BAPTISTS TODAY  News Archives (March to April 2006)

   
April 30 U.S. Rallies to Press for Action on Darfur (Winston-Salem Journal)
  Baptist Leader Calls for Immigration Reform (KWTX, TX)
April 29 Break Looms Within American Baptist Churches (San Diego Tribune)
  Baptist Fellowship Churches Ready to Help After Hurricanes (Spartanburg Herald Journal, SC)
April 28 Alliance Vows to Go On Offensive as 'Anti-Racist' Organization (Associated Baptist Press)
  Former SBC Takeover Leader Indicted in Tax Conspiracy (Associated Baptist Press)
  BJC Director: Americans Believe Lies About Church-State Separation (Associated Baptist Press)
  Senators Honor Baptists' Lobbyist (Denton Record Chronicle, TX)
  Immigration Debate Splits Christian Right (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Some NPR, Christian Radio Hearing Stern (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
April 27 At Least of Half of Mercer Trustees, All Future Presidents to be Baptist (Baptists Today)
  Balancing Freedom, Structure is Baptist Dilemma Said Honoree Cecil Sherman (Baptists Today)
  Kentucky Funding for Baptist College Questioned (United Press International)
  New York, LA, Atlanta to Host China Bible Exhibit (Christian Post)
  Coalition Urges Congress to Define Marriage (Contra Costa Times, CA)
April 26 Southern Baptist Activists Renew Call to Quit Public Schools (The Tennessean)
  Religion is New Jamaican Tourism Lure (Herald Publications, India)
  'Radical Religion,' Bush Policies Threaten Security, Author Contends (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Florida Baptists Experience Decline (Florida Baptist Witness)
April 25 2005 Southern Baptist Statistics: Baptisms Down, Membership Up (Associated Baptist Press)
  In Iraq, Man Distributes Study Bibles to Soldiers Facing 'Ultimate Sacrifice' (ABP)
  Baptist Conventions Pledge $1 Billion in Katrina Relief (Associated Baptist Press)
  High Court Turns Away N.Y. Case on Religious Discrimination (Associated Baptist Press)
  Baylor's Lilley Names Randall O'Brien as Executive Vice-President and Provost (ABP)
  Macon's Mercer Decatur's Calhoun? (Decatur Daily, GA)
  LDS Church Signs Letter on Traditional Marriage (Deseret News, Utah)
  KY Governor Allows Funds for College That Expelled Gay Student (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
  Baptist Deacons Charge Federal Government (Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria)
April 24 CBF Nominates Robert Nash for Top Missions Position (Associated Baptist Press)
  Humility the Key for Common Ground, Stress Baylor Inauguration Speakers (ABP)
  Immigration Debate Divides Baptists (Dickson Herald, TN)
  Pentecostals Celebrate World's Fastest Growing Religion (The Ledger, FL)
  Carter Urges Centrist Baptists to Organize (Christian Century)
  "We're Simply Trying to Worship God With Excellence" (Palm Beach Post, FL)
  Reccord Affirmed in Statement Circulated by 41 Baptist Leaders (Baptist Press)
April 23 Southern Baptists Erect Monument to Billy Graham (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC)
April 22 Baptists Want Members to Support Public School System (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  Baptists Should Agree About Disagreeing, Minister Says (Forth Worth Star-Telegram)
  Mission President's Resignation Baffles Local Baptists (Decatur Daily, AL)
April 21 Christian Groups in Trouble With State (Chicago Tribune)
  City Hosts Baptist Meeting (Birmingham News)
  'American Theocracy' Author Sees Country on a Precipice (Rocky Mountain News)
  Survey Results: Church Not Important for Spiritual Growth, Americans Say (ABP)
  Louisiana Baptists Plan to Build 1,000 New Orleans Homes in Two Years (ABP)
  New Orleans-Area CBF Church Emerges in Katrina's Aftermath (Associated Baptist Press)
April 20 Some Say They Won't Stop Tending to the Poor - No Matter What (Macon Telegraph)
  A Different Kind of Church, A Different Kind of Baptist (The Plainsman, AL)
  Baptist Official Accused of Mismanagement Quits (The Tennessean)
  'Playboy' Returns to Waco in Effort to Recruit Students (The Lariat)
  Southern Baptists Experience Drop in Baptisms (Baptist Press)
April 19 Williams Reassures Baptist College (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  The Debate on Da Vinci (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
  Action Postponed on Study Committee Reports (Biblical Recorder)
  Christian Group Loses Membership Case (San Jose Mercury News)
  As Collaboration Takes Root Worldwide, Focus on "Purity" Isolates SBC Missions (ABP)
  'Christian MySpace' Promises Teens Internet Safety, But Others Not So Sure (ABP)
  Resolution on Baptist Dissent Submitted to SBC Committee (Associated Baptist Press)
  As Social Norms for Clothing Change, so do Definitions of 'Sunday Best' (Associated Baptist Press)
  Young Hispanic Baptists Call for 'Compassionate' Immigration (Associated Baptist Press)
  Students Charged in Alabama Arsons Plead "Not Guilty," Get June Trial Date (ABP)
April 18 Baptists to Help Churches Rebuild (Times Picayne)
  Baptist Church Sets Up Shop in Hotel (Trenton Times, NJ)
  Chinese Christian Official Says Believers Are Free to Worship Within Limits (China Post)
  SBC President, Florida Trustees Respond to Reccord's Resignation (Florida Baptist Witness)
April 17 Bob Reccord Resigns as NAMB President (Baptist Press)
  NAMB President Reccord Resigns After Controversy, Trustee Urging (Associated Baptist Press)
  Creationist Will Lead Seminary Science Center (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Ga. Dome Packed for Easter Service (11Alive.Com)
  Christians Prevented from Attending Jerusalem Rites (Times Online, UK)
  Religion, Personal Choice Spike Cluster of Home-Schoolers in Montana (Billings Gazette)
April 16 Faithful Celebrate Easter with Different Traditions (Gainesville Times, GA)
  World Wide Web Finds Religion (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA)
  Scrutiny of Scriptures Fosters Uncertainty (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  Young Latino Baptists Take Immigration Stand (Houston Chronicle)
April 15 As Flock Dwindles, Faith Endures (Atlanta Journal-Constitution*)
April 14 Christians Reach Beyond Easter Uproar to Find Hope (USA TODAY)
  Europe's Baptists: No Alternative to the Sanctity of Marriage (Christian Today, UK)
  Who Will Stay - And Who Will Help? (Dallas Morning News)
  Mormons, Evangelical Protestants, Baptists Top Church Attendance (Gallup Poll News)
April 13 Rally for Religious Rights (Danbury News Times, CT)
  Kazakhstan: Soviet-Era Baptist Prisoner Again Prosecuted (Forum 18, Norway)
  'Da Vinci Code' Debate: Alabama Baptist Churches Prepare to Defend Jesus (Alabama Baptist)
  Reccod Mulls Resignation From NAMB While Some Trustees Warn of Firing (ABP)
  IMB May Dismiss Africa Missionaries for Starting Non-Baptist Congregation (ABP)
  New Christian Ecumenical Group off the Ground with 34 Members (Associated Baptist Press)
  Despite SBC Urging, VP Nominees Don't Toe the Line on Donations (Associated Baptist Press)
  Coffin, Outspoken Activist, Pastor of NYC's Riverside Church, Dies (Associated Baptist Press)
  Hollifield Elected to Director's Post in North Carolina Baptist Convention (Associated Baptist Press)
  Record Number of U.S. Church Groups Reflects Immigration, Yearbook Says (ABP)
April 12 Holy Land's Christians Caught in Midst of Conflict (Reuters)
  Baptist Colleges and Schools Promote Online Programs Via New Web Site (eMediaWire)
  Christians, Muslims on Alarming Path (Myrtle Beach Online)
  Franklin Graham to Hold Christian Festival in 2007 (Virginian Pilot)
April 11 Jimmy Carter Gathers Baptist Leaders, Urges Them to Transcend Differences (ABP)
  ABP, Baptist Standard Form 'Strategic Alliance' (Associated Baptist Press)
  Gay Student's Expulsion Spawns Uproar at Kentucky Baptist School (Associated Baptist Press)
  Mercer Discusses New Doctorate (Macon Telegraph)
  First Baptist Church Begins New Era With Mac Brunson (First Coast News, FL)
  American Baptists Seeking to Position Mission Ministry (Spero News)
  Uganda: Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday (AllAfrica.Com)
April 10 Christian Coalition Shrinks as Debt Grows (Washington Post)
  Christian Takes on the Right (Australian, Australia)
  Congregations Reflect on Storm Losses (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  Cave of John the Baptist Dates to Time of Isaiah (Spero News)
  Wave of Generosity Impresses Relief Agencies (Gallatin News Examiner, TN)
April 9 Dembski Leaving Post at Seminary (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Church Growth Reflects Houston Population Boom (Macon Telegraph)
  Most Don't Believe in the Resurrection (Detroit News)
April 8 Baptist School Ousts Gay Student (Lexington Herald)
April 7 'Genius of America' Found in Individual Rights, Saperstein Says (Baptists Today)
  Rabbi Warns of 'Politicizing Religion' (Baptists Today)
  Retaining Religious Freedom (Macon Telegraph)
  America Ailing, Falwell Says (Charleston Gazette, WV)
  The Judas Gospel (Chicago Tribune)
  Many Faiths Join Unity Organization (Chicago Tribune)
  More Churches Observing Palm Sunday With Fronds (Birmingham News)
  BGCT Leader Speaks Out to Support National Immigration Reform (Associated Baptist Press)
  Evangelical Leaders Write Bush to Boost Immigration Reform (Associated Baptist Press)
  Rex Horne to Become 15th President of Ouachita (Associated Baptist Press)
  Day After Apparent Compromise, Immigration Reform Takes Hit (Associated Baptist Press)
April 6 Baptists May Try to Oust Belmont Board for Control (Fairview Observer, TN)
  Attorney Renews His Fight Against 'Under God' in Allegiance Pledge (Columbus Ledger, GA)
  Cable Trouble for United Church Adverts (Spero News)
  Conservative Colleges Visited by Gay Christians (San Francisco Chronicle)
April 5 Campus Forum Delves Into Religious Diversity (Baylor University Lariat)
  Bible Bill Creates Doubters Among Some Clergy (Savannah Morning News)
  Study Claims Ice, Not Water, Kept Jesus Afloat (CNN)
  Big Gain for Rich Seen in Tax Cuts for Investments (New York Times)
  Tennessee Baptist Churches Rally to Help Tornado Victims (Associated Baptist Press)
April 4 New Christian Pro-Israel Lobby Aims to Be Stronger Than AIPAC (Uruknet, Italy)
  Christianity Exhibit Features Pieces from Dead Sea Scrolls (Shreveport Times, LA)
  Non-Mainline Protestant Churches Growing in U.S. (Spero News)
  Lawmakers Rush to Blunt Anti-Gay Church (Chicago Tribune)
  Tennessee Baptists to Challenge Belmont, May 'Vacant' Board (Associated Baptist Press)
  Just Days After Asserting 'War,' DeLay Leaves Congress (Associated Baptist Press)
  Afghanistan President Karzai Praises Treatment of Exiled Christian (Associated Baptist Press)
  Paul Corts Named 5th President of Christian College Council (Associated Baptist Press)
  Pro Fisherman With No Legs, One Arm Uses Profession to Witness to Others (ABP)
  Longtime Illinois Columnist Tom Adams, 75, Dies (Associated Baptist Press)
April 3 Off-Campus Bible Courses Available (Gainesville Times, GA)
  Banks Keep the Faith in Funding (MSNBC)
  Lexington First Baptist: Uncertain Future (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)
  Dems Blast McCain for Falwell Flip-Flop (New York Daily News)
  The Abortion-Rights Side Invokes God, Too (New York Times*)
April 2 Organized Religion Bouncing Back, Sociologist Claims (Edmonton Journal, Canada)
  Churches Focus on Obese African-Americans (United Press International)
April 1 Baptist Report Takes Missions Chief to Task (The Tennessean)
March 31 Ministry Serves Women, Orphans in Sudan (Birmingham News)
  'Scopes' Trail Highlights 'Old-Time Religion' (Winston-Salem Journal)
  Largest Study of Prayer to Date Finds It Has No Power to Heal (Orlando Sentinel)
  Pontiff Lists 3 Principles for Christians in Politics (Zenit News Agency, Italy)
March 30 Secret World of Afghan Christians (ABC News)
  Taliban Condemns Release of Afghan Christian Convert (Zaman Online, Turkey)
  Samford Students Hear of Fight Against Sex Slavery (Alabama Baptist)
  Gulfport Church Says Goodbye to Buildings Gutted by Katrina (Associated Baptist Press)
  Texas Woman Nominated as Next CBF Moderator (Associated Baptist Press)
  Threat of Death for Conversion Not Unique to Afghanistan (Associated Baptist Press)
  Catholics, Mainliners, Jews, Evangelicals Unite to Support Immigration Reform (ABP)
March 29 DeLay, GOP Speak at "War on Christians" Conference (Helena Independent Record, MT)
  Arrest Made in N.Y. Pastor's Stabbing (Newsday, NY)
  Baptist Temple Calls Tax Plan Discrimination (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
  First Baptist Bids Farewell to Hurricane-Battered Site (Baptist Press)
March 28 Religion Infuses Atmosphere of Mississippi Capitol (Clarion Ledger, MS)
  Baptist Minister Stabbed to Death (WNBC, NY)
  African Christianity Boom Spills to US (Sacramento Bee)
  Exhibition on Bible in China Coming to 3 U.S. Cities (Associated Baptist Press)
  N.C. Baptists Gear Up for Crossover Evangelistic Efforts (Biblical Recorder)
March 27 Wife Confesses to Pastor's Murder; Police Have Yet to Assign a Motive (Associated Baptist Press)
  Afghan Pastor to Be Freed, Applying for Asylum for Own Safety (Associated Baptist Press)
  Wayland Baptist Loses Hardage in California Plane Accident (Associated Baptist Press)
  Some Baptists Believe Gift of Tongues Remains (Gallatin News Examiner, TN)
  Local Pastor Leads 'The Da Vinci Code' Challenge (Charleston Post and Courier, SC)
  First Baptist Pastor Jim Henry's Final Service Full of Joy, Tears (Orlando Sentinel)
  Wayland Baptist Official Dies in Plane Crash (KWTX, TX)
March 26 Alabama Church Destroyed by Suspicious Blaze (CNN)
  Officials: Afghan Convert to Be Freed (CNN)
  Freed Canadian Hostage Returns Home (Guardian Unlimited, UK)
March 24 Top Muslim Clerics: Convert Must Die (CNN)
  Baptist Trustee Safe from Ouster Try (Arkansas Democrat)
  Who Are the Christian Peacemakers? (ABC News)
  Just What is This Thing Called "The Emerging Church?" (Crosswalk.Com)
  Trustees Clash With Rankin Over Doctrinal Charges, Information Access (ABP)
  Trustees Impose Controls Over Reccord After Report Reveals NAMB Abuses (ABP)
  Baptist Union of Great Britain Picks Edwards for Secretary Role (Associated Baptist Press)
March 23 IMB Won't Remove Blogging Trustee But Prohibits Dissent in Future Actions (ABP)
  Religious Leaders Outraged by Plan to Punish Those Who Help Immigrants (Orlando Sun-Sentinel)
  Investigation: Juice Was Tainted with Soap (Darien Times, CT)
  Governor Helps Launch Project Genesis Expansion (Daily Press, VA)
  Panel Appointed to Modify Policies, But Reccord Will Stay on at NAMB (ABP)
  North Carolina CBF Approves Budget, Elects New Leaders (Associated Baptist Press)
  Ouachita Trustees Urge Feasibility Study for Graduate Program in Theology (ABP)
  Diverse Groups Urge Administration to Intervene in Afghan Man's Case (ABP)
March 22 Baptist Controversy Has Tongues Tied (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN)
  Clinic Fills Often Neglected Need (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)
  Gay Marriage Friends, Foes Insist God is on Their Side (Contra Costa Times, CA)
March 21 Baptists Celebrate Diversity at Annual Assembly (Black UK Online, UK)
  Bible Bill Passes the Georgia House (Gainesville Times)
  Afghan Man Faces Death for Being a Christian (Chicago Tribune)
March 20 Pastors Voice Little Criticism of War On Anniversary of Iraq Invasion (Tri-Valley Herald, CA)
  Church Fire Suspects Decline to Post Bond (Washington Post)
  Texas Televangelist Receives Multimillion-Dollar Book Deal (NBC5i.Com)
March 19 Takeover Proposal Worries Some BR Baptists (2theAdvocate, LA)
  Southern Baptists Not Meeting Baptism Goal (BeliefNet)
  Shuttlesworth Delivers Final Sermon (Cincinnati Enquirer)
March 18 Satellite Images Renew Interest in Search for Noah's Ark (Associated Baptist Press)
  More Baptist Churches Looking to Lent for Community, Confession, Cadence (ABP)
  Ordination Variations: Some Wonder is it Baptistic? Is it Biblical? (Associated Baptist Press)
  Cincinnati Leaders Change Direction on Homosexuality Discrimination (Associated Baptist Press)
  House Passes Resolution Condemning Russian Religious-Freedom Violations (ABP)
March 17 Christian Activism Lags as South Florida Rally Opens (Miami Herald)
  In Interview, Romney Aligns with Christian Right (Boston Globe)
 

First Baptist Starts Work on $16 Million Addition (Hendersonville Star News, TN)

March 16 Meeting Christians Online (Christianity. Ca)
  Christians Meet to Step up Peacemaking in Israel (Ekklesia, UK)
  Politics Can Cloud Message From the Pulpit, Leaders Say (Rocky Mountain News, CO)
  New Rules Impede Religious Travel (Miami Herald)
March 15 Southern Baptists Prioritize Marriage, Abortion, Religious Freedom in 2006 (Christian Post)
  Body of Slain Peace Activist Returned to United States for Burial (Associated Baptist Press)
  Rural Texas Pastor Bucks the Norm, Running for Legislature as Democrat (ABP)
  Religion Growing Theme in Politics (Joplin Globe, MO)
  Three Charged in Arson Fire Spree Transported to Federal Court (Birmingham News)
  Volunteers Help Others During Break (Port Arthur News, TX)
  Church Setting Becomes Hip Gathering Spot (GoTriad, NC)
March 14 Church Arson Arrests Have Parents Talking With Their Kids (Birmingham News)
  Cowboy Churches Put Blut-Jeans Spin on Worship (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
March 13 Religious Bias Had No Role in Fires, Bishops Say (Montgomery Advertiser, AL)
  New Counterculture is a Christian Movement with Alternative Churches (The Ledger, FL)
  Cuba's New Rules on Churches Seem as Curb on Religious Freedom (The State, SC)
  Kidnapped Christian Peace Activist Tom Fox Found Dead in Baghdad (Associated Baptist Press)
March 12 Churches Look to Strip Malls for Expansion, Accessibility (Team4News, TX)
  Gay Rights Activists Arrested at Christian Campus (Chicago Tribune)
  New Orleans Ovation Greets Billy Graham (CNN)
March 11 For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats (New York Times*)
  Stem Cell Proposal Splits Missouri G.O.P. (New York Times*)
March 10 Record Numbers Flocking to Christian Colleges (Chicago Tribune)
  SMU Senior Focused on Helping Women in India (Dallas Morning News)
  Birmingham-Southern Confronts Arson in Aftermath (Birmingham News, AL)
  Alcohol May Have Fueled Alabama Church Fires (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC)
  Rebuilding Faith: New Orleans Pastor Offers Hope (Daily Advertiser, LA)
  Gulfport Church Decisions Vary (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)
  Bush Tout's Charity-Funding Figures at Odds with Non-Partisan Study (Associated Baptist Press)
  Debate About Baylor's Future Asks: Should Baptists Learn From Catholics? (ABP)
March 9 Campbellsville University, Simmons Form Partnership (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  3 Students Held in Church Fires Set in Alabama (New York Times)
  Foursome Expelled from Baptist Church (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  Watered-Down Clergy Reporting Bill Clears Virginia House (Daily Press, VA)
  Dakota Baptists Begin Educating Ministers Via Streaming Video (Baptist Press)
March 8 Lott to Retire as BWA Exec; Kazakh Baptists Withdraw (Associated Baptist Press)
  Three Students Arrested, Charged with Nine Alabama Church Fires (Associated Baptist Press)
  Two Arrested in Alabama Church Fires (CNN)
  Heaven and Health Share Attention in Some Churches (Indianapolis Star)
  Church Involvement in Banning Gay Marriage Broke Election Law (Billings Gazette, MT)
  PodPoint Aims to Get all Churches on the Web (Ashland City Times, TN)
  R.A. Miller, 'Down to Earth' Folk Artist, Dies (Gainesville Times, GA)
  Waco Church Undergoes Time of Renewal After Pastor's Death (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  Jury Recommends Three Life Terms for Ex-Pastor (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  Teens Suspected in Vandalizing Texas Church (Team 4 News, TX)
March 7 Chairman Asks IMB Committee to Revisit, Clarify Controversial Issues (Associated Baptist Press)
  IMB Trustee Chairman Hatley Explains Board's Actions (Baptist Press)
  Court Disallows Law-School Ban on Campus Military Recruiters (Associated Baptist Press)
  New Video of Kidnapped Christians Buoys Hopes for Activists' Fate (Associated Baptist Press)
  South Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Ban Law (Boston Globe)
  South Dakota Abortion Law Unlikely to Ever to Take Effect, Experts Say (Chicago Sun-Times)
  Proposed Missouri House Resolution on Religion Irks Some Here (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
  Seminaries Threaten to Stop Sending Chaplains to Military (MarineTimes)
  Baptist Leader to Open Promise Keepers Events (Spero News)
March 6 Russian Church Happy with Cooperation Between Muslims, Christians (Interfax-Religion, Russia)
  Moore Draws Applause in Area Sermon (Huntsville Times, AL)
  After Church Fires, Spirit of Renewal and Hope Stands Firm (Charlotte Observer, NC)
March 5 Q&A With David Coffey (Dallas Morning News)
  Full Gospel Baptists to Convene its Convention in New Orleans (Louisiana Weekly)
March 4 Church Begins Anew in Georgia (San Bernardino Sun, CA)
  First Baptist Spreads the Word 24 Hours a Day (Hattiesburg American, MS)
  Southern Baptists Growing, Learning: Interview With Bobby Welch (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)
March 3 Alabama Judge Declares War on U.S. Supreme Court (Texas Lawyer)
  Survey Questions Politicians on Jesus (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY)
  Giant Cross Pleases Some, But Not All its Neighbors (South Bend Tribune, IN)
  Catholics, Baptists Stand for Lent (NewsChannel5, TN)
  TV Film Crew Explores Hutterite Sociology (Billings Gazette, MT)
March 2 Altio's Note to Evangelist is Called Just Thanks (New York Times)
  Day of Prayer Unites Christians Worldwide (Public Opinion, Chambersburg, PA)
  Governments Urged to Remember Christians in Islamic States (CNSNews, VA)
  Peace Group to March in Protest of Iraq War (Mobile Register)
  New Florida Town Would Restrict Abortion (CNN)
  Gaddy Warns Mainstream Baptists to be Vigilant on Religious Liberty (Associated Baptist Press)
March 1 More Denominations Join Lent Service (Gallatin News Examiner, TN)
  Faith Groups Try to Help Students Strengthen Their Beliefs (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN)
  Alan Jackson Recalls 'Precious Memories' With New Gospel CD (Clarion Ledger, MS)
  Church Revival is His Passion (Dallas Morning News)
  Mixed Section of Iraqis See Hope Dashed (New York Times)
  Pilgrim Baptist Church Gets Historic Site Status (ABC7 Chicago)
  Jerry Falwell Denies Jerusalem Post Story, Says Everyone, Including Jews, Needs Christ (BP)