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Susan G. Komen for the Cure has revised a policy that it had recently used in deciding to stop funding for Planned Parenthood, leaving the impression it had reversed itself on future grants to the country's No. 1 abortion provider. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, voiced disappointment that the Komen foundation would "cave to the political pressure of the radical pro-choice movement."

New York Giants backup quarterback David Carr arrives at his first Super Bowl, persevering through a bumpy NFL career.

Grant Ethridge, president of the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference, recounts his first experience in 1984 with the annual sessions and previews plans for this year's June 17-18 conference in New Orleans.

Speakers at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in the nation's capital usually keep their talks diplomatic. After all, the room is filled with ambassadors, lawmakers from both parties, Cabinet members, and people of various faiths from around the world. But with President Obama in the audience, featured speaker Eric Metaxas talked to an audience of 4,000 important people about false religion, human depravity, poverty, slavery and abortion.

Alaska Airlines is discontinuing a 30-year-old tradition of placing prayer cards on meal trays in order to "respect the diverse religious beliefs and cultural attitudes" of their customers and employees.

It is not clear what Komen's Friday statement accomplished, says columnist Denny Burk, but the organization is worse off than it was a month ago and now looks like a leftist pro-choice political group.

The top abortion provider in the United States won a big victory Friday, and a once-reputable cancer charity -- Komen -- was further tarnished, says columnist Kelly Boggs.

Louisiana pastor Fred Luter has told his congregation that he's willing to have his name placed in nomination for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a step that could lead to a historic election.

New England Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater also fills a leadership role for the team, leading Bible studies and being "a Christian brother that we can go and talk to," as one teammate puts it.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has introduced legislation to rescind a new Obama administration rule that has produced widespread opposition to its mandate that health insurance plans cover contraceptives, including ones that can cause abortions.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- Two-thirds of Americans believe public schools should rent to churches and other community groups, according to a new study by LifeWay Research. The study comes as a Feb. 12 deadline banning the use of New York City schools by churches approaches. Up to 160 NYC congregations that have used school buildings for worship services in the last year will be directly affected by the ban.

A bill that would legalize gay "marriage" in Washington state has passed the Senate, clearing perhaps its biggest hurdle and moving the issue one step closer to being placed on the ballot.

A rural pastor is using Facebook to pray for fellow ministers.

The speed and convenience of electronic communications are fabulous, but there are plenty of times when a phone call is more appropriate, says columnist Thom Rainer.

This Bible study for Feb. 8 is adapted from the Bible Studies for Life curriculum published by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's leading breast cancer organization, will no longer give money to affiliates of Planned Parenthood, America's No. 1 abortion practitioner. Pro-life advocates, who had urged Komen to take such action for years, applauded the news, which was reported Jan. 31 by the Associated Press. Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) confirmed the report in a release the same day.

LifeWay Christian Resources' decision to end sales of a special-edition Bible that partly benefited Susan G. Komen for the Cure reportedly came the same month the breast cancer charity revealed it would cut ties with Planned Parenthood, but Thom Rainer can't say for sure if the two actions are related. Now, a decision has to be made about the special-edition Bibles, which have been returned to LifeWay's distribution center.

Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 5.02 percent above the year-to-date budgeted goal and are less than 1 percent (0.82 percent) behind contributions received during the same time frame last year.