National News

Decorated American hero calls on believers to be ‘faithful’
Military ‘appreciate the prayers of a grateful people,’ Ollie North says

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)—Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North served 22 years in the Marine Corps, receiving the Silver Star for combat service during the Vietnam War, along with the Bronze Star for valor and two Purple Hearts for combat wounds. President Ronald Reagan described him as “an American hero.”

Six Southern Baptist seminaries’ Spring commencements highlight God’s movement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—The work of the six seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention is showcased with each spring’s commencement. Reports on all of the seminaries’ services follow:

‘Doctor shopping’ new drug epidemic
Daytona Beach deputy cites ‘Elvis factor’ in drug deaths

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—A couple of Christian law enforcement officers know experientially what two recent studies said about the social cost of drug use, that the correlation between drugs and crime is strong and intervention is needed.

Obama criticizes 'old attitudes' about homosexuality, says Americans will change

WASHINGTON (BP)—President Obama became the first chief executive to host a White House ceremony celebrating “gay pride” Monday, telling several hundred homosexual guests in the East Room that America still has what he called “old attitudes” about homosexuality but that they have “an ally and a champion” in the Oval Office.

SBC Executive Committee vice president resigns abruptly

NASHVILLE (SBT) -- Clark Logan has resigned from the staff of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention where he has served as vice president for business and finance since Oct. 15, 2007. Executive Committee President Morris Chapman told the TEXAN that Logan had resigned July 1, though an initial report from a close friend of Logan's indicated he had been fired.

BF&M Commentary

Point of View
BF&M Commentary 18: Last Things

As I reread the Baptist Faith and Message statement regarding Last Things, I noticed the end-time issues not addressed by the Baptist Faith and Message, yet issues evangelicals commonly identify as events of the end times. The BFM does not mention the rapture, the tribulation, the Antichrist, or the millennium. Further, the BFM does not discuss the number of comings of Christ, the number of resurrections, nor the number of judgments—all areas of disagreement.