RSS feed for Florida Baptist Witness (FBW) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)—Two Southern Baptist leaders have issued a statement voicing concern about religious freedom within the U.S. military but also cautioning Christians to refrain from jumping to conclusions about recent incidents in the military that have been perceived by some as threats to religious liberty. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 WASHINGTON (BP)—Living one’s faith in the U.S. military took center stage at the 62nd observance of the National Day of Prayer in Washington as lawmakers and faith leaders gathered on Capitol Hill. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 SAN ANGELO, Texas (BP) -- World War II was raging in Europe and all over the Orient. In March 1944, my turn came to enter training for military service. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (BP)—Heather Junkin was putting 9-month-old Adelynn to bed when the sound rang out, perhaps a Vodka bottle that had crashed to the floor. <br><br> The young military wife rushed to the hallway to see her husband Justin lying on the kitchen tile, blood pouring from every orifice of his face, the gun no longer in his clasp. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 WASHINGTON (BP)—A leading Bible publisher won another court victory against the Obama administration’s abortion/contraceptive mandate Friday (May 3), thanks in part to the administration’s own partial retreat in the case. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 WASHINGTON (BP)—Amending a long-awaited immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate to include same-sex partners would force it to oppose the legislation and would deal a death blow to passage, the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has warned. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (BP)—“No foreigners beyond this point,” the sign reads in a remote area of Central Asia. Paul Hart* notices it just as the motorcycle he is riding blows by. <BR><BR> “They knew I was a foreigner,” the 48-year-old entrepreneur recalls. “Foreigners are the only ones who wear helmets.” Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Across the state of Florida, the nation and the globe, the Cooperative Program is at work touching hearts and changing lives with the timeless message of the gospel. You are a partner in that transformation of lives. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 WASHINGTON (BP)—Religious liberty continues to suffer globally at the hands of extremists and totalitarian governments, according to a new report by a congressionally approved watchdog. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0900 GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP) -- Delegates to the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Thursday (May 23) approved new membership guidelines which open the ranks of the organization to homosexual members. Young men who openly claim to be homosexual may now participate as Scouts.