Southern Baptists Pick New Leader

(OneNewsNow) Messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention wrapped up their first day with a flurry of motions, election of a new president, and reports from various entities and seminaries. Dr. Johnny...[more]

Ohio Governor to Veto Provision Blocking Cloning Research

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)  Ohio Governor Ted Strickland says he will veto the portion of a $1.3 billion funding bill that says state funds cannot be used for human cloning research. Some say such research could lead to...[more]

Ohio Mulling Appeal of Lethal Injection Ruling

ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) State officials have not decided whether to appeal yesterday's ruling from a Lorain County judge calling for changes in Ohio's execution method. Spokesman Jim Gravelle in the Ohio Attorney General's office...[more]

Ohio Lawmakers Increase Penalties Against Repeat Drunk Drivers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)  Ohio lawmakers have approved more stringent penalties for repeat drunken driving offenders. The bill approved Tuesday would require those convicted of drunken driving to have their vehicle...[more]

Judge Orders Parents to Stand Trial in Prayer Death Case

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP)  A Wisconsin judge has rejected a motion to dismiss reckless homicide charges against parents who prayed instead of seeking medical help as their daughter died of diabetes. The judge says prosecutors...[more]

Malatya Trial Reveals Unsettling Implications for Believers

TURKEY (MNN)  Recent testimony in Turkey's Malatya slayings trial revealed unsettling issues. In the seventh hearing on Monday, a witness confirmed that Turkish security forces had been keeping a close eye on the three...[more]

New Christian Book Challenges New Atheism

(IN)  A new kind of Atheism has developed in recent years and is challenging the principles of Christianity. Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. is president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and...[more]

SBC Rejects Sex-Abuse Database

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)  The Southern Baptist Convention's executive committee says the denomination should not create its own database to help churches identify predators or establish an office to field abuse claims. The...[more]

Obama Meets Privately with Christian Leaders

CHICAGO (AP)  Barack Obama has discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues with an array of Christian leaders, some of them conservatives who have been criticized for working closely with the...[more]

U.S. Marine on Trial for Evangelism

(OneNewsNow) An organization is taking up a battle in favor of a U.S. Marine who was sent home from an assignment in Iraq because he handed out coins with a Christian message to Muslims in Iraq. The organization is Christian...[more]

Coroner Warns About Bringing Babies to Bed

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The coroner in Columbus says a rash of infant deaths points up the dangers when parents choose to sleep with their babies. Franklin County Coroner Brad Lewis says his office is investigating unrelated...[more]

Pakistani Man Threatened With His Life

(OneNewsNow) Another Christian is in trouble with Muslim radicals over an incident that happened several years ago. A Christian in Pakistan, identified only as Mr. Zahid, witnessed a wedding four years ago between a...[more]

Energy Expert: Domestic Oil is Solution

(OneNewsNow) Unrest in major oil-producing countries is causing pain at the pump for Americans -- this according to an energy expert. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas has surpassed $4, and analysts...[more]

Thousands of Pregnant Women Need Help in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) A United Nations official says 10,000 pregnant survivors of the Myanmar cyclone are in urgent need of proper health care. William Ryan, a spokesman for the U.N. Population Fund, says more than 100 women...[more]

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Southern Baptist Convention Special Report

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Highlighting stories and issues of special concern to the follower of Christ, the iView reports encourage kingdom citizens to be Christ incarnate in the church and their communities.

September 2, 2010: Jerry Rankin

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