RSS feed for Baptist Press (BPNews) Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST Dozens were killed as a historic tornado moved through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon (May 20) prompting the North American Mission Board to direct all incoming disaster relief funds to the area. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a prayer case that could have a major impact on the intersection between church and state and finally bring clarity to what is allowed -- such as the mention of "Jesus" -- in prayers at government meetings. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST Legalized assisted suicide has moved from the Northwest to the Northeast and from the ballot box to the statehouse with Vermont's enactment of a new law. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST The "brave new world" of human cloning apparently has arrived, and critics are waving the warning flags. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST More than 250 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary students received degrees ranging from certificates to doctorates May 17 during commencement exercises on the seminary lawn. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST R.G. "Gene" Puckett, 80, longtime editor of the Biblical Recorder, died May 12 in Raleigh, N.C., after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST Columnist and professors examines the inconsistency behind laws that charge a boyfriend with murder for giving his girlfriend an abortion pill without her knowledge -- but would allow her to take the pill willingly and not be charged. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00 CST Christians who lack humility should look to Christ, who was the perfect model of humility, says columnist and pastor David Jeremiah.