Stories tagged with: tennessee baptist mission board

• Tennessee law would protect Christian adoption agencies

  by Lonnie Wilkey/Baptist and Reflector, posted Thursday, January 16, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Tennessee state senators approved legislation Jan. 14 that would prohibit the state from forcing Christian or other faith-based adoption agencies to place children in homes that would "violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies."

  Senate Bill 1304 passed the Senate by a margin of 20-6. Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville was the only Republican voting against the bill, joining the chamber's five Democrats, according to an article in The Tennessean. Read More

• Tennessee Baptists increase budget, CP allocation

  by Lonnie Wilkey is editor of the Baptist and Reflector., posted Monday, November 25, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

  Photo by James Wilson

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers gathered at First Baptist Concord Nov. 17-20 for four days of inspirational worship, fellowship and to conduct business during the 145th annual meeting held during The Summit: A Gathering of Tennessee Baptists.

  The Summit drew 998 registered messengers from 444 churches and 117 registered guests, the highest attendance since 2016. Read More

• Bapt. leader urges TN legislators to stand for life

  by Lonnie Wilkey/Baptist and Reflector, posted Tuesday, August 13, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

  Screen capture from TN General Assembly

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law one of the nation's most comprehensive abortion laws earlier this year, he "woke a sleeping giant," declared Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

  Davis was one of five pro-life proponents who appealed to a nine-member Tennessee Senate Judiciary Summer Study Committee Monday (Aug. 12) to join thousands of Tennessee Baptists and other evangelical Christians in standing for life in the Volunteer State. Longtime observers of the Tennessee Baptist Convention believe it may be the first time that a representative of the convention has addressed Tennessee senators on a major legislative issue. Read More

• As protests loom, TN Baptists denounce racism

  by Lonnie Wilkey/Baptist and Reflector, posted Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (5 years ago)

  

  Photo by Corinne Rochotte, Baptist and Reflector

  FRANKLIN, Tenn. (BP) -- With white supremacist rallies scheduled for this weekend in the state, a mix of ethnically diverse Tennessee Baptists gathered in a display of unity in Franklin on Wednesday (Oct. 25) to publicly denounce the white supremacist movement and racism.

  "We don't call press conferences very often but we believe it is impossible to stand silently by while the white supremacy movement plans to invade our state and perpetrate its evil Saturday (Oct. 28) in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro," said Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission ... Read More