BGCT says churches misled by lies and distortions
___By Mark Wingfield
___Managing Editor
___Have you heard the one about the faculty of Baylor University's Truett Seminary giving an award to a student who wrote a paper denying the virgin birth of Christ? It's not true, but as increasing efforts are made to lure Texas churches away from the BGCT and toward the new SBTC, the amount of misinformation being circulated is growing as well.
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Christian Education Board changes distribution of university funding
___By Ferrell Foster
___Texas Baptist Communications
___DALLAS--The formula for dividing funds among the eight universities affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas was altered April 17 by vote of the BGCT's Christian Education Coordinating Board.
___The new approach makes a distinction between "primary" and "secondary" campuses, with credit hours taken at a school's primary site carrying more weight in the funding formula than those taken at secondary sites.
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Texas CLC seeks stay of executions
___By Ken Camp
___Texas Baptist Communications
___FLOWER MOUND--The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission has joined other faith groups in calling for a two-year moratorium on executions in Texas.
___At an April 19-20 meeting of the commission and its board of consultants, the public policy and moral concerns agency of the Baptist General Convention of Texas voted to support a two-year freeze on the death penalty.
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Victim Relief Ministries expands outreach with volunteers
___By Ken Camp
___Texas Baptist Communications
___DALLAS--Victim Relief Ministries is creating a new chaplaincy program, expanding its efforts to mobilize volunteers from the faith community and establishing an emergency aid fund to help crime victims.
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