BAPTISTS TODAY  News Archives (November-December 2005)

                                       

December 30 Popes Top List of 2005 Religion-Related Stories (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV)
  Church Builds Friendships With Technology (Huntsville Times, AL)
  Teenagers Mix Churches For Faith That Fits (New York Times*)
December 29 Disaster Response Top N.C. Story in 2005 (Biblical Recorder)
  'Exit Strategy' Idea May Be Catching On Among Southern Baptists (Agape Press)
December 28 Falwell to Speak at Justice Sunday III, January 8 (U.S. Newswire)
December 27 Pastor Accuses City of Discriminating Against Churches (10News.Com)
  Evangelicals Direct Clout at Global Warming (Atlanta Journal-Constitution*)
December 26 Katrina Victims Salvage Holiday Spirit (Forbes)
December 25 Status of New Orleans-Area Churches in Some Denominations (KATC, LA)
December 24 Christmas Spirit Returns to Bethlehem (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
  Locals Spend Christmas Volunteering in Louisiana (Northwest Arkansas Times)
  Pastor Too Busy to Discuss Closing Church on Sunday (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  3 Churches' Youth Work, Learn Together (Louisville Courier-Journal)
December 23 Magazine Lauds Houston Attorney for Accomplishments (Houston Business Journal)
  Baptists, Lutherans Join Catholics in Opposing Embryonic Research (St. Louis Review)
  Pastor's Wife Says She Left Airplane of Own Accord (CNN)
  Couple Lets all the World Control Their Christmas Lights (Scripps Howard News Service, D.C.)
  Quiz Meets Erase Denominational Barriers (CanadianChristianity.Com)
December 22 Judge's Ruling Seen as Blow to Intelligent Design (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)
  Area Churches, Beginning With First Baptist, Open Doors to Homeless (WMDT, MD)
  Top Stories of 2005 (Agape Press)
  Katrina 'Put a Face on Poverty,' But Will Long-Term Picture Change? (Associated Baptist Press)
  Senate Narrowly Passes Budget Cuts Opposed by Anti-Poverty Leaders (ABP)
  Underwood Closes Baylor Tenure Urging Grads to Challenge 'Prevailing Orthodoxy' (ABP)
  Judson President Says Alleged Theft Will Not Cost School (Alabama Baptist)
December 21 Discovery Institute Work Figured in Ruling (Seattle Times)
  Ruling to Fuel Debate on Intelligent Design (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Mormons Gain Diverse Members in Inner Cities (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
  The War on Christmas, the Prequel (Slate)
December 20 Federal Court Issues Sweeping Judgment Against Teaching of Intelligent Design (ABP)
  Intelligent-Design Proponents Say Judge's Decision is Overreach (Associated Baptist Press)
  One Year Later, Fellowship Continues Redevelopment in Tsunami Zone (Associated Baptist Press)
  Will Katrina-Inspired Compassion Change Long-Term Poverty Fight? (Associated Baptist Press)
  Churches Join Forces to Combat Loneliness (Rocky Mount Telegram, NC)
  Church Ordains City's First Episcopal Priest (News Journal, TX)
  Barbara Walters Eyes the Afterlife (Pioneer Press, MN)
  Cuts in Christmas Day Services at Salem Churches Anger Some (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
December 19 SBC Rift Emerges Into Daylight (Biblical Recorder)
  North Carolina Churches Help Louisiana Residents Celebrate Christmas in the Bayou (CBF)
  NAMB VP Adams Tapped For Top Illinois Post (Associated Baptist Press)
  Bible Literacy Bill Draws Fire From State School Board (Decatur Daily, AL)
  American Baptist Region Renamed 'Growing Healthy Churches' (Christian Century)
  Gay Rights Issue Splits Christians (Indianapolis Star)
  Claims Tsunami Aid Used as Evangelical Opportunity (ABC Australia)
December 18 Baptist Church's Free Medical Clinic Will Serve Needy, Uninsured (Orlando Sentinel)
  3 Congregations Routed by Katrina Find a Home (Chicago Sun-Times)
  Students Bridge Science, Faith at Christian Colleges (Chicago Tribune)
December 17 Baptist Churches Learn to Embrace Advent Rituals (Baptist Standard)
  Texas Attorney Weighs Reid Inquiry (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
December 16 Religious Groups Join National Fight Against Smoking (Chicago Tribune)
  Prostitution Foes Shift Fight to Men (Chicago Tribune)
  Natural Disasters Dominated News in 2005, Baptist Editors Say (Associated Baptist Press)
  Samford Frontrunner Emerges (Birmingham News)
  Christmas Without Church (The Daily Advertiser, LA)
December 15 Arkansas College President Leads Field of Candidates at Samford University (ABP)
  Mercer, Georgia Baptist Convention Come to Terms on Ending Relationship (ABP)
  Progressive Christian Leaders Arrested While Protesting House Budget Cuts (ABP)
  Is the 'War on Christmas' Worth Fighting Against? (Associated Baptist Press)
  No Matter the Size, Churches Can Point Visitors to Christ at Christmas (Associated Baptist Press)
  Largest Baptist Universities Face Watershed Leadership Changes (Associated Baptist Press)
  Alabama Baptists Fight Sudan, Romania Trafficking (Alabama Baptist)
  Christians Roared Over 'Passion,' Not 'Narnia' (Des Moines Register)
  Christmas Controversy (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  Taking On Poverty May Help Democrats Win Over Religious Voters (Duluth News Tribune, MI)
  Jimmy Carter Agrees to Correct Error in Book, Apologizes for Allegation Against Rogers (BP)
December 14 Online Poker Drove Student to Rob Bank, Lawyer Says (Los Angeles Times)
  Christmas Service DVD Brings Sermon to Sofas (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
  Christian Peacemakers Demand Entry to Guantanamo Bay (Ekklesia, UK)
  Former Moore Supporter Reveals Chilling Prophesy (Decatur Daily, AL)
December 13 Russian Muslims Upset at Christian Symbols on State Emblem (Daily Times, Pakistan)
  Christians Urged to Promote Patriotic Traditions (Nhan Dan, Vietnam)
  Men Find Their Inner Writer at Church Workshop (Seattle Times)
  No Word From Captors on Baptist, 3 Other Christian Hostages in Iraq (Associated Baptist Press)
  A Religious Protest Largely From the Left (Washington Post)
December 12 Culture War Pits UC vs. Christian Way of Teaching (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Christmas Church Controversy (WBKO, KY)
  Church Photos Reveal Big Role in Alabama Life (Montgomery Advertiser)
  Baptist Leader Known for His Passion (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  More Black Families Attracted to Home Schooling (CNN)
  Death Penalty: A Moral Debate (Los Angeles Times)
December 11 Evangelicals Seeing the Light When it Comes to AIDS Outreach (Canton Repository, OH)
  Away in a Coliseum, Nor Room in the Church (Odessa American, TX)
  Churches Keep Their Christmas Services (Louisville Courier-Journal)
December 10 Region's American Baptists Seek Vote to Break with Church (Los Angeles Times)
  A High-Profile Pulpit (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  Christian Musicians Struggle to Stay Faithful to Inspiration (Longview Daily News, WA)
December 9 Conflicting Reports on IMB Vote Tally Raise Questions About Board's Intent (ABP)
  Churches Incorporate Narnia Into Advent Celebrations, Outreach (Associated Baptist Press)
  Conservative Columnist Elected Editor of Louisiana Baptist Paper (Associated Baptist Press)
  Booming Church to Buy Merchandise Mart (Charlotte Observer)
  Walk Through Bethlehem is Back at Shirley Hills Baptist Church (Macon Telegraph)
  Two Atlanta Churches Take Christmas 'Day Off' (Access North Georgia)
  Disney Courts Christian Viewers (Orlando Sentinel)
  'Narnia' Inspires a Boom in C. S. Lewis Books (Chicago Tribune)
  Bush 'Holiday Card' Miffs Conservative Christians (News Tribune, VA)
December 8 Samford Faculty Protest Creation Speech (Birmingham News)
  Kansas University Professor Steps Aside (Wichita Eagle News)
  Base Tree-Lighting Event Pulls No Punches on Christmas References (Macon Telegraph)
  Elsewhere, Cities Alight in Controversy Over What to Call Tree (Virginian Pilot)
  Green Couple's Christmas Effort Has Life of it' Own (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)
  Vestal Joins With Other Religious Leaders to Lobby for Global Poverty Reduction (CBF)
  N.C. Moderates Ponder Alternatives to Support Colleges, Agencies (Associated Baptist Press)
  Execution Deadline Nears for Baptist, 3 Other Christian Hostages in Iraq (ABP)
December 7 Christian Conservatives Push U.S. Companies on Gay Rights (USA Today)
  Students Censure Those Who Beat Professor (Wichita Eagle)
  No Church Today; It's Christmas (Charlotte Observer)
  What Would Jesus Do? Ask His Understudy (Miami Herald)
  Christian Nudists to Build Village in Florida (Arizona Central)
  Wyoming Baptists' Worship Led by Band from New Church (Baptist Press)
  D.C. Baptists Devote Afternoon to Prayer for Ministerial Leaders (Baptist Press)
December 6 Arkansas College President Leads Field of Candidates at Samford University (ABP)
  'Lion, Witch and Wardrobe' Carries Message for Those Who Want to See It (ABP)
  Defenders Call for Support of Evangelicals Convicted of 1997 Mexican Massacre (ABP)
  Gulf Gardens Church Receives Donated Organ (Sun Herald, MS)
  Many Churches Canceling Christmas Services (United Press International)
  Kansas University Professor Who Mocked Christians Treated for Beating (WIBW, KS)
  Christians Persecuted in Burma, Starvation and Persecution Rampant (Christian News Wire)
December 5 Addie Davis, first woman ordained as Southern Baptist minister, dead at 88 (Baptists Today)
  U.S. Muslim and Christian Leaders Appeal for Hostages' Release (WBOC TV 16)
  Grove Baptist Church Goes Beyond Offering Food and Shelter (Virginian-Pilot)
  If It's Big in Today's Politics, He's Involved (Charlotte Observer)
  Church Members Pray for an End to Violence in the City (Louisville Courier-Journal)
December 4 Christians Peer Into the Wardrobe, Like What They See (Orlando Sentinel)
  Religion Celebrated as Key in Civil Rights Movement (Montgomery Advertiser)
December 3 The Lion, the Witch, and Church (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  Underwood Named President of Mercer University (Macon Telegraph)
  Texas Baptist Professors Teach at Nigerian Seminary (Baptist Standard)
  Mexican Baptists Prepare for the 2006 BWA General Council (Christian Post)
December 2 Baylor's Underwood Elected Mercer President, Promises to Strengthen Baptist Identity (ABP)
  Moderates in N.C. Ponder 'Realignment' to Bypass Conservative Convention (ABP)
  Rick Warren Hosts AIDS Conference to Reverse Evangelicals' Neglect (ABP)
  Indiana Legislature's Prayers Must Delete 'Christ,' Federal Judge Says (Associated Baptist Press)
  South Africa Becomes 5th Country to Legalize Gay Marriage Nationwide (ABP)
  Yemen Executes Man Convicted of 2002 SBC Missionary Murders (Associated Baptist Press)
  Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Abortion-Clinic Protestors (Associated Baptist Press)
  Illinois Pastor Heads to Iraq But Leaves Church in Good Hands (Associated Baptist Press)
  Likely Mercer Pick 'Bold,' 'Charismatic' (Macon Telegraph)
  Word&Way Trustees Respond to Executive Board's 'Unlawful' Action (Word and Way, MO)
  Pastors Torn by Implications of House Prayer Ruling (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN)
  Nothing Sacred (Nashville Scene)
December 1 Biltmore Baptist Celebration Starts (Asheville Citizen-Times, NC)
  Bosqueville Church Sees Blessings with Angel Food Ministry (Waco Tribune)
  Judge Rules Against Legislature's Prayers (Marion Chronicle Tribune, IN)
  Narnia Film Fully Booked (Isle of Man Today, UK)
  Missionaries, Lost World Depends on Funds from Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (BP)
November 30 Mercer May Name New President Friday; Baylor's Underwood Likely Choice (Baptists Today)
  Southern Baptist Agency Nixes Controversial Charismatic Practice for New Missionaries (ABP)
  Truett Alumni Association Honors Kyle Lake (Associated Baptist Press)
  As Justices Again Consider Abortion Attention Turns to Shifting Courts (Associated Baptist Press)
  Baltimore Draws Spotlight During Md./Del. Annual Meeting (Baptist Press)
  IRS Complaint Filed Against Focus on the Family (CNN)
  Mercer May Pick New President Friday (Macon Telegraph)
  Catholics Call Church Statement Confusing (Detroit Fee Press)
  Religious Diversity, Collaboration on the Rise (Daily Tar Heel, NC)
  First Baptist's New Pastor Felt Preacher's Calling as Boy (Palm Beach Post, FL)
  SBC's Bobby Welch, in Israel, Treated After Traffic Accident (Baptist Press)
November 29 Execution Brings No Joy to Slain Missionary's Kin (Decatur Daily, AL)
  Iraqi Pledge Over Kidnapped Briton (icCoventry, UK)
  New Orleans to Host Franklin Graham Evangelistic Festival (Christian Post)
  Debate Over Gay Clergy is Testing Many Faiths (Boston Globe)
November 28 Brewton-Parker College Relishes Identity as Baptist Institution (Macon Telegraph)
  British Baptists Call for Day of Prayer for Children to Revive New Generation (Christian Post)
  Denominational Dilemma Hits Churches (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA)
  Groups Helping Clean, Fix Homes (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)
  Evangelical Pastor Seeks Peruvian Presidency (Spero News)
  California Convention Opens With Credentialing Issue (Baptist Press)
November 27 American Baptists Approve New Language Against Homosexuality (Christian Post)
November 26 Katrina Unites Hippies, Church Folks (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
  Book Studies Trends to Seize on How South Keeps the Faith (The Tennessean)
  Oklahoma University Names Interim Dean (Christian Post)
November 25 Needy Line Up Early for Holiday Dinner (Kansas City Star)
  The South is in Flux, and So is What it Means to be 'Southern' (Southern Standard, TN)
  American Baptists Try to Mend Split (Chicago Tribune)
November 24 New Policy: Southern Baptist Missionary Can't Speak in Tongues (BeliefNet)
  Religions Decry Use of Torture (Deseret News, UT)
  Alabama Baptists Tapped for Service (Alabama Baptist)
  Florida Baptist Convention Ready to Assist Churches (Florida Baptist Witness)
  Pastor Punched in Fact at Altar (ABC13.Com, OK)
November 23 Former DeLay Aide: 'Wacko' Christians Will Believe Anything (Christianity Today)
  Teen Who Burned Church Will Have to Work There (Aurora Beacon News, IL)
  Land Swap Prevents Ministry From Serving Needy (Gwinnett Daily Post, GA)
  Potter Girl Bombarded with Bibles to Save Her Soul (NewKerala.Com, India)
  Rev. Rollin Burhans, Pastor and College President, Dies (Louisville Courier Journal)
November 22 Free Speech Zone Faces Challenge (The Ledger, FL)
  Open Door Keeps People Fed, Sheltered and Working (Sedaila Democart, MO)
  Religious Freedom Less Free in Belarus (GospelCom.Net)
  Godsey Reassures Mercer Community About Split (Macon Telegraph)
  Louisiana Baptists Honor Clayton on Retirement from Newspaper (Associated Baptist Press)
  Alabama Baptists Promote Reconciliation During Bus-Boycott Anniversary (ABP)
  Religious Leaders Decry Narrow Passage of Deficit Bill (Associated Baptist Press)
November 21 Baptist, College Ties Being Put to Test (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Bill Aims to Boost Religious Protections at Work (Houston Business Journal)
  Catholic Majority on the High Court? (Christian Century)
  Gift of Scripture Launched With Warning Against Fundamentalism (Ekklesia, UK)
  Cary Minister: Baptist Convention Takes 'Hard Right' Against Homosexuality (WRAL, NC)
  Bethel Baptist Wins Landmark Salute (Birmingham News)
  Godsey Reassures Mercer Students on Split with Baptists (Macon Telegraph)
  Northwest Baptists Look From Here to the Nations' (Baptist Press)
November 20 Baptist, College Split Widens (Macon Telegraph)
  The Carter Principle (Commercial Appeal, TN*)
November 19 Americans Breaking Through Boundaries of Denominations (Jacksonville Daily News, NC)
  Tennessee Baptist Convention Focuses on Evangelism and Education (The Tennessean)
November 18 Meetings of Baptist Groups Show Denominational Variety (Huntsville Times)
  Reyes Urges Baptists to Share Power, Resources (Baptist Standard)
  Baptist World Alliance Appoints New Associate Director of Communications (ChristianToday)
  Four Expelled Over Generator (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)
  Graham Festival a Success in Some Respects (Shreveport Times)
  Faiths Unite for Thanksgiving Service (Galveston Daily News, TX)
  Pastor Resigns Amid Embezzlement Investigation at First Baptist (Winston-Salem Journal)
November 17 Louisiana Baptists Reject Officers, Motions Backed by Conservative Faction (ABP)
  Tennessee Convention Literally, Figuratively Stormy as Action on Belmont Postponed (ABP)
  Kentucky Messengers Overwhelmingly Approve Georgetown College Proposal (ABP)
  Cummings Elected Interim Executive of North Carolina Baptists (Biblical Recorder)
  Conservative Christians Strategize For '06 Elections (Denver Post)
  Baptists, Gays and Trustees (Inside Higher Ed)
  Louisiana Baptists Go Their Own Way (Times Picayune)
  Baptists No Longer Will Fund Belmont (The Tennessean)
  S.C. Baptists Elect New Leader (The State, SC)
  Southern Baptist Legacy (Richmond Times Dispatch)
November 16 Louisiana Baptists Reject Moves Targeted at State Newspaper (Associated Baptist Press)
  Florida Baptists Sign Marriage Petition, Told to Fight Worldview (Associated Baptist Press)
  Texas Baptists' Elections, Speakers Reflect Diversity (Associated Baptist Press)
  Texas Baptists Hear Message of Unity (Houston Chronicle)
  Document May Give Baptists Claim to Belmont's Campus (Gallatin News Examiner, TN)
  Georgia Baptists on Mercer: 'A Growing Incompatibility' (Macon Telegraph)
  Georgetown College Gets OK to Select Own Trustees (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  Conservative Pastor to Head Kentucky Baptists (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  NC Baptists Vote on Homosexuality and Member Churches (Winston-Salem Journal)
  Southern Baptists Change Tactics to Increase Flock (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC)
  SC Convention Drops Initiative to Cost NGU, Baptist Institutions $1.7 Million (The Skyliner, SC)
  Two Boys Accused of Violent Threats (Charlotte Observer)
November 15 Georgia Baptist Convention Votes to Cut Mercer Ties (Macon Telegraph)
  Georgia Baptist Convention Panel Votes to Sever Ties with Mercer University (Macon Telegraph)
  Gay Organization at Mercer Disbands (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  Georgia Baptists Vote to Sever Ties With Mercer Over Gay-Rights Group (ABP)
  Conservatives Gain Ground in N.C. But Retain Budget that Funds CBF (Associated Baptist Press)
  State Baptists 'Going Boldly' (The Leaf Chronicle, TN)
  Students to Vote at Baptist Meeting (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  BGCT Elects First Black President (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  Ministries Battle Violence in Urban Communities (San Bernardino County Sun)
  ACLU: Extend Tax Break to All Religious Books (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  High Court Sidesteps Attempt to Remove 'In God We Trust' (Associated Baptist Press)
  Adrian Rogers Dies at 74; Leader in Takeover (Associated Baptist Press)
  Adrian Rogers, Longtime Bellevue Pastor and Leader in Conservative Resurgence, Dies (BP)
  Adrian Rogers, Southern Baptist Statesman, Dies at 74 (Florida Baptist Witness)
  Adrian Rogers Remembered (WREG, TN)
November 14 Baptists to Vote on Looser Ties With College (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Baptists and Belmont Shift Relationship (Inside Higher Ed)
  Baptists Facing Key Issues (Kinston Free Press, NC)
  Former Bellevue Baptist Church Pastor's Health Declining (WREG, TN)
November 13 New Calling Leads to New Baptist Church (Charlottsville Daily Progress, VA)
  Congregations Strive to Offer Both Security and Welcome (Indianapolis Star)
  Cowboy Church Shucks Pomp for Boots, Bales and Guts of Gospel (Billings Gazette, MT)
  On Abortion, It's The Bible of Ambiguity (New York Times*)
November 12 Baptists' Election Turning Divisive (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  State Baptists Have Busy Year (The Oklahoman)
November 11 Church-State Agency Supports Workplace Religious Freedom Bill (Baptist Joint Committee)
  Virginia Baptists Cut 2006 Budget as Churches Divert Disaster Funds (ABP)
  Few Ministers Respond to Planned Parenthood Invitation (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  Reorganized Interfaith Council Draws Diverse Gathering (Kansas City Star)
  Churches Find it's Better to Give -- Electronically (Chicago Sun-Times)
  Robertson Warns Pennsylvania of God's Wrath (CNN)
  Baptists Respond to Baylor President (Baptist Standard)
  Baptists to Focus on Evangelism at Huntsville Sessions (Decatur Daily, AL)
  Decatur Baptist Rejoins SBC After 50 Years (Decatur Daily, AL)
November 10 Mercer Focuses its Attention on Baylor Professor (Macon Telegraph)
  Underwood a Candidate for Mercer University Presidency (Waco Tribune)
  Ministers Differ on Whether Churches Should Target Abortion or Poverty (Louisville CJ)
  Baptists Adopt Resolutions on Gambling, Gays and Beer (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette*)
  Festival Unites Some Churches; Others Keeping Their Distance (Shreveport Times)
  Religious Right Leaders Celebrate Win, Look for Next Fight (San Angelo Standard-Times*)
November 9 Belmont University Plans to End Formal Ties with Tennessee Baptists (Associated Baptist Press)
  Off-Year Elections Generally Reject Conservative Candidates, Causes (Associated Baptist Press)
  Intelligent Design Advocates Win One, Lose One November 8 (Associated Baptist Press)
  Texas Marriage Amendment Passes But Debate Continues Over Impact (ABP)
  Gray Resigns Alabama CBF Job to Take Full-Time Pastorate (Associated Baptist Press)
  Homosexual Group at Mercer Concerns Ga. Baptists (Baptist Press)
  Iowa Baptists Celebrate 10 Years as Convention (Baptist Press)
  Protestant Pastor Gets 3-Year Sentence (San Diego Union Tribune)
  Arkansas Baptists Convene in Capital (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
  Bikers Shield Mourners From Protestors (Charlotte Observer)
  Baylor Business Dean Boots Gay Board Member (San Antonio Express)
  Intelligent Design's Place at the Table (Science & Technology News)
  Kansas Vote OKs Evolution Criticism (Charlotte Observer)
  Baylor Leader Eyed as Next Mercer Chief (Macon Telegraph)
  Baylor Interim Bill Underwood Expected to be Mercer President (Associated Baptist Press)
  Neutrality in Baylor Fray Gives 'Reconciler' President Advantage (Associated Baptist Press)
  State Department Report Identifies Global Religious Problems (Associated Baptist Press)
  Evolution Slate Outpolls Rivals (New York Times)
November 8 Church: Anti-War Sermon Imperils Tax Status (CNN)
  Conservatives Also Irked by IRS Probe of Churches (Los Angeles Times)
  Baptists Book Convention Center (Pacific Business News, HI)
  Edginess Over a Faith-Based Promise to Serve (Journal and Courier Online, IN)
  A Perfect Storm: Religion, Culture, Timing (St. Petersburg Times)
  Racicot: Supreme Court Nominee May Uphold Roe vs. Wade (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)
  'Exit Strategy' May be Catching On Among Southern Baptists (Agape Press)
November 7 Georgetown Lobbies Baptists to Continue Support (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)
  Pennsylvania Trial Won't End Controversy (The News Journal, DE)
  Storms Wreck Churches, Clergy Salaries (Christian Century)
November 6 Church Discovered Near Armageddon (CNN)
  Q&A With John Lilley, Baylor's New President (Waco Tribune)
November 5 Carter: Americans Were Misled to War (CNN)
  University of Nevada President Picked as New Baylor Leader (Waco Tribune)
  Evangelist is Bucking Trends at Speedway (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  Mother Church of Southern Baptists Marks Anniversary (Greenville News-Record, NC)
November 4 Baylor Elects Nevada Educator, Alum John Lilley as President (Associated Baptist Press)
  Baylor to Name New Choice for President (KXXV TV, TX)
  Nominee is Said to Question Church-State Rulings (New York Times*)
  Intelligent Design Debate Coming (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Carter Condemns Abortion Culture (Washington Times)
  Landmark Church Up for Sale; So Far, No Takers (Maine Today)
  Conservatives Claim School Survey, Ruling 'Undermine' Parental Rights (ABP)
November 3 Cutting Social Programs is Wrong Way to Balance Budget, Religious Leaders Say (ABP)
  Thousands Mourn, 'Embrace Beauty' of Life of Electrocuted Pastor (Associated Baptist Press)
  Baptist 'Brewhaha': Leaders Deny Reports Volunteers Refuse to Pass Out Water (ABP)
  Carter Criticizes Radical Changes in US Policy (Duluth News Tribune, MN)
  Indiana Baptists Urge State Legislators to Pass Marriage Amendment (Baptist Press)
  Concerns About War Growing (Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV)
  Alabama Baptists Respond to Wilma's Devastation (Alabama Baptist)
  Oviedo Church's Plan Unnerves Neighbors (Orlando Sentinel)
  1,800 Celebrate His Life, Message (Charlotte Observer)
  GOP Lawmakers Want Schools to Teach 'Intelligent Design' (Indianapolis Star)
November 2 Southern Baptist Leader Says Rove Called Him About Alito (KRISTV.Com, TX)
  Speaker Favors Integrating Faith, Learning (News Journal, TX)
  Christian Attorneys: Alito the Right Man for the Job (Agape Press)
  Christian Teens Beheaded in Indonesia (Christianity Today)
November 1 Court Hears Case on Christian Sect's Use of Hallucinogen in Worship (Associated Baptist Press)
  Civil-Rights Pioneer in Civic, Baptist Life in Texas Dies (Associated Baptist Press)
  Methodist Court Defrocks Lesbian Minister, Reinstates Pastor Who Denied Gay Member (ABP)
  Alito Would Give Catholics Historic Majority on Supreme Court (Associated Baptist Press)
  Pastor Who Died During a Baptism is Mourned (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)
  Evangelicals Protest New Air Force Religion Policy (Seattle Times)
  The Secrets of Jay Sekulow (New York Law Journal)