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:47:08 -0700 Southern Baptists have severed their relationship with a Texas church over its openly gay members. Southern Baptist Convention leaders meeting in Louisville this week voted that Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, had not heeded the denomination's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6200268/baptists-separate-from-texas-church-over-gays Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:17:08 -0700 Second Baptist Church pastor John Marshall is speaking today at the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Ky. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6196077/second-baptist-pastor-speaks-at-convention Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:37:08 -0700 Southern Baptists are applauding the election of Barack Obama but say they are troubled by his views on abortion and other social issues. Leaders of the nation's largest Protestant denomination voted Wednesday in favor of a resolution to "share our nation's pride" in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6196981/southern-baptists-have-mixed-view-of-obama Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:52:08 -0700