A Christian think tank says Canada’s flagship disability benefit falls far short of lifting people with disabilities out of poverty, warning that the program’s size, eligibility rules and provincial clawbacks risk leaving millions no better off than before. In a report released Jan. 6, Cardus, a nonpartisan research organization based in Ontario, said the Canada Disability Benefit is only a fraction of what is needed to close the poverty gap for Canadians with disabilities.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention has revamped its two Internet sites, one designed to serve churches and their needs and the other designed for individuals and families.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Nine books are scheduled for release in February by Broadman & Holman, the trade publishing division of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--A coalition of pro-family groups, concerned that children in California's public school students may be taught that homosexuality is just another lifestyle, have drafted a comprehensive new "opt-out" form that will let parents remove their children from any course where acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle is taught, CNSNews.com…
NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Experts in leadership, pastoral care and student ministry have joined the faculty of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Steven Franklin Echols, pastor of First Baptist Church, Pleasant Grove, Ala., was elected as associate professor of leadership and director of professional doctoral programs during the trustee executive board's December…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees unanimously elected R. Philip Roberts as the fourth president of the Kansas City-based Southern Baptist seminary during a called board meeting Jan. 8-9.
