Please Support the Baptist Standard

Today, Sept. 18, your donation will go further when you donate to Baptist Standard Publishing through www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org.

Baptist Standard Publishing is participating in North Texas Giving Day. On Thursday, Sept. 18, every donation of $25 and above will be multiplied when you donate through the Baptist Standard Publishing page on NorthTexasGivingDay.org.

Your financial support makes it possible for us to fulfill our mission to inform, inspire, equip and empower Texas Baptists and Christians everywhere. Your tax-deductible donation through NorthTexasGivingDay.org on Thursday, Sept. 18 will receive a portion of $1.5 million in bonus funds and prizes—making your contribution go further. You do not need to live in North Texas to donate.

Please help us make the most of your support by donating to Baptist Standard Publishing on North Texas Giving Day. We appreciate it—and you—far more than we can express.

Donations made through the North Texas Giving Day website will be processed through the Communities Foundation of Texas. Donors will receive an acknowledgement email, as well as an official gift substantiation/tax receipt. Donations will appear on credit card statements as being payable to “CFTexas NTX Giving Day.” Participating organizations will be notified and receive the donor’s contact information, unless they wish to remain anonymous. All donations are tax deductible and irrevocable and will be for the unrestricted use of the chosen charity. A credit card processing fee of 5.62 percent of the amount of the gift will be deducted, with no additional charge to the organization. 

For more information and to donate on Sept. 18, please visit www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org.

The primary purpose of “Texas Baptist Voices” is simple: We hope to strengthen the bonds that unite Texas Baptists.

These columns enable leaders to communicate with the members of their affinity groups. This will help members know more about the work and ministry of their group. These columns also enable Texas Baptists to learn more about the affinity groups, the work they do and the issues important to them. By bringing them into the Standard and onto our website, it will help us all learn more about the overall scope of the BGCT and its myriad churches and ministries.

“Texas Baptist Voices” columns are included each week in the Baptist Standard. Subscribe for just $10 per year to have the Standard delivered to your email.

Click here to subscribe today.

Support the Baptist Standard

Your donation makes it possible for us to tell compelling stories and provide powerful resources that make a difference in people’s lives. Baptist Standard Publishing informs, inspires, equips and empowers people to follow Christ and expand the kingdom of God through our award-winning publications.

Gifts from donors like you make up a vital portion of our budget. Subscription fees and advertising revenue comprise only part of what it takes to produce our valuable publications. We do not receive Cooperative Program funds from the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and we’re the only Baptist news organization not subsidized by a sponsoring convention. So, we can’t do this without you.

To make a tax-deductible donation online click here or keep reading for more information about how you can support our ministry. If you would like to support us by check, please mail to: Baptist Standard Publishing, PO Box 259019, Plano TX 75025. To set up monthly or quarterly recurring donations, please contact Kayla Peltoma at (214) 630-4571 ext. 1014 or kayla.peltoma@baptiststandard.com.

We work hard to make sure your investment in our ministry touches lives. After all, we’re stewards of the Lord’s resources — time, talent and funds. Because of friends like you, we’re able to produce:

• The Baptist Standard, the weekly digital news journal
• BaptistStandard.com, our website and home of the latest news
• CommonCall, a monthly magazine of inspiring human-interest stories

We have three key funding options that support the expanse of our ministry.

Current Operating Fund
This is our bread and butter, the fund that pays most of our bills. Contributions to the Current Operating Fund enable us to gather and report news, secure and disseminate resources, buy Internet bandwidth, and pay the rent and the phone bill. In short, it enables us to fulfill our ministry.

General Endowment
If you want to make a gift that will keep giving until the Lord returns, consider our General Endowment Fund. The principal of this fund — including your gift — is protected and will not be spent. The interest income it generates, combined with interest on gifts from friends throughout the years, is used to support our ongoing operation.

Standard of Freedom Endowment
Contributions to this fund are being pooled to endow the position of editor of the Baptist Standard. Since 1888, the editor has stood as a sentinel for Baptist freedom, preserving the flow of information to Baptists and other Christians and sustaining their right to understand the people, events and developments that impact their common faith. That’s a role time and technology will not change. This fund will preserve the editorship and its vital role in Baptist life. Gifts may be contributed to the endowment in general or in memory/honor of one of the six most recent editors, listed below.

• David M. Gardner — 1944-1954
• E.S. James — 1954-1966
• John J. Hurt — 1966-1977
• Presnall H. Wood — 1977-1995
• Toby Druin — 1996-1998
• Marv Knox — 1999-present

Donate Now

If you’d like to know more about ways to give, types of donations, campaigns and estate planning, contact our finance director, Kayla Peltoma, at (214) 630-4571 or kayla.peltoma@baptiststandard.com.

Your donation makes a difference. We appreciate it — and you — far more than we can express.

CommonCall: The Baptist Standard Magazine and the new Baptist Standard digital edition have arrived.

In January 2013, we officially launched CommonCall, our brand-new monthly print magazine, while also converting the Baptist Standard newspaper to an entirely online publication.

CommonCall magazine is packed with inspiration and information for Texas Baptists. CommonCall explores vital topics like missions, evangelism and family life, as well as leadership and effective ministry.

The newly designed Baptist Standard digital edition continues our customary coverage of Texas, national and world news. The Baptist Standard focuses on Baptists, religion around the globe, trends affecting faith and life, missions and ministries, and faithful people. It is published bi-weekly, delivered by email and accessed through a browser on computers, tablets or mobile devices.

These changes mark a new era in our 124-year history. We hope you’ll join us on our new spiritual journey. Subscribe today!

Learn more about this transition and get answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)

If you have questions or concerns not addressed in our FAQs, please contact us at info@baptiststandard.com or (800) 749-4610.

CommonCall: The Baptist Standard Magazine

CommonCall is a magazine born out of conversations among Texas Baptists. It provides stories about changed lives. Stories about everyday Christians who are putting their faith into action. We look at topics such as missions, evangelism and family life, while providing thought-provoking articles on leadership and effective church ministry.

Subscribe today to enjoy this uplifting and inspirational magazine made for Texas Baptists.

Subscription Rates

FOR INDIVIDUALS

Annual subscription: $24.00 (click to subscribe)
Annual subscription includes 4 issues of CommonCall.

FOR CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Provide CommonCall—packed with inspiration and ideas—to your church or organization at a discounted rate.

Direct Delivery
Annual Rate: $16.00 ($8 savings off the individual rate)
Subscriptions are delivered directly to individuals’ addresses. Each subscription includes 4 issues of CommonCall.

Bulk Delivery
Annual Rate: $15.00 or less per copy
Bulk subscriptions to CommonCall are available in bundled increments of 25 copies and delivered to your church to be distributed as you choose. Pricing examples:

To subscribe or to learn more about subscription options, please contact Kayla Peltoma at kayla.peltoma@baptiststandard.com or (214) 630-4571 ext. 1014.

This privacy policy describes how Baptiststandard.com treats the personally identifiable information that is collected about you by Baptiststandard.com or third party hosting services when you visit Baptiststandard.com. If you have any questions or concerns about these privacy guidelines, please email info@baptiststandard.com .

Any information you provide when you visit web sites other than those covered by this policy (including other affiliated web sites) or when you purchase any products or services that may be offered or advertised on our web site by companies other than Baptiststandard.com is subject to the privacy policies of the third party organizations who run and/or own these web sites. This policy also does not apply to information you may provide to us offline, except as specifically provided herein.

Your IP Address:

An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web. Web servers – the computers that send out Web pages – automatically identify your computer by its IP address. Baptiststandard.com collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our site. Baptiststandard.com does not normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a user’s session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our rules and policies or terms of service or to protect our service, site, customers or others.

Cookies:

Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you’re at a site. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers or from our affiliate sites. Baptiststandard.com does not control these cookies, and they may or may not collect personally identifiable information. The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is standard in the Internet industry. Baptiststandard.com (or third party service providers on our behalf) may also use cookies to collect aggregate information about web site users on an anonymous basis. We may share aggregate demographic and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties for any business purpose.

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information:

Baptiststandard.com generally collects personally identifiable information when you specifically and knowingly provide us with it. For instance, when you enter a contest, complete a survey, or subscribe  you will be asked to provide information such as your email address, name, phone number, and sometimes shipping address. Optional information such as your age or gender may also be requested.

Baptiststandard.com uses this information to provide you with the service you have requested. If you subscribe to Baptiststandard.com, we may use your email address to send you a confirmation notice and your mailing address to deliver the paper.

If you seek to access Baptiststandard.com’s features online, you may be asked to complete a registration form, and to furnish us information concerning your age, gender, education, income, zip code and whether or not you subscribe to Baptiststandard.com or the print edition. We use this information to understand usage of the site and to send you emails with information or offers we think may be of interest.

We may also use information you provide to serve you ads, and, if you have given your consent for us to do so, to send you emails concerning offers from our partners and other third parties that we think may be of interest to you.

When you conduct e-commerce with an e-commerce affiliate to which our site may be linked, personal information such as your email and home address may be collected by the vendor’s server and made available to us. We do not, however, collect credit card information you may provide to that vendor. We may use the information provided to us on an anonymous aggregated basis for purposes of analyzing traffic and usage.

Electronic Direct Marketing Programs:

Baptiststandard.com does develop and participate in electronic direct marketing to users of Baptiststandard.com who elect to receive electronic mail of specific interest to them. Baptiststandard.com does not forward the names or addresses (electronic or otherwise) to third parties. Advertisers who participate in Baptiststandard.com’s electronic direct marketing programs identify the category of subscribers who would most likely be interested in their goods and services. Baptiststandard.com then forwards the advertisements to subscribers who have elected to receive that category of electronic mail. Users may elect to not receive similar electronic mail by requesting that the email address be removed from the mailing list by selecting the appropriate option included with each email advertisement sent by Baptiststandard.com. In addition, users may elect to be removed from such lists at any time by sending a message to info@baptiststandard.com.

Disclosure of Personal Information:

Baptiststandard.com may also share or disclose personally identifiable information about you to other companies or individuals other than our partners when:

* We have your consent to share the information;

* We need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested;

* We need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of Baptiststandard.com to provide a product or service to you. (Unless otherwise stated, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us);

* We comply with subpoenas or court orders, or need to collect a debt of money you may owe us;

* The disclosure is made in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, exchange, or other disposition (whether of assets, stock, or otherwise) of all or a portion of the business conducted by the web sites to which this policy applies.

Public Messages:

You assume total liability for the content of messages to public electronic forums. Baptiststandard.com assumes no liability for this content. You are advised that not all speech is protected by the First Amendment: namely, speech directed to inciting or producing lawless action; defamatory statements directed toward a person or business; false or deceptive advertising; harassing, obscene and/or pornographic activity. As Systems administrator, Baptiststandard.com has the right to respond to users’ complaints about other users including, but not limited to, the removal of banner ads, classified ads or any un-moderated comments.

Unsolicited email:

Baptiststandard.com supports responsible e-commerce. Baptiststandard.com does not authorize anyone to use Baptiststandard.com’s computers or network (collectively, the “System”) to broadcast, distribute, transmit or retransmit unsolicited commercial, noncommercial, bulk, or junk electronic mail (“SPAM”).

Subscribers who receive SPAM or any threatening or offensive email may report it to Baptiststandard.com by forwarding the unedited message with the full message header to info@baptiststandard.com.

Baptiststandard.com reserves the right to take all legal or technical steps that it deems necessary to prevent the broadcast, distribution, transmission, or retransmission over the System of SPAM, junk email, threatening or offensive email, or email otherwise determined by Baptiststandard.com to be objectionable in its sole discretion. Baptiststandard.com reserves the right to suspend or terminate any person or entity’s use of or access to the System if it determines in its sole and absolute discretion that such person has used or intends to use the System in violation of this policy. A failure of Baptiststandard.com to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such right.

Children:

The sites covered by this policy are not intended for use by children, especially those under age 13. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information or use our public discussion areas, forums and chats. Baptiststandard.com does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

Security:

The importance of security for all personally identifiable information associated with users is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your PC to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Baptiststandard.com can’t ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk.

Choice/Opt-Out:

To keep you in control of communications directed to you, we allow you to opt-out of the following services: receiving communications from Baptiststandard.com about new features or services, and receiving communications about offers from third-party companies that offer a product or service that we think would be of value to you.

Correct/Update:

Baptiststandard.com gives users the option of changing and/or modifying information previously provided.

Non-US Users:

If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using this web site, you consent to this transfer. You also consent to the adjudication of any disputes arising in connection with this website in the federal and state courts of, and in accordance with the laws of, the state of the United States in which the editorial staff of this website primarily does business.

California and Canadian Users:

California and Canadian residents have the right to know how their information may be shared with third parties who engage in direct marketing activities and this policy explains our practices and how you can opt out of having your information shared for such purposes. We reserve the right to make our customer lists available to companies that sell goods and services that we believe would be of interest. We may compile these lists from customer orders placed both offline and online. Customers have the option of having their names and identifying information removed from those lists (subject to certain exceptions and limitations in applicable laws) by contacting us at info@baptiststandard.com.

We may also from time to time make our customer lists available for direct marketing purposes to other entities that are affiliated with us. If you would like to be removed from those lists, contact us at info@baptiststandard.com .

Changes to Privacy Policy:

Baptiststandard.com may change this policy from time to time in its discretion. Your continued use of our sites indicates your consent to this privacy policy and any amended versions of it.

Contacting the Web Site:

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: info@baptiststandard.com.

This policy was last updated on May 29, 2008.

Baptiststandard.com Account Agreement and Terms of Use Policy

Pardon all the legalese below, but in order to continue to provide all the current features and possible future uses of our website, prudence suggests we say something like this:

1. GENERAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS

1.1 If you choose to use the Baptiststandard.com service–the online version of The Baptist Standard, owned and published by The Baptist Standard Publishing Co., Inc.,– (the “Service”), you will be agreeing to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement between you and the Baptist Standard on the Web (“Baptiststandard.com”).

1.2 Baptiststandard.com may change, add or remove portions of this Agreement at any time, but if it does so, it will post such changes on the Service, or send them to you via email. It is your responsibility to review this Agreement prior to each use of the Site and by continuing to use this Site, you agree to any changes.

1.3 IF ANY OF THESE RULES OR ANY FUTURE CHANGES ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR MEMBERSHIP BY SENDING EMAIL TO:
info@baptiststandard.com (SEE SECTION 10.1 REGARDING TERMINATION OF SERVICE). YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICE NOW, OR FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF ANY CHANGES IN THESE OPERATING RULES, WILL INDICATE ACCEPTANCE BY YOU OF SUCH RULES, CHANGES, OR MODIFICATIONS.

1.4 Baptiststandard.com may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time, including the availability of any Service feature, database, or content. Baptiststandard.com may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Service without notice or liability.

2. BAPTISTSTANDARD.COM CONTENT AND MEMBER SUBMISSIONS

2.1 The contents of the Baptiststandard.com Internet service are intended for your personal, noncommercial use. All materials published on Baptiststandard.com (including, but not limited to news articles, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips and video clips, also known as the “Content”) are protected by copyright, and owned or controlled by the Baptist Standard,  Baptiststandard.com, or the party credited as the provider of the Content. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Service.

2.2 The Service and its Contents are protected by copyright pursuant to U.S. and international copyright laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as provided in Section 2.3 of this Agreement), create new works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the Content or the Service (including software) in whole or in part.

2.3 You may download or copy the Content and other downloadable items displayed on the Service for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein. Copying or storing of any Content for other than personal use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from the Baptist Standard, or the copyright holder identified in the copyright notice contained in the Content.

2.4 Certain Content is furnished by Religion News Service, which will not be liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions in any such Content, or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof, or for any damages arising therefrom.

2.5 Podcasts. Baptiststandard.com’s podcasting service (the “Podcast Service”) consists of news and information files (the “Podcast Content”) that may be downloaded to your computer and/or transferred to your portable MP3 player.

The Podcast Service is available only for private, non-commercial use. Any other uses, including without limitation the incorporation of advertising into or the placement of advertising associated with or targeted towards the Podcast Content, are strictly prohibited. You may not edit or modify or redistribute the Podcast Content or links supplied by Baptiststandard.com.

Ownership: Baptiststandard.com’s Podcast Service and the Podcast Content are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The Baptist Standard Publishing Company, Inc., owns all rights including copyright to the Podcast Content, and to the Baptist Standard logos and trademarks used in connection with the Podcast Service.

Right to Discontinue Podcast Service: Baptiststandard.com reserves the right to discontinue providing any or all of the Podcast Service at any time and to require you to cease displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of the Podcast Content for any reason including, without limitation, your violation of any provision of this Member Agreement. The Baptist Standard Publishing Company, Inc., assumes no liability for any of your activities in connection with the Podcast Content and/or the Podcast Service or for your use of the Podcast Content and/or the Podcast Service in connection with your Web site, computer or MP3 player.

3. FORUMS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSIONS AND REVIEWS

3.1 You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish in blog or article comments or on message boards, chat rooms or forums any libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise illegal material.

3.2 (a)Be courteous. You agree that you will not threaten or verbally abuse other Members, use defamatory language, or deliberately disrupt discussions with repetitive messages, meaningless messages or “spam.”

3.2 (b) Use respectful language and stay on subject. Like any community, forums flourish only when our Members feel welcome and safe. You agree not to use language that abuses or discriminates on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, region, disability, etc. Hate speech of any kind is grounds for immediate and permanent suspension of access to all or part of the Service. You also agree to stay on the subject of the post.

3.2 (c) Debate, but don’t attack. In a community full of opinions and preferences, people always disagree. Baptiststandard.com encourages active discussions and welcomes heated debate in our comments and forums. But personal attacks are a direct violation of this Agreement and are grounds for immediate and permanent suspension of access to all or part of the Service.

3.3 The comments and forums shall be used only in a noncommercial manner. You shall not, without the express approval of Baptiststandard.com, distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services.

3.4 You are solely responsible for the content of your messages. However, while Baptiststandard.com does not and cannot review every message posted by you on the forums and is not responsible for the content of these messages, Baptiststandard.com reserves the right to delete, move, or edit messages that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or otherwise unacceptable.

3.5 You acknowledge that any submissions you make to the Service (e.g. review or commentary) may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, and displayed by Baptiststandard.com and you waive any moral rights you may have in having the material altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you.

3.6 By submitting a review, you are consenting to its display on the site and for related online and offline promotional uses.

3.7 Any person involved in or affiliated with the production of a work reviewed on Baptiststandard.com may not submit a review for that work or competing works.

4. ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE AND LINKS

4.1 Baptiststandard.com contains links to other related Internet sites, resources, and sponsors of Baptiststandard.com. Since Baptiststandard.com is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources, or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the site administrator or Webmaster of such site.

5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

5.1 You represent, warrant and covenant (a) that no materials of any kind submitted through your account will (i) violate, plagiarize, or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights; or (ii) contain libelous or otherwise unlawful material; and (b) that you are at least thirteen years old. You hereby indemnify, defend and hold harmless Baptiststandard.com and The Baptist Standard Publishing Co., Inc., and all officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you or any user of your account of this Agreement or the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim. Baptiststandard.com reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

5.2 Neither Baptiststandard.com nor The Baptist Standard Publishing Co., Inc., represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through the Service by any user, information provider or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole risk. THE SERVICE AND ALL DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

6. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY

6.1 As part of the registration process, you will select a password and a Member ID. You also have to give us certain registration information, all of which must be accurate and updated. (a) You may not (i) select or use a Member ID of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use a Member ID in which another person has rights without such person’s authorization; or (iii) use a Member ID that Baptiststandard.com, in its sole discretion, deems offensive. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall constitute a breach of this Agreement, which may result in immediate termination of your account. (b) You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, which you will not have to reveal to any representative or agent of Baptiststandard.com.

6.2 (a) You shall notify info@baptiststandard.com of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information.

6.3 You must be 13 years or older to subscribe to the Service; however, persons of all ages may use it. Thus, you may share your password and Member ID with others, subject to Section 6.4.

6.4 You are responsible for all usage or activity on your Baptiststandard.com account, including use of the account by any third party authorized by you to use your Member ID and password. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your account, at Baptiststandard.com’s sole discretion, and Baptiststandard.com may refer you to appropriate law enforcement agencies.

7. FEES AND PAYMENTS

7.1. Baptiststandard.com reserves the right at any time to charge fees for access to portions of the Service or the Service as a whole. However, in no event will you be charged for access to the Service unless we obtain your prior agreement to pay such charges. Thus, if at any time Baptiststandard.com requires a fee for portions of the Service that are now free (e.g., a subscription fee), Baptiststandard.com will give you advance notice of such fees and the opportunity to cancel the account before such charges are imposed. All new fees, if any, will be posted on the Service. You shall pay all fees and charges incurred through your account at the rates in effect for the billing period in which such fees and charges are incurred, including, but not limited to charges for any products or services offered for sale through the Service by Baptiststandard.com or by any other vendor or service provider. All fees and charges shall be billed to and paid for by you. You shall pay all applicable taxes relating to use of the Service through your account.

8. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN BAPTISTSTANDARD.COM AND MEMBERS

8.1 If you indicate on your registration form that you want to receive such information, Baptiststandard.com, its owners and assigns, will allow certain third party vendors to provide you with information about products and services.

8.2 Baptiststandard.com reserves the right to send electronic mail to you for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Service.

8.3 Baptiststandard.com reserves the right to disclose information about your usage and demographics, provided that it will not reveal your personal identity in connection with the disclosure of such information. Advertisers and/or Licensees on our Web site may collect and share information about you only if you indicate your acceptance.

8.4 Baptiststandard.com may contact you via email regarding your participation in user surveys, asking for feedback on the Web site and existing or prospective products and services. This information will be used to improve our web site and better understand our users, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.

9. SOFTWARE LICENSES

9.1 You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, or any enhancements or modifications thereto, provided to you in order to access any software provided by the service. You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any licenses granted by Baptiststandard.com, and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer shall be null and void. You may make one copy of such software for archival purposes only. You may not otherwise copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from any software the Service may provide.

10. TERMINATION

10.1 You may terminate your account at any time by sending email to:
info@baptiststandard.com. Upon termination, you will receive a confirmation via email that the request was received, and your access will be suspended within 24 hours. You are responsible for any and all charges incurred (for products or services purchased) up to the time the account is deactivated.

10.2 Baptiststandard.com may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Service for any reason, including, without limitation, breach or assignment of this Agreement.

11. MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with Texas law. Any action to enforce this agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in Dallas, Texas.

11.2 Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing in this Member Agreement will serve to preempt the promises made in the Baptist Standard on the Web Privacy Policy.

11.3 Correspondence should be sent to info@baptiststandard.com.

11.4 You agree to report any copyright violations of the Member Agreement to the Baptist Standard as soon as you become aware of them. In the event you have a claim of copyright infringement with respect to material that is contained in the Baptist Standard on the Web service, please notify info@baptiststandard.com.
(Please direct all general questions to info@baptiststandard.com.

This Member Agreement was last updated on May 29, 2008.