Race relations, personal ethics and terrorism were among the topics discussed by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in their first head-to-head presidential debate. The 90-minute event included no mention of abortion, same-sex marriage, transgenderism or religious liberty by either candidate and no specific mention of radical Islam during the discussion of terrorism.

Two developing reproductive technologies – one that could facilitate motherless babies and another that could open the door to so-called designer babies – have drawn warnings from Christian ethicists. Both experiments have troubling ethical implications, Union University bioethicist C. Ben Mitchell said.

When archeologists in the 1970s found a charred scroll in the Holy Ark in the Synagogue of Ein Gedi, they never imagined they might be able to read it. But recent advancements allowed an international team of experts to “unwrap” five damaged, but legible layers of the animal skin to reveal passages from Leviticus.

IRS commissioner John Koskinen admitted he regrets some of his actions during the investigation into his agency’s targeting of conservative groups. “The truth is that we did not succeed in preserving all of the information requested, and some of my testimony later proved mistaken,” Koskinen said. “I regret both of those failings.”

Entering the Consortium for Global Education’s 30th year, participants from across the nation and around the world gathered at Ouachita Baptist University for the organization’s annual meeting. The consortium supports the development and programs of international education between member Baptist colleges and universities and partner institutions of higher education overseas, especially in restricted countries.

Evangelism and disciple-making training was put into immediate practice during a three-day GO Engage conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The conference’s sessions and field practicum, capped at 100 participants, was attended by seminary students, members of local churches and from as far away as Delaware and the Czech Republic.

Some of the nation’s most recognizable evangelical leaders are rolling out a three-pronged plan designed to call Christians, across denominational and racial lines, to a new age of spiritual awakening. Nearly a dozen pastors and teachers stood shoulder to shoulder in Dallas for The Gathering 2016 at GateWay Church.

Two television commercials using graphic and raunchy sexual innuendo to sell frozen food dinners are inappropriate for family viewing and should be discontinued, One Million Moms is urging the Kraft Heinz Company. In protesting the Devour microwave meal ads, Monica Cole said Kraft Heinz has gone too far and likely will lose loyal, conservative customers.