BAPTISTS TODAY  News Archives (July to September 2003)
   
September 30 BGCT Exec. Board Elects Ogletree Chairman, Ratifies NAMB Agreement (Baptist Standard)
September 30 New Poll Reveals Complex Attitudes Toward Church-State Issues (Associated Baptist Press)
September 30 Study: "Twentysomething" Adults Less Committed to Church (Baptist Press)
September 30 Christianity Demands Reflection of Hard, Lite Torture (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 30 Immigrant Freedom Riders Seek "Road Map" for Better Life (The Tennessean)
September 29 Rallies Attract Hundreds; Christian Tour Stops in Atlanta, Winder (Augusta Chronicle)
September 29 New Church Start Seeks to Gather Racially Diverse Congregation (Birmingham News)
September 29 Medical Mission Grows with "Huge" Demand (Orlando Sentinel)
September 29 Uncontrolled Technology Spurs Appeal to Ethics (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 29 Rider Covered 1903 Miles in 91 Days for Homeless (Tuscaloosa News)
September 29 Baptist Church Thanks Community with Party (Birmingham News)
September 29 Investigation of "Terrorist Recruitment" Concerns Muslims (Town Hall)
September 29 Chaplains Feed the Soul in Times of Crisis (Marysville-Yuba Times Appeal-Democrat)
September 28 Paige Patterson:  Man on a Mission (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
September 28 South Korean Preacher Seeks to Re-Energize Baptist Churches (Asheville Citizen Times)
September 27 For Southern Baptists, Tales of Tithing Foretell Woe (Knoxille News Sentinel)
September 27 Wayland Baptist Prepares to Expand Amarillo Campus (Amarillo Global News)
September 26 Student Ministry Goes to Bar to Plant "Gospel Seeds" (Associated Baptist Press)
September 26 President of New Orleans Seminary Balks at SBC "Control" Strategy (Associated Baptist Press)
September 26 Federal Panel Warns Religious Freedom Significantly Imperiled in Afghanistan (ABP)
September 26 "Gospel of John" Takes NT Book Word-for-Word to the Big Screen (Associated Baptist Press)
September 26 Toliken in Perspective: Sifting the Gold from the Glitter (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 26 Clergy Vow Campaign Against Mugabe's Rule (AllAfrica.Com)
September 25 Klan Members to Rally for Commandments (Athens Banner-Herald)
September 25 Hispanic Baptist Seminary Gains Accreditation (Baptist Standard)
September 25 BSC Quietly Removes Church (Biblical Recorder)
September 25 Houston Baptist Blazes New Ground in Affirming Relationship with SBTC (Baptist Press)
September 25 Volunteers, Donations Sought in Wake of Hurricane Isabel (Gladstone Sun News)
September 25 Is Christianity an Oppressed Minority? (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 25 Telling the Truth is Preferable to Blaming the News Media (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 25 Mission to Mexico Expands for Vestavia Church Members (Birmingham News)
September 25 Giving Channel Set Up for Missionaries Who Refused to Sign 2000 BF&M (Biblical Recorder)
September 24 SBC Faces Financial "Crisis" Unless Giving Increases, Report Finds (Baptist Press)
September 24 AIDS Fight May be Changed by Religious Care for Orphans (Boston Globe)
September 24 Books Says God is Greatest Discovery of Modern Science (Yahoo News)
September 24 The Danger of Unchecked Authority (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 23 President of New Orleans Seminary Balks at SBC "Control" Strategy (Associated Baptist Press)
September 23 With Churches, One Size Doesn't Fit All, Barna Says (Associated Baptist Press)
September 23 Bush Expands "Faith-Based Initiative" Again Through Regulatory Changes (ABP)
September 23 EEOC Files Formal Complaint Against Missouri Convention (Associated Baptist Press)
September 23 Kim Urges SBC, "Stay With Us" in Baptist World Alliance (Baptist Press)
September 23 Barrow to Issue Moratorium; Thwarts KKK Rally (Athens Banner-Herald)
September 23 Study Says Religion Plays a Role in Building Wealth (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 23 Dead Sea Scrolls:  "Greatest Find of Our Time" (Casper Star Tribune)
September 22 Isabel Leaves Death, Destruction as Baptists Respond with Help (Associated Baptist Press)
September 22 "Luther" Film Paints Heroic Picture of German Church Reformer (Associated Baptist Press)
September 22 Moderate Drinking on Rise, Survey Says (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 22 Banned Books Week Tackles U.S. Censorship (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21 GOP Leaders Join Culture War (Denver Post)
September 21 Murder in Liberia Leaves Many Questions (Raleigh News)
September 21 Hey, It's Your Funeral: Trend is for Personalized Themes (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
September 20 Terry Mattingly:  Alabama Tax Story is Bigger Than a Slab of Granite (Vero Beach Press-Journal)
September 20 Barrow Church Rallies to Defend Commandments (Athens Banner-Herald)
September 20 Even Before Recent Controversy, Ten Commandments Have History (Kansas City Star)
September 20 Casper Residents Seek Removal of Commandments from Park (Billings Gazette)
September 20 Huckabee to Promote the Bible (Baxter Bulletin)
September 19 Isabel Puts Disaster Relief Units in High Gear (Biblical Recorder)
September 19 Hughes Calls for an End of Political Groups, Cut to SBC Funding (Biblical Recorder)
September 19 Layoffs Not Political, Royston Says (Biblical Recorder)
September 19 Churches and BGCT Focus on Missions (Baptist Standard)
September 19 IMB Will Require Career Candidates to Serve Three-Year Apprenticeship (Baptist Standard)
September 19 Gaddy Warns of Sacrificing Freedoms (Baptist Standard)
September 19 Leader Warns of Step Away From "Historic Baptist Polity" (The Baptist Message)
September 19 Rankin Says Bad Theology Explains Uproar Over Fired Missionaries, Parks Says No (ABP)
September 19 Rankin and Parks Offer Diverse Views on BF&M (Western Recorder)
September 19 Baylor Prof Defends Constitutionality of Intelligent Design (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 19 Commandments' Defender to Speak at Forum (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 19 Family Ties Prompt Baylor Regent to Quit (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
September 19 Faith-Based Crews Ready to Clean Up After Storm (Myrtle Beach Sun News)
September 19 Mohler Presided Over Conservative Rise at Southern Baptist Seminary (New London Day)
September 19 New Pamphlet Series Challenges "Baptists Myths" (Associated Baptist Press)
September 19 Vietnam Still Repressing Religion, Says U.S. Legislators, Commission (Associated Baptist Press)
September 18 Megachurches, Megabusinesses (Forbes)
September 18 Civilization: Religion and Reproduction (United Press International)
September 18 Faith, Freedom and Football (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 18 New Writing Prize Aims to Raise the Quality of Christian Fiction (Christian Science Monitor)
September 17 Evangelicals Use Clout to Help Israel (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
September 17 Web Site Launches to Support Gibson's "Passion" (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 17 "Neolibeal" Economic Policies Widen Gap Between Rich, Poor (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 16 Truth-telling in Reporting Essential to Overcome Fear, Interfaith Leader Says (ABP)
September 16 Eritrean Christians Seek Relief, Advocacy for Persecuted Believers (Associated Baptist Press)
September 16 Conflict of Interest Charges "Baseless," Baylor Auditor Says (Associated Baptist Press)
September 16 Bible College to Sell it's Campus to Church (Birmingham News)
September 16 Funeral for Cash Held Near Nashville (Maryville Daily Times)
September 16 Should I "See You at the Pole?" (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 15 Ten Commandments Judge Brings Cause to Houston (Houston Chronicle)
September 15 Georgia Choir Makes Hollywood Debut in New Movie (Access North Georgia)
September 15 Polk Rock's Historic Codes Could Become its Salvation (Orlando Sentinel)
September 15 Indian Court Convicts 13 of Missionary's Murder (ABC Online, Australia)
September 15 Muslim Extremist Sentenced to Death in Yemen (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
September 15 "Revolve" New Testament Trivializes Gospel Message, Moore Says on MSNBC (Baptist Press)
September 14 Preaching Parrot on the Wing (Edmonton Journal)
September 14 Rumors About Religion Battled (The Argus)
September 14 Baptist Group Cuts Jobs, Draws Internal Criticism (Charleston Post Courier)
September 14 16th Street Baptist Church Tries to Focus on Worship as Well as History (Birmingham News)
September 14 Can Baylor Balance Christian Mission, On-Court Success? (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
September 14 Bar Serves Spirits in a Different Way (Corpus Christi Caller Times)
September 13 Rankin, Parks Disagree on Why Negative Reaction Followed Termination of Missionaries (BT)
September 13 Era of Uneducated Preacher Fading in Appalachia (Times Union)
September 13 9-11 Monument with Commandments Unveiled in Government Building (Athens Banner-Herald)
September 12 Parks: Creedal Use of 2000 BF&M "Differs Radically" from Baptist Principles (Baptist Standard)
September 12 Baylor Regents Affirm Sloan, Set up Committees for Study (Associated Baptist Press)
September 12 Sloan Holds on to Presidency (Waco Herald-Tribune)
September 12 Though Drugs & Alcohol Had Plagued Him, Johnny Cash was Steadied by His Faith (BP)
September 12 Good or Bad Idea? New Teen Bible Has Looks of Fashion Magazine (Baptist Press)
September 11 Two Years After 9/11, Bin Laden Still at Large (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 11 God's Law Rally Set for Today (Gwinnett Daily Post)
September 11 Here's Hoping a $50 Error Becomes Boon for Homeless (Wilmington Morning Star)
September 10 Questions Raised on Conflicts of Interest at Baylor (Baptist Standard)
September 10 40-Page Report Targets Sloan's Abilities, Scholarship (Waco Tribune-Herald)
September 10 Baylor Faculty Gives its Boss Thumbs Down (San Antonio Express)
September 10 Alabama Voters Turn Down Faith-Framed Tax Proposal (Associated Baptist Press)
September 10 Baseball Chaplain Sees Nothing Minor League About Ministry (Associated Baptist Press)
September 10 Atlanta Missions Group Cuts Staff in Half (Associated Baptist Press)
September 10 Parents Coming Together to Teach Children at Home (Clarksville Leaf Chronicle)
September 10 Commandments Stir Monumental Debate (Fort Wayne Sentinel)
September 10 Commandments Plaque on Display by Riley (Birmingham News)
September 10 Alabama Voters Reject $1.2 Billion Tax Hike (Tuscaloosa News)
September 10 Resounding No: Tax Reform Defeated (Birmingham News)
September 9 Five Baylor Regents Issue Call for Sloan's Termination (Associated Baptist Press)
September 9 Voucher Opponents Decry Stalling Tactics as House Narrowly Passes DC Vouchers (ABP)
September 9 Polk Hopes Footing Solid on Commandments Rock (Orlando Sentinel)
September 9 Voters Decide Today:  Riley Traveled State Monday in Last Minute Push (Anniston Star)
September 9 Baptist Preacher Defends Placard Some Call Message of Hate (WorldNetDaily)
September 9 Five Regents Call for Sloan's Resignation (Forth Worth Star Telegram)
September 9 Baylor Drowning in Denial and Deception (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 9 Devil is the Debate in Small Town (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
September 9 Spanish-Language Christian Books Sales Reported Strong, Growing (ChristianTimes.Com)
September 8 Ministers Around Alabama Make Final Sermons on Plan (Mobile Register)
September 8 Poll Finds Majority Approve of Ten Commandments Display (Tuscaloosa News)
September 8 James Madison: Defender of Religious Liberty (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 6 Will Baylor Scandal Sink Sloan? (Dallas Morning News)
September 6 Moore Defends Monument at Christian Conference (NBC13.Com)
September 5 Does Your Church Harbor Pirates? (Baptist Standard)
September 5 Tom Clifton to Retire at Yearend as Central Seminary President (ABP)
September 5 D.C. School Voucher Program Gets Boost, Despite Opposition (Associated Baptist Press)
September 5 Bill Cosby Consoles Baylor as Factions Trade Charges (Associated Baptist Press)
September 5 Piracy May Transform Christian Music Industry (Associated Baptist Press)
September 5 Bush Withdraws Estrada Nomination After Uproar Over His Conservatism (ABP)
September 5 Lincolnton, North Carolina Church Destroyed by Fire (Biblical Recorder)
September 5 Who, What and How? (Biblical Recorder)
September 4 Baptist Compromise Works at Baylor, but Not at Jewell (Gladstone Sun News)
September 4 Leonard Reveals Key Theological Issues for Baptists (Wake Forest University Student Newespaper)
September 4 Pastor Envisions Rebirth in $60 Million Church Complex (Detroit News)
September 4 Savior of Baylor Basketball Fell Hard from Grace (Augusta Chronicle)
September 4 U.S. Poverty on the Rise, Census Bureau Reports (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 4 Anti-Abortion and Environmental Terrorists are More Similar Than Different (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 3 News Briefs (Associated Baptist Press)
September 3 Abortion-Doctor Murderer Executed in Florida (Associated Baptist Press)
September 3 "Passion" Movement Ignites a Generation of Worshipers (Associated Baptist Press)
September 3 Line Separating Church and State Blurs Often in U.S. (The Detroit News)
September 3 Namedropping God Becomes Popular (The Detroit News)
September 3 Students Lose in Creationism / Scientism Debate (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 3 What Would Jesus Do in Alabama? (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 2 Where do the Ten Commandments Belong? (Baptist Standard)
September 2 Religious Leaders Struggle to Support Black Gays -- But Not the Lifestyle (Wilmington Journal)
September 2 Megachurches a Growing Issue for Suburban Life (Scripps Howard)
September 2 Attempt to Create "Great State" Transcends Politics as Usual, Divides Citizens (Baptists Today)
September 2 Use of Federal Funds to Restore Churches Questioned (EthicsDaily.Com)
September 2 Alabama Tax Plan Faces Uphill Battle (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
September 2 Teaching Bible in Public School a Delicate Balance (Monroe News Star)
September 2 Chowan College Hires Interim Leader to Solve Financial Woes (Virginian Pilot)
September 1 Moses in Alabama (The New Yorker)
September 1 Moore's Actions May Have Cost Him Black Support (Tuscaloosa News)
September 1 Battle Over Ten Commandments Comes at a Cost (Indianapolis Star)
September 1 Sheridan: Tax Plan a Long Shot (Mobile Register)
September 1 Victims Recall Flood that Claimed at Least Four Lives (KCTV News)
September 1 Inscription Discovery Links Jerusalem Tomb to Jesus (Stuff.Co.NZ)
August 31 Ten Commandments on Lawn at Rogersville Town Hall (Sarasota Herald Tribune)
August 31 Southeastern Bible College Enrollment Continues to Rise (Birmingham News)
August 30 Scandal Just Tip of Baylor Iceberg (San Antonio Express-News)
August 29 NAMB Cuts $11 Million from Budget for 2004, Eliminating 31 Positions (Associated Baptist Press)
August 29 Four Honored with Texas Baptist Heritage Awards (Baptist Standard)
August 29 Phyllis Foy Seeks to Take Over Husband's BSC Office (Biblical Recorder)
August 29 The Persistent Plague of Preaching (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 28 As Congress Returns to Work, Church-State Issues on Agenda (Associated Baptist Press)
August 28 Baylor Professor Booted from Senate After Calling For No-Confidence Vote (ABP)
August 28 Fellowship Aids Recovery of Gypsy Community Destroyed by Fire (Associated Baptist Press)
August 28 BSC Staff Suffers Major Cuts (Biblical Recorder)
August 28 Money Woes Putting Pinch on State Convention Budgets (Associated Baptist Press)
August 28 Moore's Monument Removed in Alabama; Case Closed Without Federal Intervention (ABP)
August 28 College Student's Project Becomes Ministry for Low-Income Children (Associated Baptist Press)
August 28 Georgia Inn Salutes Jimmy Carter (ABC News)
August 28 Justice Steps Onto Well-Worn Southern Soapbox (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
August 28 Cosby Plans to Lift Morale at Baylor (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
August 28 King's Dream is Still Just That (San Antonio Express)
August 28 Husband-Caller Wins with Right Note (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
August 27 Baylor University Hoops Player Indicted for Murder (Wired Times)
August 27 All Equal Under God, But Submission for Women? (Christian Science Monitor)
August 27 Despite Protests, Alabama Monument Removed from State Judicial Building (ABP)
August 27 The Inquisition in Alabama (WXXI New York)
August 27 Ouachita Baptist University Receives $3 Million Gift (KPOM TV)
August 27 Baptist Group Building Headquarters in Grapevine (Forth Worth Star Telegram)
August 27 Ruling Divides Evangelical Christians (Washington Times)
August 27 Moore Violates GOP Beliefs (Montgomery Advertiser)
August 27 MLK Papers for Sale; Value Put at $30 Million (GoMemphis.Com)
August 27 Patterson Predicts 100% Growth for Baptist Seminary (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
August 27 Ghana Baptist Convention Lauds Reconciliation Process (Ghanaian Chronicle)
August 27 Officials Deny Rumor that SBC Leader Might Join Baylor Board (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 26 Moore: Defender of Faith or Dangerous Demagogue (Associated Baptist Press)
August 26 Who Owns the Ten Commandments? (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 26 Ten Commandments a Widespread Issue (Greenwood Index Journal)
August 26 Riley's Proposal Under Debate at Town Hall Meeting (Dateline Alabama)
August 26 GI's Pause from Combat, Get Baptized in Tigris (Chicago Sun Times)
August 26 Baptist Mission Convention Begins (Louisville Courier Journal)
August 26 Police Chaplains to Train Clergy on Delivering Bad News (The Tennessean)
August 25 Ten Commandments Crisis in Alabama Puts Evangelicals on Opposite Sides (Baptist Press)
August 25 Fears of Regent Fundamentalism Strike Baylor Supporters (Waco Tribune)
August 25 Mercer Purchases Baptist Center from GBC (Baptists Today)
August 25 Alabama Commandments Monument May Move Soon (Montgomery County Record)
August 25 Supporters Intend to Resist Removal of Ten Commandments (Fox News)
August 25 Baylor Chief Tries to Ride Out Storm (San Antonio Express)
August 25 Baylor University's Future Debated (NewsDay.Com)
August 25 Reyes to Be Nominated for BGCT's First Vice Presidency in Lubbock (Baptist Standard)
August 25 State Baptist Conventions Feel the Pinch of Decreased Giving This Year (Baptist Standard)
August 24 Missionaries May Get New Funds (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
August 24 Freshmen Get Invitation to Believe (Arizona Daily Star)
August 24 Clothing the Needy Her Mission (Birmingham News)
August 24 Who Would Jesus Tax?  Alabama Gets to Decide (Tallahassee Democrat)
August 24 Supporters See Chief Justice as Moral Voice in Decaying Society (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
August 24 Evangelicals Push Linchpin Issue (Birmingham News)
August 24 Pastor Exhorts Christians to be Active in Politics (Malayshi Kini)
August 23 Lawyer: Suit Against Baylor Plans to Find "Entire Truth" (Dallas Morning News)
August 23 Necessary or Evil? (Times Daily)
August 23 Evangelicals Split Over Civil Disobedience (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
August 23 Lack of Support Stuns Visitors (Montgomery Advertiser)
August 23 Harvard Student Found Guilty of Smuggling in Moscow (Boston Globe)
August 23 A Higher "Purpose" (Chillicothe Gazette)
August 22 Alabama Judge Suspended Over Ten Commandments (CNN)
August 22 Georgia Baptist Convention Sells Headquarters to Mercer (Associated Baptist Press)
August 22 Baptist Mission Giving Lags Behind Total Offerings (Biblical Recorder)
August 22 Baptists Attend Screening, Call Mel Gibson's "The Passion" a Biblical, Powerful Film (Baptist Press)
August 22 Egyptian Jurists Prepare to Sue "The Jews" for "Trillions" Stolen During Exodus (Middle East Media)
August 22 Sloan Decries Faculty Critics (Dallas Morning News)
August 22 In Sports and Life, Christians Should Compete with World's Best, Baylor's Sloan Says (ABP)
August 22 They Wouldn't Sign (Macon Telegraph)
August 22 Chief Justice Not Backing Down in Ten Commandments Case (CNN)
August 22 Alabama Editorials Criticize Moore (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 22 Al Sharpton to Endorse Governor's Tax Proposal (The Birmingham News)
August 22 Black Churches Signing Covenants with Banks (Charlotte Observer)
August 22 Pressure Mounts on Baylor President (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 22 Baylor President's Ouster Urged (Houston Chronicle)
August 21 Texas Funding Channel Will Keep Former SBC Missionaries on Field (Associated Baptist Press)
August 21 Christians Split Over Bush, Peace Process (Forward)
August 21 Moore's Fellow Justices Order Removal of Ten Commandments Monument (ABP)
August 21 Judge Defies Deadline on Monument (Washington Post)
August 21 They Came From All Over for Glimpse of the Drama (Mobile Register)
August 21 Battle Over Ten Commandments was Waged in Charleston County (Charleston Post Courier)
August 21 Moscow Court Ordered to Deliver Verdict on U.S. Divinity Student (Russia Journal)
August 21 Baylor Faculty Senate May Consider "No Confidence" Vote for Sloan (ABP)
August 21 Baylor's President Faces No Confidence Vote (Dallas Morning News)
August 20 Court Rejects Ten Commandments Appeal (Washington Post)
August 20 Alabama Judge Appeals to Supreme Court as Options Thin (Associated Baptist Press)
August 20 Commandments Monument Backers Hold Vigil (Tuscaloosa News)
August 20 Report: Baylor Apparently Taped Opposing Teams (MSNBC)
August 20 Bliss' Scheme Reveals an Offense Beyond His Lie (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
August 19 Governor's About-Face is Taxing Alabama Residents (Philadelphia Inquirer)
August 19 Baylor Basketball Scandal Thickens as Calls for Sloan's Resignation Increase (ABP)
August 19 Baylor President:  NCAA to Decide Bliss' Job Options (Dallas Morning-News)
August 19 Baylor: Tapes Provide New Leads in Cover-up (CNN)
August 19 Land "Troubled" by udge's Defiance of Federal Court Ruling (Baptist Standard)
August 18 Roy Moore Called "Modern-Day Daniel" as Thousands Rally to Show Support (Baptist Press")
August 18 Churches Offer Teen Sermons and Skating (Austin American-Statesman)
August 18 Bliss' Botched Coverup: The Plot that Sickens (Chicago Sun-Times)
August 18 Is Baylor a Worthy Big 12 Member? (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
August 18 Dennehy Had Told Assistant of Threats (Dallas Morning News)
August 17 Pastors Feel Political Heat on Tax Plan (Times Daily)
August 17 Bliss Tries to Talk to Players (Dallas Morning News)
August 16 Scandal at Baylor (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
August 16 Borrowed Sermons Roil Downtown Congregation (Washington Post)
August 16 Selling a Selfless Christian Life to a Materialistic Society is an Ad Man's Nightmare (icWales, UK)
August 16 Religion's Lessons are Everyplace (Akron Beacon Journal)
August 16 Diversity Flexes its Prayerful Muscles (GoMemphis.Com)
August 16 The Christian-Muslim Divide (Wichita Eagle)
August 16 The Killing of Christ (Kansas City Star)
August 16 Blending the Gospel, Technology (The Free Lance-Star)
August 15 "Ten Commandments Judge" Vows to Defy Federal Court Order (Associated Baptist Press)
August 15 SBC Agency Silent on Ten Commandments Dispute (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 15 Judge Keeps Ten Commandments (The Washington Times)
August 15 Baptists Gather for Annual Meeting (Jackson Sun)
August 15 Church Fire Rules a Case of Arson (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
August 14 Patterson Declares End to Downturn in Southwestern Seminary Enrollment (Baptist Press)
August 14 Grahams Celebrate 60th Anniversary (Charlotte Observer)
August 14 Graham Crusades Over? (The Olympian)
August 14 Baptist Leaders Uphold Faith (Montgomery Advertiser)
August 14 Alabama Baptist Colleges Seek Inclusion in Proposed State Scholarship Plan (Baptist Press)
August 13 Tax Reform and Church-State Separation (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 13 Family Ties Stronger in Religious Homes, Study Says (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 13 Shinpoch to Replace Merritt at Snellville First Baptist (AccessNorthGa.Com)
August 13 Christian Ministry Aims to Bring Their Message to Persians (Today's Sunbeam)
August 13 Eight Former Presidents Endorse Riley's Tax Plan (Birmingham News)
August 13 Son Gives Falwell a Museum for his 70th Birthday (Virginian Pilot)
August 12 Christian Coalition Divided Over Alabama Tax Reform (Associated Baptist Press)
August 12 CBF Officers Name Panel to Study Partner Funding (Associated Baptist Press)
August 12 Drama Can Give Visual Form to Gospel Message, He Says (Baptist Press)
August 12 Conference Affirms Women as Equal Church Leaders (Associated Baptist Press)
August 12 Four Couples Recognized for Opposing Southern Baptist Position on Women (ABP)
August 12 Baptist Sociologist Ammerman Moves to Boston University (Associated Baptist Press)
August 12 Does Gay-Marriage Debate Raise Church-State Concerns? (Associated Baptist Press)
August 12 Church Program is Aimed at Motivating Kids to Study (Henderson Geaner)
August 12 More Picking Eco-Friendly Resting Places for Burials (Greenville News)
August 11 Baylor Coach, Athletic Director Resign After Violations Surface (Associated Baptist Press)
August 11 Don't be Naive: Baylor's Big Mess Could Happen Anywhere (Indianapolis Star)
August 11 Baptist Church Honors Prominent Nigerians (Daily Trust)
August 11 Pastors Taking the War on AIDS to the Pulpit (Albany Times Union)
August 11 Dropping Our Stones (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 11 Leave the Constitution Alone (Working for Change)
August 10 At Baylor, Religion Shouldn't Blind Vision for Greatness (Austin American-Statesman)
August 10 Bliss Reportedly Admits Wrongdoing (MSNBC)
August 10 Ministers Weigh in on Paying for Church Diversity (Shreveport Times)
August 10 Wiccan Sues Council Over Prayer Language (Columbia Star)
August 9 Baylor Begins Process of Repairing Program (Houston Chronicle)
August 9 Baylor Rocked Again: Bliss Resigns (MSNBC)
August 8 Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit Coming to Dallas Next Month (Baptist Standard)
August 8 Volunteers: The Future of Border Missions (Baptist Standard)
August 8 New Guide Tackles Tough Bible Verses (Wilmington Morning Star)
August 8 What Does God Know, and When Will He Know It? (Kansas City Star)
August 7 Recorder Writes the Message for 170 Years (Biblical Recorder)
August 7 CBF Contributes to Relief in War-Torn Liberia (Associated Baptist Press)
August 7 Privacy Law Puts Wrinkle in Hospital Visitation (Associated Baptist Press)
August 7 Riley Plan Divides Christian Coalition: National Group Backs Plan (Anniston Star)
August 7 Church Take Fiery Stance on Witchcraft (Detroit News)
August 7 Conservatives Protest Gay Bishop (Springfield News Leader)
August 7 What Didn't Make the Headlines (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 6 Sharpton Urges Baptists to Get Behind His Presidential Bid (Charlotte Observer)
August 6 Seabiscuit Packs a Gospel Message (EthicsDaily.Com)
August 6 Christian Aid Pushes for UN Human Rights Business Charter (Reuters AlertNet UK)
August 5 Baptist Convention in Mexico Approves Far-Reaching Partnership with BGCT (ABP)
August 5 Judge Sets Deadline for Removal of Ten Commandments Monument (Associated Baptist Press)
August 5 Episcopalians Give Approval to First Openly Gay Bishop (Associated Baptist Press)
August 5 Commentary:  Other Baptists and Bossy Preachers (Baptist Standard)
August 5 Speech and Hearing Impaired Baptists Targeted in Former Soviet State (JesusJournal.Com)
August 4 A Place for Religion in Blair Politics (Straits Times)
August 4 Church's Offer Gets Few Takers (USA Today)
August 4 Alabama Woman Publishes 1000th Christian Song (Montgomery Independent)
August 4 Christian Gets OK to Stay Behind Bars for Promise Keepers Event (WorldNetDaily)
August 3 Church Split Over Beachfront Statue (Sunday Times, South Africa)
August 3 Challenging the Quran (MSNBC)
August 2 Evangelist Preaches Social Justice, Conversion (Toledo Blade)
August 2 Riley's Challenge is Selling Plan to Those Who Will be Helped (Tuscaloosa News)
August 2 Monument with Ten Commandments in Polk County Could Draw Fight (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
August 1 Is "Anti-Catholic" at Heart of Democrats' Judicial Blocking? (Associated Baptist Press)
August 1 Christian Nudist Buys Camp with History of Segregation (St. Petersburg Times)
August 1 Women's Christian Revivals Growing in Popularity (Citizen Online)
July 31 Reba Cobb Leaving CBF for Washington, D.C. Post (Baptists Today)
July 31 Bush Calls for Ban on Gay Marriage, As New Poll Suggests Growing Support (ABP)
July 31 Christian Broadcasters Locked in Legal Battle (JesusJournal.Com)
July 31 WWJDrive Tour Confirms That Message is Sound (EthicsDaily.Com)
July 31 Police Investigate $1 Million Theft from Church (KMBC-TV)
July 30 Alabama Governor Ties $1.2 Billion Tax Package Vote to Christian Duty (Charleston Post Courier)
July 30 Shreveport Church Offers Money to White Participants (Times-Picayune)
July 30 Mormon Leaders Watch Number of Faithful Grow (The Winchester Times)
July 30 Group Promotes, Celebrates International Forgiveness Day (EthicsDaily.Com)
July 29 Funeral Services for Dennehy Expected in Mid-August (CBS Sportsline)
July 29 Random Acts of Kindness Not so Random, Study Says (Associated Baptist Press)
July 29 House Passes Bill Allowing Discrimination in Hiring (Associated Baptist Press)
July 29 House Amendments Target Pledge, Commandments Ruling (Associated Baptist Press)
July 29 At Baylor, Questions and More Questions (New York Times)
July 29 Ways and Means: The Gospel of Money Management (Africana.Com)
July 29 Gardner-Webb Mourns Leader's Death (News 14 Carolina)
July 28 Former SBC Exec Harold Bennett Dies After Brief Bout with Cancer (Associated Baptist Press)
July 28 Baylor Grieving Over Player's Death (MSNBC)
July 28 Baptist Calls for Concentrated Efforts Against Corruption (AllAfrica.Com)
July 28 "God is Here" -- Beneath a Tent (GoMemphis.Com)
July 28 Stop the Hypocrisy: It is Time for the Emergence of Religious Political Parties (Minnesota Daily)
July 28 Police Identify Body of Dennehy; Baylor Teammate Dotson Held (Associated Baptist Press)
July 28 Police Say Body is Dennehy's (The Daily Texan)
July 28 Pat Robertson's Blind Faith (Charlotte Observer)
July 28 The Freedom of the Pulpit (EthicsDaily.Com)
July 27 Dennehy Case Reopens Wounds for Baylor Basketball Program (Macon Telegraph)
July 27 Moore Speaks to Mobile Congregation about Ten Commandments Monument (Birmingham News)
July 26 Women Seek Higher Church Roles (The Shreveport Times)
July 26 Remains Found Near Baylor University Campus (CNN)
July 26 Baptist Aid Blows into Town with Hurricane (Baptist Standard)
July 26 Living with Truth and Tolerance (The Wichita Eagle)
July 26 Some Surfers Look for the Spiritual (Billings Gazette)
July 25 Retired Missionaries Ask SBC Leaders to Cease Anti-Muslim Statements (ABP)
July 25 Patterson Says Adios to Southeastern (Baptist Standard)
July 25 A Recipe for Church Extinction (Biblical Recorder)
July 25 Liberia President Taylor's Life of Crime (National Geographic)
July 25 Turning the Mainline Around (Christianity Today)
July 25 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Hits County Square (Greenville News)
July 25 Do Churches Differ in Tithing? (The Shelby Star)
July 25 Wife Says Accused Baylor Player was Delusional (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
July 25 BGCT Eliminates 20 Staff Positions (Baptist General Convention of Texas)
July 24 Conservative Group Angers Allies with Lobbying for Drug Industry (Associated Baptist Press)
July 24 Survey Reveals Acceptance of Gays, Growing Concern About Muslims (Associated Baptist Press)
July 24 Ex-Gay Apologizes to Homosexuals for Christians' Lack of Love (Associated Baptist Press)
July 24 Budget Crunch in Texas Costs Convention 20 Jobs (Associated Baptist Press)
July 24 Churches Help Laid-Off Workers (News 14 Carolina)
July 24 Healthier, Happy, and Heterosexual (Orlando Weekly)
July 24 Transcript of Baylor Teammate's 911 Call Released (Houston Chronicle)
July 24 God and Woman at Rhodes (Memphis Flyer)
July 24 DA: Minister Killed Wife, Daughter for Weighing Him Down (NBC4 TV News)
July 24 Ghana: Don't Just Merely Criticize ... (Accra Daily Mail)
July 23 "Tell Me Everything": Teens Talk Back About Abstinence Education (Pacific News Service)
July 23 Republicans Trying to Find Balance with Outspoken Evangelist (KnightRidder)
July 23