BAPTISTS TODAY  News Archives (May to June 2006)

   
June 30 Memphis Church Building Christian Statue of Liberty (Eyewitness News Memphis, TN)
  Today is Godsey's Last as Mercer Chief (Macon Telegraph, GA)
  Christian Pilgrims Back Israeli Troops (Washington Post)
  Reconciling Christians Mix Their Music (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Former Mission Board Worker Gets Anonymous Gift for Ailing Wife (Associated Baptist Press)
  Study Counts 1600 Ordained Baptist Women in the U.S. (Associated Baptist Press)
  Anti-Poverty Reformers Seek Consensus Among Political, Religious Groups (ABP)
  Don't Be Afraid of Evangelicals, Obama Tells Progressives (Associated Baptist Press)
  Pilgrims Continue to Shape America (North County Times, CA)
June 29 Thou Shalt Not ... Steal (Dickson Herald, TN)
  Falwell Celebrates 50 Years Behind the Pulpit at Thomas Road (Daily Press, VA)
  Has Noah's Ark Been Found? (ABC News)
  Christian Convention Welcomes Fletcher (Louisville Courier-Journal)
June 28 Christians in Japan Static for 450 Years (Spero News)
  Obama Urges Democrats to Court Evangelicals (9News.Com)
  Nigeria Offers a Portrait of Steady Catholic Growth in Africa (Grand Forks Herald, ND)
  Ex-Catholics Move Toward a Secular Life (Macon Telegraph, GA)
  Senator Seeks Tax on Pimps, Prostitutes (CNN)
June 27 Black Leaders Plan to Protest Against Christian Conservatives (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  Christian Music Festival Canceled (Centre Daily Times, PA)
  Ouachita Baptist University's New President Looks Forward (Arkadelphia Siftings Herald)
  Episcopal Church to Pull Out (Dallas Morning News)
June 26 Diversity Major Theme of Worship Service (Jackson Sun, TN)
  Iraq Conflict Leaves at Least 130,000 Displaced (Washington Post)
  Gardiner-Webb Vice President Dies in Wreck (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC)
  First Baptist Members Dig In (Gainesville Times, GA)
  Peaceful CBF Meeting Defines Mission 'in a World of Need' (Associated Baptist Press)
  Shurden Gives Sobering Warning on State of Religious Freedom (Associated Baptist Press)
  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Will Meet With Troubled ABC (USA) in 2007 (Baptist Press)
  Carolyn Anderson, Head of CBF Florida, Announces Retirement for Next January (ABP)
June 25 Fight Fear, Fundamentalism and Fox News (Ekklesia, UK)
  BeliefWatch: God's Girls (Newsweek)
June 24 US Baptists Called to Radical Discipleship (Ekklesia, UK)
  Amid Contentions, Protestants Pick Leaders (Los Angeles Times)
  Rolling Gift Headed to Arkansas (Huntsville Times)
June 23 Baptist Politics 'Wrecking Havoc' on Universities, Godsey Warns (Associated Baptist Press)
  Baptism Meanings and Methods Spark Debate Among Some Baptists (Associated Baptist Press)
  CBF General Assembly Adopts Constitutional Preamble, $17 Million Budget (ABP)
  'Information Integrity' Essential to Becoming World Citizens, Nash Tells ABP Audience (ABP)
  Hudson Calls Fellowship to Respond to World's Groaning (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship)
  Whitsitt Society Present's Courage Award to Mercer's Godsey (CBF)
  Fellowship Baptists Gather to Learn, Respond to HIV/AIDS Crisis (CBF)
  HIV/AIDS Summit Attendees Commit to Personal Response Efforts (CBF)
  Southern Baptist President Attacks Technology (Spero News)
  Baptist Youths Help Fix Homes (Richmond Times Dispatch, VA)
  American Baptists Urged to Look Beyond Crisis Aid (Worldwide Faith News)
  American Baptists Give $150,000 in Aid to Darfur (Spero News)
  American Baptists Told to Safeguard 'Our Common Life' (Spero News)
  Moyers Holding Chats About Faith and Reason (Miami Herald)
  CNN is Newsgathering for Possible Faith Nights Report (Mobile Register, AL)
  Report: Ralph Reed's 'Political Concerns, Diverted Payments (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  International Religion Survey Shows Depth of Mistrust (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  Pope Deplores Christian Exodus (Aljazeera)
  Christian Church Denounces Holy Bible (ShortNews.Com)
June 22 CBF Leaders Elect Rob Nash to Global Mission Post (Associated Baptist Press)
  Tiede Challenges Educators to Train Leaders for Today's Churches (CBF)
  BWIM Issues Report on State of Women Pastors, Leaders in Baptist Life (CBF)
  Richard Blackaby Resigns as Canadian Seminary President (Baptist Press)
  Fight Erupts in DC Over Plight of Palestinian Christians (Forward, NY)
  Baptist Film's Rating Draws Complaints (United Press International)
  Requiem for First Baptist (Mississippi Sun-Herald)
  Baltimore Plays Host to Baptist Convention Visitors (Baltimore Examiner
  Specter: A Wedge for Republicans (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)
June 21 Baptist History on Alcohol Not Totally Teetotaling (Associated Baptist Press)
  Former Mission Board Worker Fights for NAMB Suppport for Ailing Wife (ABP)
  BWA Delegation Presses Vietnamese Government on Religious Freedom (ABP)
  Bloggers Gaining Power With Southern Baptists (Scripps Howard News Service)
  Baylor Social Work Center Receives $1.1 Million Community Ministry Grant (Baylor University)
  Dean of Baptist Congress Put's Faith in Group's Youth (Baltimore Examiner)
  Baptist Meeting a Record For City (Baltimore Sun)
  Southern Baptists Support a Vigorous War (FrontPage Magazine)
  Younger Southern Baptists Sense 'New Day' (Biblical Recorder)
June 20 From Priesthood to Bishops, Women Gain Ground in Christian Organizations (ABC News)
  Christian Peacemakers to Help Save Lives in Columbia (Ekklesia, UK)
  Delegates Vote Against Bringing Women's Auxiliary Under SBC Control (Decatur Daily, AL)
  Trial Nears End for ex-Baptist Execs (Arizona Republic, AZ)
  National Baptist Convention Will Boost Baltimore Economy (Examiner, CO)
  New Perplexity for U.S. Schools: Should Years be B.C. or B.C.E. (Lexington Herald)
June 19 Limbaugh Will Chair Student Ministry Study (Word and Way, MO)
  American Baptist Region Honors Its Disciples (Spero News)
  Free Will Baptist College Makes Future Plans (Nashville City Paper)
  Congregation Eagerly Anticipating Return to Sanctuary (Pensacola News Journal)
  Christian Bookstore Launches New Trend (Belleville News-Democrat, IL)
  Christian Churches Try to Stem the Tide of Violence (The Voice, UK)
  Virginia Says No to Wiccan Symbol (Detroit Free Press)
  In Historic Vote, Episcopal Church Elects Female Leader (San Jose Mercury News)
June 16 Clinton Praises Evangelical Christians (Houston Chronicle)
  U.S. Congress Grossly Misled About Plight of Palestinian Christians (Al-Jazeerah)
  A Shift Among Evangelicals (Washington Post)
  Preachers Urged to Read the Bible First, Commentaries Second (The Tennessean)
  Baptist Dogma: Avoid Alcohol (Charlotte News & Observer)
  Southern Baptists to Engage Schools, Not Pull Out (Wilmington Star)
  New Catholic Mass Translation Ok'd (CNN)
June 15 SBC Messengers Ask for Studies of Exe's Perks, IMB Turmoil (Associated Baptist Press)
  Will Election of SBC President Deal Blow to Neo-Calvinism? (Associated Baptist Press)
  SBC Messengers Address IMB Dispute, But Answers Are Few, Tensions Remain (ABP)
  Southern Baptist College Association Changes Name, Adopts Global Mission (ABP)
  Fish Accentuates Positive in NAMB Report to SBC (Associated Baptist Press)
  Rice Charms Southern Baptists (Houston Chronicle)
  Rice Urges Respect in Gay Marriage Debate (Los Angeles Times)
  Gay Issues Top Church Conventions (Times Record News, TX)
  Baptists Unveil Graham Statue (Birmingham News)
  Russian Christians Line Up to See John the Baptist Relic (RIA Novosti, Russia)
June 14 Unexpected Victory for New Baptist Leader (New York Times*)
  Southern Baptists Refuse to Back Pullout from Public Schools (Forbes)
  Southern Baptists Hit the Highways - Again (GetReligion.Com)
  S.C. Pastor Calls Southern Baptist 'Fat-Cats' to Action (Biblical Recorder)
  Baptists Give Rice Rousing Welcome (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  Condi Rice Tells SBC Messengers America's Job to Spread Freedom (Associated Baptist Press)
  Amended Abstinence Resolution Calls for all SBC Trustees to be Teetotalers (ABP)
  New SBC President An Inerrantist, But He's 'Just Not Mad' (Associated Baptist Press)
  Rogers' Widow Warns of Narrowing Theological Parameters in SBC (Associated Baptist Press)
  SBC Sends Burleson Dispute Back to IMB Trustees (Associated Baptist Press)
  Southern Baptists Consider Exit Strategy From Public Schools (CBS News)
  Younger Faction's Choice Elected SBC President (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  Black Baptists Celebrate Progress at 100th Annual Congress (Jackson Sun, TN)
  National Black Baptists Learn How to Revive Churches (The Tennessean)
  Poverty Religious Issue, National Baptist Congress Told (The Tennessean)
  Vendors at National Baptist Congress Cater to Baptist Tastes (Hendersonville Star News, TN)
  Church Helped by Texas Baptist Men (KTRE, TX)
  Christian Reform School Sues Missouri Workers (Houston Chronicle)
June 13 Frank Page Wins SBC Presidency in Upset Over Powerbrokers (Associated Baptist Press)
  WMU Retains Auxiliary Status After Greensboro Vote (Associated Baptist Press)
  Messengers Reject Attempt to Strengthen Cooperative Program Study Report (ABP)
  Logistical Concerns Overwhelm Attempt to Have '08 SBC in New Orleans (ABP)
  Southern Baptists Pick Page New Leader (Greensboro News-Leader, NC)
  Nashville's Sutton Loses Southern Baptist Presidency (The Tennessean)
  Baptists Seek God's Help to Reach Conversion Targets (WSTM, NY)
  Draper, Rankin Address Younger Pastors Meeting (Baptist Standard)
  Rick Warren Calls Pastors to Imitate Christ (Baptist Standard)
  Blogs Bring Baptists' Conflicts to the Fore (Ashland City Times, TN)
  Southern Baptists Meet Amid Dissension (Hendersonville Star News, TN)
  Baptists Debate Dueling Doctrines (Greensboro News Record, SC)
  Southern Baptists to Pick New Convention President (Asheville Citizen-Times, NC)
  Baptist Panel OKs an 'Anti-Nepotism' Bylaw (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  Seminary Presidents Mohler and Patterson Debate Calvinism (Associated Baptist Press)
  WMU Looks for God's Call During Missions Celebration (Associated Baptist Press)
  WMU 'Invited' to Become SBC Agency, Relate Exclusively to Convention (ABP)
  SBC Committee Rejects 10 Percent CP Standard, Tightens Trustee Rules (ABP)
  Chinese Authorities Detain 28 Christians (Christian Post)
June 12 Southern Baptists Work to Halt Slide in Winning Souls (Houston Chronicle)
  Adrian Rogers Wouldn't Have Wanted a "Narrower" SBC, Wife Says (Baptist Press)
  WMU Asked to Tighten Ties to SBC (Raleigh Biblical Recorder)
  Former Employees May be Banned From Trustee Service (Raleigh Biblical Recorder)
  Condi Rice to Speak, Candidate List Continues to Grow on Eve of SBC (Associated Baptist Press)
  It's Young vs. Old in Tug of War for Denomination (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  Disputes Likely at Baptist Meeting (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Leaders Differ on Next President (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  Southern Baptists to Choose President, Maybe New Direction (Wilmington Star, NC)
  Southern Baptists Gather Amid Dissent (News & Observer, NC)
  Black Baptists Kick Off Annual Gathering (Ashland City Times, TN)
  Oklahoma Baptist Church Considers Not Requiring Baptism (KOTV, OK)
  Blogging Baptist a Divisive Influence (Greensboro News-Record, NC)
  Christians Pray for World Cup Peace, End to Trafficking (Christian Post)
June 10 Southern Baptists Meeting May Cause Sparks (Forbes)
  Dissent Among Baptist Conservatives Evident in Coming Convention (Decatur Daily, AL)
  Secretary of State to Speak to Southern Baptists (Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS)
  Baptist Delegation Calls for Religious Liberty in Vietnam (Baptist Standard)
  Mixing Faith and Politics to Woo Maryland Voters (Washington Post)
June 9 Condoleezza Rice to Speak to the Southern Baptist Convention (KATC, LA)
  Religion Exerts Influence on Election (Montgomery Advertiser, AL)
  Editorial Cartoonists in Heated Debate Over Religion (Editor and Publisher)
  Anglicans and Catholics United Over BBC Charter's Lack of Religion (The Universe, UK)
  American Theocracy Near, Warns Former Republican (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
  Kazakhstan: Intrusive State Registration and Massive Fine (Forum 18, Norway)
  NAMB Calls Roy Fish as Interim President (Baptist Press)
  Sutton Says He Wants to Clarify SBC's Identity and Strategy (Baptist Press)
June 8 Two Rivers Pastor Runs for Baptist Presidency (The Tennessean)
  Narrow Focus Draws "PG" Rating for Baptist-Backed Film (Scripps Howard News Service)
  Pedaling the Christian Message (Orlando Sentinel)
  California Pastor Becomes Third Candidate in Race For SBC 2nd Vice President (ABP)
  Messy Dispute in California Association Likely to be Aired at SBC Meeting (ABP)
  Roy Moore Goes Down to Defeat as Rival Wins GOP Nomination (Associated Baptist Press)
  Senate Again Votes Down Marriage Amendment (Associated Baptist Press)
  Teens Often Lie About Pledges, Sexual History, Report Says (Associated Baptist Press)
June 7 Boy Shot With BBs; Des Moines Pastor Charged (Des Moines Register, IA)
  Albany First Baptist Church Gives Kids Extreme Way to Worship (WALB, GA)
  New Campaign Shows Progress for Homeless (New York Times*)
  Senate Emphasis on Ideology Has Some in G.O.P. Anxious (New York Times*)
June 6 Christians Launch Progressive Network (The Age, Australia)
  Pakistan Bans Da Vinci Code, Christians Happy (Islam Online, Qatar)
  Faithful, Churches Connect Online (St. Petersburg Times, FL)
  6-6-6: Is Our Number Really Up? (CNN)
June 5 Bush, Senators Renew Fight Against Gay Marriage (CNN)
  Controversies Born From Blogs Promise Stormiest SBC Since 1991 (Associated Baptist Press)
  Third SBC Presidential Candidate, Another 1st VP May be Nominated (ABP)
  Church Founded by Lottie Moon Leaves Small Temple for New Building (ABP)
  Crowd of Local Worshippers Takes Part in Global Event (Bradenton Herald, FL)
  Christian Pilgrims Attacked While Praying (Guardian Unlimited, UK)
  Bishop Opens Up Debate With 'Christian Society' Claims (Ekklesia, UK)
  Ex-Catholics Move Toward Secular Life (Philadelphia Inquirer)
June 4 The Rockies Pitch Religion (CBS News)
  Religions Unite on Same-Sex Marriage (Washington Times)
  Politics of the Altar: Can Gay Marriage Help GOP? (Newsweek)
  Party in Hell Planned for 6-6-06 (CNN)
  Ministry of Hate (Hutchinson News, KS)
  Two Electrocuted While Setting Up Tent for Christian Revival (KWTX, TX)
June 3 Bush Makes New Push for Gay-Marriage Ban (Reuters)
  Judge Outlaws Prison Group's Bible Program (CNN)
  CERI Ministry in Africa Pairing With Groups to Help Orphans (Baptist Standard)
June 2 Longtime Pastor to Step Down From First Baptist Pulpit (Daytona Beach News)
  Biloxi Baptist Church Rises From Rubble (WLOX, MS)
  Church Debates Apology, Reparations for Support of Slavery (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
June 1 Baptist World Alliance President Addresses Worldwide Students in Prague (Christian Today, UK)
  Burleson Calls for SBC to Investigate 'Manipulation,' 'Coercion' at IMB (ABP)
  Faith Group Urges Smoking Ban (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  Summit Baptist Church Donates $1 Million to Gulf Coast Relief (Newsday, NY)
  California Baptist to Purchase Mall (Press-Enterprise, CA)
  Christians Mark Day of Prayer as Hurricane Season Begins (Christian Post)
  Forrest Pollock to Nominate Page for Southern Baptist Presidency (Associated Baptist Press)
May 31 US Cuba Ban Violates Religious Freedom, Say Agencies (Ekklesia, UK)
  Churches Gather to Stop Theft of Air Conditioners (Gary Post Tribune, IN)
  Christian Bodybuilders Spread Message (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN)
  Onward Christian Surfers (Los Angeles Times)
  Baptist Leader Bemoans Immigration Woes (The Bahama Journal)
May 30 Bush Makes Respect for Dead a Law (Wichita Eagle, KS)
  Religion's Social Role Examined in the Classroom (Science & Technology News, MA)
  No-Sex Pledge Data Can't Be Taken on Faith (Delaware Online)
  Owners of Christian Oriented B&Bs Practice Hospitality (Canoe Travel, Canada)
  Baptist Groups Send Workers, Supplies, Funds to Help Victims of Java Quake (ABP)
  CBF General Assembly to Answer Vestal's Challenge for Social Justice (ABP)
  Ex-IMB Missionaries Find Funding, Return to Brazilian Mission Field (ABP)
  Rob Nash, Nominee to Lead CBF Missions, to Speak at ABP Banquet in Atlanta (ABP)
  Mercer Press to Begin Filling Gap in Kids' Sunday School Literature (Associated Baptist Press)
May 29 Big is the Word for Africa's Christians (Washington Times)
  Baptist World Aid Sends $20,000 for Yogyakarta, Java Earthquake Victims (Reuters)
May 28 Blackshear Baptist Church Breaks Ground (Access North Georgia)
  Baptist Function Support Protested (Washington Times)
May 26 ABCUSA: Baptists in Finland Celebrate 150th Anniversary (Worldwide Faith News)
  BWA Delegation Makes Historic Human Rights Visit to Vietnam (Christian Post)
  Burleson Won't Accept Suspension, Plans to Expose Trustee 'Violations' (Associated Baptist Press)
  Executive Committee Backs Down From 10% Target for SBC Officers (Associated Baptist Press)
  Beefed-Up NC Policy Would Oust Churches That Tolerate Gay Members (ABP)
  NC May Change Trustee Nominations; New Executive Urges 'One More Try' (ABP)
May 25 NC Baptists Toughen Stance Against Gay Members (Charlotte Observer)
  State Baptist Paper Garners 11 Awards (Alabama Baptist)
  Condolezza Rice Faces Anti-War Protests at Christian College (Ekklesia, UK)
May 24 Christians Condemn 'Da Vinci Code' Movie (The Standard, Kenya)
  IP Trustees Elect Former Employee as Chair, Wrangle With Burleson Again (ABP)
  Calvinist Pastor, Georgia Evangelist Likely to Square Off as 1st VP Nomination (ABP)
May 23 Baptists Keep Faith in New Headquarters (Atlanta Journal-Constitution*)
  SBC Candidate Frank Page Warns of Rising Discontent Among Conservatives (ABP)
  Floods Reach State of Emergency For Victims in Serbia, Zambia (Associated Baptist Press)
May 22 Baptists, Disney Have Faith in Ability to Work Together (Orlando Sentinel)
May 20 South Carolina Pastor Frank Page Reportedly Agrees to SBC Nomination (ABP)
May 19 American Baptist Region Breaks Ties (Chicago Tribune)
  Faith, Fiction, Conspiracy and Codes (Gainesville Sun, FL)
  Chinese Christians Find Answers (Huntsville Times, AL)
  Future in Question for Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor (Clayton News-Daily, GA)
May 18 Southern Baptists May See Presidential Showdown (Christian Post)
  Georgia Baptist Convention Moves Into New Digs (Atlanta Journal-Constitution*)
  First Baptist Church Celebrates 200th Anniversary (Norwell Mariner, MA)
  'Code' Spurs Onward Christian Soldiers (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
  'Safe at Home' Program Lets Christians Pitch the Gospel at the Ballpark (Agape Press)
  State Exec Urges CP Pres. for SBC; 2 More Seminary Presidents Endorse Floyd (Baptist Press)
  Central Seminary Picks Suburban Site for Money-Saving Campus Relocation (ABP)
  In Georgia, Judges Cites Technicality to Invalidate Gay-Marriage Ban (Associated Baptist Press)
May 17 Christians Leaders Fear 'Da Vinci Code' Will Tarnish Religion's Image in Asia (Houston Chronicle)
  Baptist World Alliance Delegation Visits Vietnam (Nhan Dan, Vietnam)
  Four Churches Set Ablaze During Intra-Christian Clash (NewKerala, India)
May 16 God's Call Comes by Cellphone (Los Angeles Times)
  Ministers Call for Action (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
  Religion Experts Set Record Straight on 'Code' Claims (Chicago Sun-Times)
  Another Agency Head Endorses Floyd as Search for 2nd Candidate Continues (ABP)
  Pizza Magnate Building 'City of God'; Catholics Flock While Critics Mock (ABP)
May 15 Conservative Christians Criticize Republicans (New York Times)
  Christian Charity Smashes Fundraising Targets to Build Hope in Egypt (Christian Today, UK)
  At Age 86, Gospel Singer Expands Legacy With Her First CD (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  Baptists Get Past Betrayal (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  Kentucky Baptist Board Affirms College's Ouster on Gay Student (Associated Baptist Press)
  Patterson's Endorsement of Floyd Draws Rebuke From SBC Exec (Associated Baptist Press)
  SBC Presidency Vote Stirs Intrigue and Debate (Baptist Press)
May 14 Finding God at Home (Central Maine Morning Sentinel)
  For Methodists and Baptists, Help Trumps Rivalry (Christian Science Monitor)
  From Mesopotamia to Metro Detroit: Transplanted Iraqi Christians (Detroit Free Press)
May 13 A Clash of Ideas at Evangelical College (Los Angeles Times)
  McCain Gives Commencement Speech at Christian College (Los Angeles Times)
May 12 Southern Baptist Seminary School Adding Men's Basketball (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  3 Militants Arrested in Indonesia for Beheading Christian Schoolgirls (Xinhua, China)
  Wanted: Good Christians in Congress (Colorado Springs Independent)
  Religion Today (Washington Post)
May 11 Ronnie Floyd Sparks Talk of Weak SBC Support, Fire-Truck Baptistry (ABP)
  Robertson Claims Church-State Group Co-opted by Communists, ACLU (ABP)
  Texas Baptists to Hire Outside Lawyer to Investigate Church-Starting Funds (ABP)
  Mysteries Behind Da Vinci Movie Based on 'Hoax' of Secret Society, Experts Say (ABP)
  'Da Vinci Code' Now a Tool to Win Christian Converts (Los Angeles Times)
  Belmont Effort Part of Trend (Nashville City Paper)
  Bishop Eddie Long's Appearance Threatens to Disrupt Graduation (WTVM, GA)
  Leaving the Wild, Rather Liking the Change (New York Times)
May 10 Family Mourns Devout Christian Who Died After Fasting for 23 Days (The Independent, UK)
  Tennessee Baptists Reject Belmont Split (Dickson Herald, TN)
  Tennessee Baptists Vote to Move Toward Selling Knoxville Hospitals (WLVT, TN)
May 9 Baptists Take Up Belmont Fight Today (Dickson Herald, TN)
  Floyd: Willing to Serve Baptists (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
  Aiding Serbian Baptists Suffering From Floods (Spero News)
  Palestinian Religious Leader Blasts Christian Zionists (CNSNews, VA)
  Tennessee Baptists Reject Belmont Offer, Will Likely Sue to Retain Control (ABP)
  Reinstated Missionaries Say IMB Report Misrepresents Their Actions, Decisions (ABP)
  NAMB Cancels Controversial Contracts in Effort to Restore 'Baptist Confidence' (ABP)
May 8 Corts Balanced Faith, Academics (Birmingham News)
  Conference Spotlights Need for Moderate Baptists to Increase Collegiate Efforts (TCBS)
  IMB Trustee Burleson Attacked Again, But Accuser May Be Violating New Policy (ABP)
  Floyd to Be Nominated SBC President, But Other Candidates Likely to Follow (ABP)
  Teaching World Religions Increases Respect for Freedoms, Study Suggests (ABP)
  Memphis-Area Megachurch Defeats Elder-Led Governance Proposal (ABP)
  Evangelicals Who 'Repent' On HIV (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Christian Games Make Push for Mainstream (MSNBC)
  Bill Change Lets Church Off Tax Roll (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
May 6 Baptists Debate Guidelines (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  Southern Baptists Look for Way Out of Public Schools (Inside Bay Area, CA)
May 5 Rebuilding Old Bethel Church (Kansas City Star)
  Confusion Reigns in SBC Election: Hunt Drops Out, Floyd May Run (Associated Baptist Press)
  Ecumenical and Evangelical Groups Tentatively Join in Day of Prayer (Associated Baptist Press)
  Missouri Police Investigate Molestation by Minister in Baptist Church (Associated Baptist Press)
  Humanitarian Aid is Best Weapon Against Terrorism, Ex-U.N. Official Says (ABP)
May 4 UK Christian Groups to Rally for Peace and Justice in the Holy Land (Ekklesia, UK)
  Park Hill Baptist Provides Low-Cost Food (Siftings Herald, AL)
  SBC Narrowness Calls for Repentance, Reform, Disgruntled Conservatives Say (ABP)
  Churches Hold Rallies, Meetings for Day of Prayer (Huntsville Times, AL)
May 3 Elder Rule Increasing in Baptist Life, and So Is Controversy Over Role (Associated Baptist Press)
  Even Among Elder-Led Churches, the Buck Stops in Different Places (Associated Baptist Press)
  Reinstated African Missionaries Accept IMB Guidelines for Church-Planting (ABP)
  Federal Panel Again Names U.S. Allies as Violators of Religious Freedom (ABP)
  Ex-Pastor: An Offer They Can Refuse (Commercial Appeal, TN)
  Democrats Want Baptist School Held Accountable for Spending (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Trial Over Ten Commandments Concludes (KTEN, TX)
  Declaration Issued by 31 Baptists From Diverse Backgrounds (Baptist Press)
May 2 American Baptist Regional Group Moves Ahead with Plans to Separate (ABP)
  NAMB 'Moving On' After Resignation, But Won't Disclose Reccord's Severance (ABP)
  Iraqi Christians Seek Asylum Here (Brownsville Herald, TX)
  ACLU Challenges Kentucky's Funeral Protest Law (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  Liberia: Baptist Convention Gets New Leadership (All Africa)
  How Immigration Roils a Tiny Georgia Town (Charlotte Observer)
  Harvard Christians on the Rise (The Harvard Crimson)
  Top Christian Leaders Join 'Save Darfur' Rally (Christian Post)
May 1 IMB Official Reverses Decision to Fire African Missionaries (Associated Baptist Press)
  Conservatives Concerned with SBC to Meet in Memphis May 1-2 (Associated Baptist Press)
  Pastors Need Some Pampering, Study Shows (Hamilton Sp