CAMPUS DIGEST: New Gardner-Webb president; OBU prison ministry
Nate Evans named 14th president of Gardner-Webb University; Hope behind bars: OBU prison graduates share Gospel, hope.
Americans split on the role religion should play in schools
U.S. adults are nearly equally divided on how much of a role religion should play in public schools, according to a YouGov poll.
Real estate firm secures loan for redevelopment of BCM at the University of Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. — Baptist Collegiate Ministries is moving toward a new chapter at the University of Georgia, as construction is now underway on a redevelopment project that will reshape the ministry’s presence in the heart of Athens.
Relationships line Mark Johnson’s path to Louisiana Christian University presidency
PINEVILLE, La. (BP) – Heather Williams was accustomed to making all As. Her performance less than excellent in Russian class at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pa., she turned to her professor John Mark Scott for advice.
‘We’ve seen God come through’: Alabama church’s Christian school growing
SELMA, Ala. – When Gary Crum was in high school, he spoke some words that one day he’d learn weren’t true.
OBU prof’s book on Dust Bowl remembers struggle, receives national recognition
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Benjamin Myers’ 2019 sonnet cycle Black Sunday has been named one of the “Five Best: Stories of the Dust Bowl” by The Wall Street Journal, earning recognition alongside John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.”
Explainer: Supreme Court protects religious liberty, parents’ rights
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision last week in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a landmark gender ideology indoctrination case, addressed parental rights and religious liberty in public education. The case challenged a Maryland school board policy requiring elementary students to participate in gender ideology lessons without parental notice or opt-out options, which placed a burden on families’ deeply held religious beliefs. This ruling is an unequivocal affirmation that public schools must respect families’ religious convictions and cannot condition access to education on surrender of those beliefs.
Supreme Court restores parents’ rights to opt children out of LGBTQ storybook time
WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md., have a right to opt their kids out of classroom reading times with books the school board labels as “LGBTQ inclusive.”
University of Mobile one of many sites for thousands of MFuge campers
MOBILE, Ala. – Lives are being transformed this summerat the University of Mobile, where more than 2,400 middle to high school students are arriving for MFuge – week-long camps centered on missions, worship and spiritual growth.
Truett-McConnell board to meet Friday as alumni groups hold events following abuse allegations
CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) – A growing number of alumni associated with Truett-McConnell University are hosting two events to emphasize their calls for an independent, third-party investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by a former professor. One of those events will take place outside of the building Friday (June 6) where board members will join for a called meeting.
