BAPTISTS TODAY     News Archives (January - February 2004)
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February 29	A Resolution of Support for the Baptist World Alliance (Mainstream Baptists)
February 29	Church and Nutrition: Fat Pastors Need to Confront Gluttony (Medical News Today)
February 29	Local Pastors Take Message of Christianity into War Zone (Providence Journal)
February 29	Deep Gains: Women's Gains Soaring (Charleston Sunday Gazette)
February 29	Pastor and Commander (Toronto Star)
February 28	Montana Creationism Bid Evolves into Unusual Fight (New York Times)
February 28	Reevaluate Values, Minister Says (Oregonian)
February 28	Gay-Marriage Fight Finds Ambivalence From Evangelicals (Ocala Star-Banner)
February 28	At Baptist Baylor, Student Paper OK on Gay Unions (News 24 Houston)
February 27	BGCT Begins Effort to Craft Vision for Future (Baptist Standard)
February 27	Legal Analysts Debate Effects of Latest Church-State Ruling (Associated Baptist Press)
February 27	House Protects Bill Protecting "Unborn Victims" of Violence (Associated Baptist Press)
February 27	Moderate Churches Use "Passion" to Begin Discussions About Jesus (ABP)
February 27	Ga. House Defeats Amendment, Christian Group Plans Rally (Baptist Press)
February 26	Playing Politics with God (Boston Globe)
February 26	Will Nation of Bible Owners Recognize Jesus? (Houston Chronicle)
February 26	Long Awaited Film Draws Passionate Crowds Around the U.S. (New York Times)
February 26	Gibson's "Passion" Debuts Worldwide (CNN)
February 26	The Passion Inflames the Web (Wired News)
February 25	Wichita Woman Collapses and Dies During "The Passion of Christ" (KTUL News)
February 25	Supreme Court Rules that States Can't be Forced to Fund Religion (Associated Baptist Press)
February 25	ABC, CBF in on Formation of New Ecumenical Effort (Baptists Today)
February 25	BWA Membership Committee, Administration Share Blame for SBC Pull-Out ... (Baptists Today)
February 25	Baptist Studies Program Forming at Luthern Seminary in S.C. (Baptists Today)
February 25	Gibson Film Sharpens Season Spotlight on Christ's Sacrifice (Ashville Citizen-Times)
February 25	The Passion of Christ: Excitement, Disinterest, Curiosity (Orangeburg Times Democrat)
February 25	"The Passion" Runs Intense and Personal (Centreville Times)
February 25	As Controversial Film Opens, Merchandisers Stock Shelves (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
February 24	"The Passion of Christ": Passions and "The Passion" (Baptist Standard)
February 24	Iraq's Baptists are Survivors, But Ranks are Thinning (AZ Central.com)
February 24	Under Pressure, Bush Casts Support for Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage (ABP)
February 24	"Passion" Evokes Tears, Astonishment for First Coast Movie-Goers (WJXX, Florida)
February 24	"Passion" Tests Faithful's Emotions (Arizona Republic)
February 24	New Zealand Churches Join Push to Lower Censorship of the Passion (New Zealand Herald)
February 24	Missionaries Held in Village in Conversion Row (KanglaOnline, India)
February 24	Proposal to Rename SBC Finds Favor Among Leaders (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 23	CBF Council Approves Doubling Support for Baptist World Alliance (Associated Baptist Press)
February 23	Federal Religious Freedom Panel Recommends 11 Nations for Sanctions (ABP)
February 23	Enron Whistleblower Tells Chilling Tale of Corporate Ruin (Associated Baptist Press)
February 23	Quiet Division in the Heartland (USA Today)
February 23	CBF Must Avoid Partisan Politics, Vestal Tells Council (Baptists Today)
February 23	Lotz Disputes SBC Charges in Letter to BWA Leadership (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 23	Dockery Backs SBC in Baptist Schism (Jackson Sun News)
February 23	"Marriage" Changes May Shake Churches' Tax Exemption (Cybercast News Service)
February 23	Ex-Baptist Leader Asks Forgiveness (Pensacola News Journal)
February 23	Western Baptist College to Add Dorm, Art Center (Salem Statesman Journal)
February 23	Civil Rights Leader Gets Apology 40 Years Later (Shreveport Times)
February 23	Bush Wants Feds in Faith (Mansfield News Journal)
February 22	Protestant Clergy Sex Abuse Issue Murky (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
February 22	Liturgical Traditions Gain Ground Among Evangelicals (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
February 22	Seminary Seeks Help as Education Costs Increase (Rochester Democrat Chronicle)
February 22	Pastor Recalls Attack That Killed Fellow Pastor in Iraq (Boston Globe)
February 21	Accepting Diversity is Key to Harmony, Minister Says (Toledo Blade)
February 21	BGCT, San Antonio Baptists to Pilot Volunteer Disaster Response Network (Baptist Standard)
February 21	Stand in the Gap for BWA (Baptist Standard)
February 21	Passions High Over Movie of the Crucifixion (Birmingham Post Herald)
February 21	Leap of Faith in Dating Online Brings Joy, Doubt (Contra Costa Times)
February 20	Reverend Doomsday (Rolling Stone Magazine)
February 20	Lotz Says BWA Misrepresented in BWA Study Report (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 20	Small Texas Church Loses Tax Exemption for Buildings (Associated Baptist Press)
February 20	Young Pastor Asks: Is Preaching Out of Touch? (Associated Baptist Press)
February 20	Mars Hill Student Strips, Longtime Professor Quits (Associated Baptist Press)
February 20	Complaint Filed Against Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Biblical Recorder)
February 20	Bobby Welch to be Nominated for SBC President (Baptist Press)
February 20	Davidson to be Nominee for Convention First Vice President (Baptist Press)
February 20	Azerbaijan: Court Proceedings to Seize Mosque Next Week (Forum 18, Norway)
February 20	Just How Christian Are We? (Arkansas News Bureau)
February 20	Gibson's Dad Stirs Furor with Anti-Jewish Talk (Dallas Morning News*)
February 20	"Passion's" Buzz Reaches Fever Pitch (Detroit News)
February 20	Churches Oppose Abuse-Reporting Law (Cincinnati Enquirer)
February 19	SBC Executive Committee Votes to Leave BWA (Baptist World Alliance)
February 19	"The Passion" Offers Bloody, Powerful Vision of Jesus' Death (Associated Baptist Press)
February 19	Dockery Voices Common Ground for Calvinist, Arminian Views (Baptist Press)
February 19	No Ministers at Lunch, School Board Maintains (Evansville Courier & Press)
February 19	ABCUSA Leaders Respond to SBC Proposed Withdrawal from BWA (ABC-USA)
February 19	Ten Commandments Foe Stirs Festival (Miami Herald)
February 19	State Lotteries Most Popular Form of Gambling, Gallup Says (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 19	New Churches Open as Catholicism Grows (Myrtle Beach Sun News)
February 18	Baptist Leader Quinn Pugh Dead at 74 (Baptists Today)
February 18	SBC Executive Committee OKs Plan to Leave BWA, Form Global Network (ABP)
February 18	Southern Baptists Gearing Up to Get Out the Vote, Promote Values (Associated Baptist Press)
February 18	New Orleans Seminary Delays SBC Effort to Consolidate Control (Associated Baptist Press)
February 18	Executive Committee Asks New Orleans Seminary to Adopt Sole Membership (Baptist Press)
February 18	Publisher's Campaign Will be All About Jesus (The Tennessean)
February 18	SBC Name Change is Cosmetic Makeover (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 18	SBC Executive Committee Votes to Withdraw from BWA (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 17	SBC Executive Committee OKs Plan to Leave BWA, Form New Group (ABP)
February 17	State Newspaper Editors Decline BWA Study Offer (Associated Baptist Press)
February 17	SBC President Jack Graham Calls for Southern Baptist Name Change (Associated Baptist Press)
February 17	SBC President Proposes Name Change, to Appoint Committee (Baptist Press)
February 17	Quinton Pugh Dies at 74; Led N.Y. Baptists for 12 Years (Baptist Press)
February 17	BaptistStandard.Com Victim of Virus Attack (Baptist Standard)
February 17	CBF Diplomatic Missionaries Shift Ministry to North Carolina (Associated Baptist Presss)
February 17	SBC Gearing Up to Get Out the Vote (Biblical Recorder)
February 17	ERLC Launches Voting Initiative in View of "Crucial" 2004 Ballot (Baptist Press)
February 17	GOP Introduces Bill Allowing Display of Ten Commandments (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
February 17	Southern Baptists May Change Name (The Tennessean)
February 17	Black Baptists Pick Cincinnati for 2008 (Cincinnati Enquirer)
February 17	Rhode Island Pastor Dies in Iraq Shooting (Boston Globe)
February 17	Belarus: More Pastors Fined (Forum 18, Norway)
February 17	Islamic Women Fear Islamic Constitution (Billings Gazette)
February 17	Is CBF the Center of SBC Complaint Against BWA, or Scapegoat? (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 17	Gibson Discusses "The Passion" on Prime Time (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 16	FamilyNet to Begin Integrating Fox News Reports in Programming (Baptist Press)
February 16	Opening China to Religion (Houston Chronicle)
February 16	Nashville Rights Struggle Recalled (Knoxville News Sentinel)
February 16	SBC Vote on BWA Withdrawal Scheduled Tuesday (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 16	Evangelical Leader Hopes Web Site Will Prompt "Passion" Postscript (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 15	Man of Faith Surrounded by Cloud of Doubt (Cincinnati Enquirer)
February 15	Thousands Protest Head Scarf Ban (CNN)
February 14	Commandments Go Public Outside Court (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
February 14	Southern Baptists Bring New York Their Gospel (New York Times*)
February 13	Via "Cold Mountain," Old Music is Revived (Boston Globe)
February 13	Books Examine Jesus as Part of U.S. History (Chicago Sun Times)
February 13	Saudi Arabia Says Valentine's Day Incurs God's Wrath (ABC News)
February 13	First Baptist Returns Home (Winchester Star)
February 13	Baptist Brawl (World Magazine)
February 12	South Korea Scientists Report on Cloned Human Embryos (Associated Baptist Press)
February 12	Azerbaijan: "Traitor" for Being a Christian? (Forum 18, Norway)
February 12	One Man Marches Target Baptist Headquarters (The Tennessean)
February 12	LifeWay Withdraws Quote Endorsing "Rickshaw Rally" VBS Material (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 12	Youngsters Go on Day-Long Famine to Help Poor Children (Bucks Free Press, UK)
February 12	Furor Rising Over "Passion" (Trenton Times)
February 12	Judge: Commandments Can Go (Idaho Statesman)
February 12	Women Turn to Church Programs for Maternal Support (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
February 12	Two Marriage Amendments Fail: Lawmakers Reconvene Today (Boston Globe)
February 12	Dueling Chants of Passion, Venom Marked Scene Outside (Boston Globe)
February 12	GA Senate Committee Passes Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriages (Macon Telegraph)
February 12	Kansas Mulls Marriage Legislation (Kansas City Star*)
February 11	Christian Support for Israel Should Include Concern for Palestinians (Baptist Standard)
February 11	Russia: Tula Baptist and Orthodox Churches Under Attack? (Forum 18, Norway)
February 11	France's Ban on Religious Symbols in Schools Sparks Outcry (Associated Baptist Press)
February 11	Judge Dismisses Most Counts Against Baylor in Wrongful Death Suit (Associated Baptist Press)
February 11	CBF Membership Influenced BWA Decision, Rankin Says (Associated Baptist Press)
February 11	Historic Massachusetts Session Tries to Reverse Gay Marriage (Associated Baptist Press)
February 11	Southern Baptist Doctrinal Study Evades Jesus (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 11	Gibson Says Episcopalian Wife Might Go to Hell, Column Reports (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 11	South Carolina Bills Would Ban Rights, Benefits for Gay Couples (Charlotte Observer)
February 11	Kentucky Church, Schools Clash Over Meetings (Newsday)
February 11	Bible Lessons These Clergy Forgot (Boston Globe)
February 11	Wyoming Senate Kills Bill Calling for Moment of Silence (Billings Gazette)
February 10	Quietly, New Commandments Display Goes up in Alabama Judicial Building (ABP)
February 10	Black Clergy Rejection Stirs Gay Marriage Backers (Boston Globe)
February 10	Christian Conference Prompts VU Response (Vanderbilt Hustler)
February 10	Drivers Unabashedly Promote Christianity (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
February 10	Bars Are at Core of Life in Small Town Montana (Dallas Morning News*)
February 9	Reformation of Christian Manhood Cited as Key to U.S. Revival (Baptist Press)
February 9	U.S. Blocks Visit by Minister from Cuba (Washington Post)
February 9	Groups Take Sides Over Faith-Based Spending (Shreveport Times)
February 9	Pastor Prays on Risky Streets (Rochester Democrat Chronicle)
February 9	Delaware Bishop is Paving the Way for Women of Faith (News Journal)
February 8	Books Plot Rise of Righteous Army (CBS)
February 8	Pilot Reportedly Promoted Christianity on Flight (CNN)
February 8	Sharpton Dazzles Churchgoers in Virginia (USA Today)
February 8	Conservatives Use Gay Union as Rallying Cry (New York Times*)
February 8	A "Southern Strategy" for Democrats (Boston Globe)
February 7	Passion or Prejudice? (Dallas Morning News*)
February 7	Texas Baptists Pass Halfway Mark Toward Goal of 777 New Churches (Baptist Standard)
February 7	Postmodern People Seek "Spiritual Family," Berryhill Insists (Baptist Standard)
February 7	Baptists' All-Day Event Focuses on Unity of Faith (Rochester Democrat Chronicle)
February 7	CBF Membership Influenced BWA Decision, Rankin Says (Biblical Recorder)
February 6	CBF Resolves to Stay on Mission in Face of Criticism (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship)
February 6	On a Crusade: Outreach Worker Fighting Scourge of AIDS (Henderson Gleaner)
February 6	Faith the Guide to Those Who Envision SW Florida Christian Group Home (Naples Daily News)
February 6	Many Christian Schools Teach Darwin's Theory (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
February 6	BGCT Theater Ad Plays Off Gibson's "Passion" Controversy (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 5	IMB's Overseas Partnerships Not a BWA Issue, Rankin Says (Baptist Press)
February 5	NAMB to End Endorsement of Women as Military Chaplains (Baptist Press)
February 5	Context Muddled Remarks, Warner Says (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
February 5	House Approves Another Bill Allowing Religious Discrimination (Associated Baptist Press)
February 5	Same-Sex Marriages Imminent After Massachusetts Court's Ruling (Associated Baptist Press)
February 5	Retired Pastor to Become Head of Texas Baptist Benevolent Group (Associated Baptist Press)
February 5	Some Christians See "Passion" As Evangelism Tool (New York Times*)
February 5	Churches Flock to See Controversial Film on Jesus (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
February 5	President or Pitch Man? (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 5	Intelligence Design Bill in Missouri House (Gladstone News)
February 4	The BWA: Reasons for Parting Ways (Baptist Press)
February 4	AMC Cinemas to Air Toned-Down Baptist Ad (Houston Chronicle)
February 4	Old Preacher Has No New Tricks to Unite Country (The News-Press)
February 4	Women of Conviction and the "New" Conservatives (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 4	What are You Teaching Your People? (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 4	Truett Yanks Gay Student's Scholarship; Baylor, Texas Gay-Rights Groups Protest (ABP)
February 3	Theater Chain Nixes Baptist Ads (Dallas Morning News)
February 3	Texas Baptists Spread Gospel as Super Bowl Comes to State (Associated Baptist Press)
February 3	Texas Evangelism Team Sees Big Results from Small (Associated Baptist Press)
February 3	Jackson's Super Bowl Incident Leads to Further FCC Uproar, Federal Investigation (ABP)
February 3	Army Honors Chaplain for Service to Soldiers in Iraq (Associated Baptist Press)
February 3	Belarus: Baptist Pastors Fined (Forum 18, Norway)
February 3	NAMB Defends Invitation to Catholic Speaker (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 3	Purpose Driven (Forbes)
February 2	Gay Student Loses Scholarship at Baylor's Seminary (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
February 2	Anti-Christian "Nationalism" Creates Debilitating Fissures in Lankan Society (Hindustan Times)
February 2	Hajj: 244 Pilgrims Killed in Stampede at Mecca (Daily Times of Nigeria)
February 2	Texas Baptists Are Next (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 2	Cross-Cultural Competency: Resources for Effectiveness in the Global Village (EthicsDaily.Com)
February 2	"Evolution" Should Stay, Says Perdue (OnlineAthens)
February 2	Some Don't Mix Religion and Politics (Corpus Christi Caller Times)
February 2	Race, Roots, Big Part of Messages in South (Chicago Tribune*)
February 1	Notification Bill Faces Challenges (Washington Post)
February 1	Father-Son Team Helps Relief Effort (Dallas Morning News)
January 31	Evolution Furor Heats Up (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
January 31	Prayers Snared (Dallas Morning News)
January 31	Early American Sacred Harp Singing Enjoys a Revival (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
January 30	Candidates Express Support for Separation, Opposition to "Faith-Based" Program (ABP)
January 30	BWA President 'Cannot Understand Why Baptists Can't Work Together' (Baptists Today)
January 30	Samford University President Outlines $200 Million of Growth Plans (Times Daily)
January 30	Former BWA Leader Labels SBC Fundamentalism "Heresy" (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 30	Resources on Mel Gibson's Upcoming "The Passion" (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 30	Barrow Finds Ally to Help Fight Suit (Online Athens)
January 29	BWA Leader Insists Baptists Need to "Stick Together" (Baptist Standard)
January 29	Influence of Local Associations Factors into Unrest in N.C. (Associated Baptist Press)
January 29	Texas Convention Must Change to Reverse Decline, Officers Say (Associated Baptist Press)
January 29	Challenges at Grand Canyon Univ.; Vacant Presidency, Finances (Baptist Press)
January 29	Virginia Senate Tentatively Approves Clergy Reporting Bill (Fredricksburg.Com)
January 29	Clergy Support Striking Grocery Workers (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 29	Elections Have a Baptist Flavor (St. Petersburg Times)
January 29	Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan Forbids Public Christian Prayer (Zenit News Agency, Italy)
January 28	Missouri Baptist Convention, Exec Sued for Slander, Discrimination (Associated Baptist Press)
January 28	Mohler Appoints Moore, Scroggins as Deans at Southern Seminary (Associated Baptist Press)
January 28	Akins Delivers First Address as SEBTS President at Convocation (Baptist Press)
January 28	Mohler Radio Program to Go Nationwide (Baptist Press)
January 28	FamilyNet Series Examines Nation's Biblical Roots (Baptist Press)
January 28	CBF Partner-Study Committee Setting Scope of Task (Associated Baptist Press)
January 28	Mexican Baptists Use Lay Training to Spur Church-Planting Boom (Associated Baptist Press)
January 28	BWA Leaders Say Baptists of the World "Belong Together" (Associated Baptist Press)
January 28	Alabama, Texas Volunteers Feed Quake Victims in Iran (Associated Baptist Press)
January 28	Alliance Leaders Reach Out to Conservative Baptists (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
January 28	Conservatives Gaining Ground in State Conventions, Editor Says (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 28	A Biblical Worldview (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 28	New Reality TV Show to Hunt for Midstate Families with Southern Flair (Macon Telegraph)
January 28	Homosexual Rights Vote Fails at William Jewel, 279-266 (Baptist Press)
January 27	Southern Baptists Urged Not to Leave World Fellowship (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
January 27	SBTS Names New Deans of Theology School, Boyce College (Baptist Press)
January 27	Dupo Reinstates Student in "God Bless" Case (St. Louis Dispatch)
January 27	Evangelical Church's Plans for Eugene Raise Concerns (kgw.com*)
January 27	Christian Arabs Said Leaving Jerusalem (Macon Telegraph)
January 27	British Christian Leaders Warn Against Anti-Semitism (Jerusalem Post)
January 27	North Carolina Moderate Meeting Draws 500 (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 26	Fist and Heel Group Offers Spiritual Touch and Physical Appeal (Houston Chronicle)
January 26	News Briefs from ABP's Washington Bureau (Associated Baptist Press)
January 26	Assortment of Faithful to Attend Forum on Fight to Stop Poverty (The State)
January 26	The Baptist World Alliance and Religious Liberty (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 25	North Carolina CBF Coordinator to Step Down Amid Changes (Associated Baptist Press)
January 25	N.C. Moderates Discuss Options, But Most Staying Put for Now (Associated Baptist Press)
January 25	Baptists End Talk Short of Decision (Greensboro News Record)
January 24	Baptists' Attempt to Branch Off Criticized (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
January 24	WMU Backs World Alliance (The Decatur Daily)
January 24	Moderate Baptists Discuss Their Role (Greensboro News Record)
January 24	BGCT Leaders Affirm Reorganization (Baptist Standard)
January 24	BGCT Must Change to Avoid Continued Decline, Officers Say (Baptist Standard)
January 24	DBU Launches Christian Education and Leadership School, Names Dean (Baptist Standard)
January 24	A Woman's Place: A Historical Overview of Women in the BSC (Biblical Recorder)
January 23	SBC Leaders' BWA Proposal Sparks International Response, No Reversal (Baptist Standard)
January 23	Southern Baptists' Rupture with BWA Will Wreck Witness (Baptist Standard)
January 23	Baptist Church Sidelines Deacons (Kentucky Post)
January 23	SBC Leader Says BWA is Obsolete (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 23	Class Divide: Why Parents Are Choosing Private (Sydney Morning Herald)
January 23	Baptist Church Offers College Course (The Oklahoma Daily)
January 23	Struggling Baylor Picks Up Pieces (Washington Times)
January 22	Senators Approve DC Vouchers; Opponents Vow Legal Responses (Associated Baptist Press)
January 22	North Carolina CBF Head Stepping Down (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 22	Women Ministers to Get Lift Saturday (Times Picayune)
January 22	GOP Groups Differ Over Bush Words on Gay Unions (Charlotte Observer)
January 22	"I Just Want to be Included" (Denver Post)
January 22	Christian Symbol of Cross Becomes a Hot Accessory (Sioux City Journal)
January 22	Taking Abortion-Rights to Church (Rocky Mountain News)
January 21	ABC-USA National Ministries Awarded Small Church Grant (American Baptist News Service)
January 21	Bush Touts Faith, Charity, Abstinence in Third State of the Union Address (ABP)
January 21	IMB Opens Sex-Abuse Hotline for Missionaries (Associated Baptist Press)
January 21	Seminary Magazine Describes "Biblical" Womanhood (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 21	Offers of Help Pour In (Cincinnati Enquirer)
January 20	Anonymous Donor Contributes $2 Million to CBF Missions (Associated Baptist Press)
January 20	Minnesota Man Wants Church Donation Back (Associated Baptist Press)
January 20	Yancey Offers Comfort for "Spiritual Explorers" (Associated Baptist Press)
January 20	WMU Executive Board Affirms Ties with BWA (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 20	Gibson's "Passion" Will Open Wide (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 20	Minister's Only Calling is for Better or For Worse (Chicago Tribune*)
January 20	Rallies Apply King's Message to Issues (Albany Times Union)
January 19	No More Text Messages from Jesus (CNN)
January 19	Patterson, in New Slogan, Sets Vision for Southwestern Seminary (Baptist Press)
January 19	Akin Elected President at Southeastern (Biblical Recorder)
January 19	Evangelical Leaders Say its All in the Delivery (NEPA News)
January 19	Falwell Puts His Focus on the Family (The News-Press)
January 19	Baptists Worship, Look to Rebuild (Cincinnati Enquirer)
January 19	Is Diversity Resulting in Unity? (Chicago Daily Herald)
January 19	MLK Day Marked by Church Services, Other Ceremonies (USA Today)
January 19	Presidential Hopeful Dean Makes Pilgrimage to Carter (Columbus Ledger-Enquirere)
January 18	Southern Baptists May Leave Coalition (Louisville Courier-Journal)
January 16	President Bush Uses Recess Appointment, Names Pickering to Court of Appeals (Baptist Press)
January 16	Partners in Hope Continues to Build Trust in South Dakota (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship)
January 16	CBF Contributes Relief Funds, Begins Partnership with Haiti (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship)
January 16	Bush Preaches Power of Faith (Times Picayune)
January 16	Georgia Constitution Party Questions Faith-Based Initiative (U.S. Newswire)
January 16	Protestors Greet Bush in Atlanta at King's Tomb (Online Athens)
January 15	Southern Baptist Position on BWA Unchanged by Worldwide Outcry (ABP)
January 15	Bush Announces Further Expansion of Government Grants to Church Groups (ABP)
January 15	Baptist Pastor Martyred in Tajikistan, BWA Says (Associated Baptist Press)
January 15	Conservative Episcopalians's Plans for Alternative Jurisdiction Revealed (ABP)
January 15	Questionable Enterprises? (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 15	Bush Planning to Promote Marriage (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 15	Civil Rights Leaders Upset by Bush's Planned Visit to MLK Site (Knoxville News Sentinel)
January 15	Historian Says Biblical Religion Produced Civil Rights Victory (North County Times)
January 14	Fike Takes Christian Comedy Seriously (Baptist Standard)
January 14	Planner Says N.C. Moderates Likely to Realign, But Not Split (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 14	A Precaucus Pilgrimage to Plains, Georgia, for Dean (New York Times*)
January 14	Bush Plans $1.5 Billion Drive for Promotion of Marriage (New York Times*)
January 14	Head of Local Union of Evangelist Churches Killed in Tajikistan (ITAR-TASS, Russia)
January 14	County Churches Purchase Defibrillators (Kansas City Star*)
January 14	"Herod's Anchor" Found (News24, South Africa)
January 14	Cost Concerns Aired Over Barrow's Battle for Ten Commandments (Online Athens)
January 14	UA Law Professor Promotes State Tax Reform as Moral Responsibility (University of Alabama)
January 13	BWA Leader Requests Delay in SBC Withdrawal (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 13	Former Illinois Baptist President Nabbed in Prostitution Crackdown (Associated Baptist Press)
January 13	Spiritual Revival Key to Ending Homelessness, Speaker Says (Associated Baptist Press)
January 13	Stacey to Leave Gardner-Webb for Jacksonville Pastorate (Associated Baptist Press)
January 13	Some Conservative, Messianic Jews Criticize Evangelicals for Alliances (ABP)
January 13	Oldham OKs Temporary Ban on Most Courthouse Lawn Displays (Louisville Courier-Journal)
January 13	Pastor Who Was Beaten Ended Retirement to Help Congregation (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
January 12	Speculation Over Cold-Blooded Murder of Baptist Missionary (AllAfrica.Com)
January 12	American Baptist "Seek It!" Website is Up and Running (American Baptist News Service)
January 12	Preacher Sides with ACLU, Faces Cold Town (Athens Banner-Herald)
January 12	Editorials Critical of SBC / BWA Schism (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 12	Faith-Hopping: The National Creed (Charlotte Observer*)
January 12	Cities Click with Online Auctions (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
January 12	Even the Church Gets a Kick Out of It (St. Petersburg Times)
January 12	Duke Endowment's Grant to Aid Areas Closest to Campus (Durham Herald-Sun)
January 11	Joel's Soul (Dallas Morning News)
January 11	Big Sky Chaplain Has Many Talents (Billings Gazette)
January 11	Blaze Guts Historic Roswell Church (WSBTV.Com)
January 11	Race for Cross a Leap of Faith for Greek Aussies (Melbourne Herald Sun)
January 11	Let's Talk: Some Christians Ignore Interfaith Dialogue (Los Angeles Times*)
January 10	Clergy Couples Find Increase in Popularity (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
January 9	Southern Baptist Statesman Albert McClellan Dies (Associated Baptist Press)
January 9	BWA Merits Texas Baptists' Support (Texas Baptist Standard)
January 9	Georgia Pastor Tapped to Lead NAMB's Chaplaincy Evangelism (Baptist Press)
January 9	Banned Books Return to Louisiana College Shelves (Herald Tribune)
January 9	Turkmenistan: Heavy Fines on Balkanabad Baptists (Forum 18, Norway)
January 9	Video Game Subject of Lawsuit (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 9	If We Should Lose Our Way (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 9	Baylor, Bliss Sued by Former Player (Dallas Morning News)
January 8	CBF, American Baptists Aid Iranian Earthquake Victims (Associated Baptist Press)
January 8	Polls Suggest Gay Marriage May Hurt Democrats in 2004 (Associated Baptist Press)
January 8	Billy Graham Recovering After Surgery to Repair Hip (Associated Baptist Press)
January 8	Democrats Find God on Election Trail (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 8	Mars Rover Brings Excitement for OBU Professor (Shawnee News Star)
January 7	Latin American Baptist Leaders Protest SBC Pullout of BWA (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 7	Patterson Makes First Faculty Appointments (Baptist Press)
January 7	Presidential Candidates Find Religion on Campaign Trail (Forth Worth Star Telegram)
January 7	Theological School Changes Name to Reflect New Status (San Antonio Business Journal)
January 6	Moderate North Carolina Baptists Meet to Talk About Their Future (Charlotte News Observer)
January 6	Baylor Chief Says University is Healing (San Antonio News)
January 6	Spiritual Renewal Key to Helping the Homeless (Dallas Baptist Standard)
January 6	New Jersey Governor Signs Cloning Bill (Associated Baptist Press)
January 6	Drummond, 77, Led Southeastern (Raleigh News Observer)
January 6	Jews for Jesus Criticize Evangelicals (Washington Post)
January 6	Baptist Team Cares for Earthquake Victims in Iran (EthicsDaily.Com)
January 5	A Candidate's Faith Shouldn't be Just Another Issue (Dallas Morning News)
January 5	New Afghan Constitution Approved, but Problematic Sections Remain (Associated Baptist Press)
January 5	Lewis Drummond, Former Seminary Head, Dies at 77 (Baptist Press)
January 5	Brinson to Retire from World Mission Support Leadership (American Baptist News Service)
January 1	Tarrant Baptist Association Apologizes for Slavery (Fort Worth Star Telegram)