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  Brief says Hobby Lobby puts RFRA on trial

  Lawyers representing Hobby Lobby against mandated coverage of contraceptives under Obamacare say forcing business owners to violate their deeply held religious beliefs or pay steep fines “is one of the most straightforward violations of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act this court is likely to see.”

  02/13/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Mission Waco: Caring for the poor means knowing their names

  Everyone has a name that identifies and distinguishes them—including the poor and marginalized, said Jimmy Dorrell, founder of Mission Waco/Mission World.

  02/12/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Chaplains help others grieve, but learn to grieve themselves

  Chaplains, who usually help others grieve, need a chance to grieve themselves. This often-unspoken need now is being addressed across the country, with new training and a greater emphasis on mentoring.

  02/12/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Varied responses to religion’s ‘Great Decline’

  A new study that shows the decline of religion in America may be worse than imagined, but it neither impressed nor shocked Craig Nash, community pastor at University Baptist Church in Waco.

  02/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Evangelicals have higher divorce rates, Baylor report says

  Despite their strong pro-family values, evangelical Christians have higher than average divorce rates, according to findings by Baylor University researchers.

  02/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists trek to Sochi to share their faith at Winter Olympics

  Amid tight security at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Baptist volunteers from across the United States arrived to be part of the international festivities and share their faith.

  02/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Dub Oliver of ETBU named Union University president

  UPDATED: Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver, president of East Texas Baptist University since 2009, has been named president of Union University, a Baptist school in Jackson, Tenn., effective June 1.

  02/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

• On the Move: Doc Hanberry

  Doc Hanberry to Antioch Baptist Church in Aubrey as pastor.

  02/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Digest: Faith leaders wrestle with legal marijuana

  As public opinion has shifted in support of legalized marijuana, religious leaders are wrestling over the issue.

  02/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Link between big sporting events, trafficking questioned

  Some activists and elected officials point to major sporting events as magnets human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Others say that link is unfounded in fact and actually harms ongoing anti-trafficking efforts.

  02/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Around the State: HPU features Temple artist’s work

  The artwork of Temple artist Chad Hines is on display in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery of Howard Payne University’s Doakie Day Art Center.

  02/07/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Pastor raises issues for interfaith couples to consider

  Ministers who provide premarital pastoral counseling to interfaith couples should help them think seriously about their faith and the faith of a future spouse, a Baptist pastor with experience in interfaith dialogue suggests.

  02/07/2014 - By John Rutledge