The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit brought by a woman who claims her doctor caused her to have a miscarriage by administering an abortion-inducing drug can proceed. Kimberly Stinnett’s usual doctor was reportedly out the day of her appointment. Karla Kennedy, the doctor who was filling in that day, believed […]

In Memory of Reverend James Edward (Jake) Anderson (September 1, 1927 – December 30, 2016) Reverend James Edward (Jake) Anderson, 89, of Brunswick, died Friday, December 30, 2016 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems surrounded by family and friends. The family will receive friends Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Edo Miller and Sons Funeral […]

Global Fire Advance, an international movement dedicated to evangelism, discipleship, and church planting, will take the lessons learned during the past three years in the Firewall Project Africa and propel them onto the global stage. Global Fire Advance aims to use in Europe, Latin America, and Asia the same methodology that has been employed in […]

“As we celebrate the anniversary of the Bill of Rights, the Carmel Teens for Life Club learned that free speech cannot be taken for granted,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, which represents the high school students who lead the club. On Monday, December 5, 2016, Liberty Counsel sent an initial demand […]

Several important tax developments in 2016 will affect 2017 tax reporting by ministers, church staff, and churches. Richard Hammar lists the top ten developments in the January/February issue of Church Law & Tax Report, including: • Affordable Care Act reporting requirements • Changes in Form W-2 and Form W-3 • IRS extends audit protections to […]

“What can we do to help the churches in our state become more evangelistic?” “We need more good evangelism programs. Why aren’t you providing them?” “Why are we reaching fewer unchurched people than we used to?” Those three questions were asked of me in the span of a just a few days. Each of them […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the President’s desk the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 1150). The bipartisan bill, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and co-sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), will give the Administration and the State Department new tools, resources and training to help counter extremism […]