BAPTISTS TODAY  News Archives (May to June 2007)
   
June 29
Truett's Famed Religious Liberty Sermon Celebrated in D.C. (Baptists Today)
Baptists to Read from Dallas Pastor's Famed Speech (Dallas Morning News)
Moderate, Liberal Baptists Plan Joint Ministries (El Paso Times, TX)
CBF Leaders Endorse Baptist Covenant as Aligned With Group's 'Core Values' (ABP)
Women in Ministry Report Highlights Progress, Obstacles Simultaneously (ABP)
Simmons College: 'Finally Back Home' (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY)
Churches Urged to 'Exorcise' 'Macho' Leadership Model (Christian Post)
June 28
Religion Today: CBF/ABC Joint Meeting (Washington Post)
Fellowship Baptists Explore Intersection of Political, Prophetic (Cooperative Bap. Fellowship)
CBF Coordinating Council Votes to Affirm New Baptist Covenant (CBF)
Huntsville High Schooler Wins National Bible Drill (Huntsville Times, AL)
Stadium Revival: Promise Keepers Try to Regain the Offensive (Media Transparency)
For Gaza's Christians, New Reality Unsettling (Houston Chronicle)
Christians Forced Out of Baghdad District (Los Angeles Times)
June 27
Southern Baptists in California Create Competing State Convention (Associated Baptist Press)
Baptist Newspapers, ABP Creating New Media Venture (Associated Baptist Press)
Baptist Group Opens Event That Could Draw 30,000 (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dwindling Church Makes Large Gift (Biblical Recorder)
Mercer University, Medical Center Establish 4-Year Med Program in Savannah (ABP)
'Red-Letter Christians' a Growing Political Force (Associated Baptist Press)
June 26
Justices Reject Suit on Federal Money for Faith-Based Office (New York Times)
Texas Baptists Plan to Offer Aid to Immigrants (Austin American-Statesman, TX)
Minister Died of Asphyxiation, Preliminary Report Shows (Montgomery Advertiser, AL)
U.S. Muslims Face Isolation, Radical Threat (Yahoo News)
High Court Decision in 'Bong Hits' Case Concerns Religious Leaders (ABP)
Evangelicals Caught in the Middle of Debate Over Identity, Direction (ABP)
June 25
Pastor Scandals Erode Trust in Pulpit (Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL)
Leader Challenges Black Baptists (Dallas Morning News)
Local Baptist Church Cracking Down on Sex Offenders (WKYT, KY)
Obama Rips 'Evangelical Hijackers' (New York Daily News)
June 22
McKissic Resigns From Southwestern Seminary Board (Dallas Morning News)
Conservative Christians Learning to Accept Gays (San Mateo County Times, CA)
North Dakota Is Sued in Church-State Case (New York Times)
An Evolving Relationship (South Bend Tribune, IN)
Jameson Elected Recorder Editor (Biblical Recorder)
3 Fallen Firemen Had Ties to SBC Churches (Baptist Press)
Romney 'Unlikely' Choice of Evangelicals (Baptist Press)
June 21
Study: Americans Use 'Diversity' to Cover-Up Their True Views About Race (Diverse, VA)
Peace March Unites Community (Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, IA)
Australian Evangelical Group Sues US Creation Museum Leader (PR-Inside, Austria)
Baptists Continue Ministry in Lebanon Amid Intense Fighting (Christian Today, UK)
Bush, as Promised, Vetoes Stem-Cell Bill But Commends Other Research (ABP)
June 20
Southern Baptists Hope for Healing, But Texas Still Split (San Antonio Express)
Black Baptists Address AIDS (News-Leader, MO)
Church Asks Mom, Disabled Child to Leave (Union Leader, NH)
Gulfport Ministry Comes Back Smaller But Better (WLOX, MS)
Church Leaders Visit Capitol Hill Over Cuba Travel (Worldwide Faith News)
Baptist Bloggers Calling it Quits, Turning to Other Methods, Ministry (ABP)
In Historic Move, First Baptist Decatur Calls Woman as Senior Pastor (ABP)
Police Again Seize Baptist Church in Gaza During Latest Unrest (Associated Baptist Press)
Anti-Muslim Bias Skyrocketed in U.S. in 2006 (Associated Baptist Press)
June 19
Democratic Rivals at Ease With Faith Talk (Christian Century)
Papers Show Isaac Newton's Religious Side (CNN)
Christian Church and School Attacked in Gaza Strip (Christian Today, Australia)
In Historic Move, First Baptist Decatur Calls Woman as Senior Pastor (ABP)
Universities Open Bivocational Centers (Baptist Press)
June 18
No Protests Over Blackface Performance at Baptist Church (Charlotte Observer, NC)
Christian Coalition Wins Church Tax Battle in Alabama (Birmingham News, AL)
Iraqi Christians Suffer Biggest Persecution of Our Times (AINA, CA)
Who Will Succeed Pat Robertson? (Virginian-Pilot, VA)
Majority Oppose to Make Christianity a State Religion in New Zealand (Christian Today, UK)
June 17
As Republicans Court Evangelicals, Some Decry Partisanship (WMC-TV, TN)
Southern Baptists Split Over Politics (Washington Post)
June 15
Religious Leaders Divided About Global Warming (Chicago Tribune)
Southern Baptists Want Hate-Crime Bill to be Defeated (San Antonio Express)
More Than 260 Protestant Sex Abuse Cases Reported Annually (Albuquerque Tribune, NM)
Christian Reformed Church Strikes 'Male' (Argus Leader, SD)
Jury Finds Christian Pacifists Guilty (ABC Online, Australia)
SBC Appoints Strategy Coordinator for Churches' 'Ex-Gay' Ministries (ABP)
SBC Seminaries Report Successes, Challenges (Baptist Press)
June 14
Ruth Graham Dies (CNN)
Southern Baptists Back Basic Doctrine (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY)
Southern Baptists Approve Global Warming Statement (Winston-Salem Journal, NC)
Southern Baptists Adopt Sex-Abuse Statement (Birmingham News, AL)
President Bush Speaks to Southern Baptists Via Satellite (Spero News)
Southern Baptists to Hold 2011 Annual Meeting in Phoenix (San Antonio Journal)
Two More Civil Suits Filed Against Trinity Baptist Church (First Coast News, FL)
Christian School Denied State Aid (Denver Post)
Churches Media Conference Prepares Christians for Digital Era (Christian Today, UK)
Ruth Graham Still in Coma (Charlotte News & Observer, NC)
Definition of Cooperative Program Sparks SBC Messenger Debate (Associated Baptist Press)
SBC Messengers Re-elect Page, Choose Richards Over Rogers (Associated Baptist Press)
SBC Messengers Raise Questions About IMB Finances, Trustees (Associated Baptist Press)
SBC Doctrinal Statement 'Sufficient,' But Impact on Hiring Remains Unclear (ABP)
June 13
Southern Baptists Reaffirm Faith Statement (Houston Chronicle)
Southern Baptists to Stay in Political Arena (Reuters)
Southern Baptists Approve Plan for Sex-Offender Database (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)
Southern Baptists' Vote May be Reformist Victory (Dallas Morning News)
SBC Messengers Re-elect Page, Hear Motions on Agency Policies, Clergy Sex Abuse (ABP)
Corporations Push Congress on Climate Policy (National Public Radio)
Christian Reformed Church to Consider Women as Ministers (WZZM)
June 12
'Private Prayer Language Issue' Stirs Southern Baptists (Louisville Courier-Journal)
SBC Reaching Out to Moderate Groups at San Antonio Meeting (Dallas Morning News)
Abuse Victims Group Holds Vigil Backing Protections (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Baptist Seminaries Court Hispanics (San Antonio Express)
IMB Opponent of 'Prayer Languages' Now Says He Experience Something 'Similar' (ABP)
SBC Missions Celebrate 300 Years, Look to Future of Associations (ABP)
Former HMB Leader Bill Tanner Dies (Baptist Press)
Baptist Adds Caution Over Global Warming (Baptist Press)
June 11
Division Lurks at Convention (San Antonio Express, TX)
Meeting May Open Baptists' Arms Wider (San Antonio Express, TX)
Southern Baptists Warned About Islam, Atheism (Houston Chronicle)
Pope Asks Bush About Plight of Iraqi Christians (Toronto Star, Canada)
Evangelical 'Prof' Bets $100 TV Star Fred Thompson Not Active in Church (World Net Daily)
Presidential Candidates Connecting to Voters Through Religion (Tucson Citizen, AZ)
June 10
Declining Christian Population a Fact of Life in Arab Societies (AINA, CA)
Christian Reformed Church to Consider Women as Ministers (ZWWM13, MI)
Christian Singer Mark Schultz Halfway Across America on Bike Trek (First Coast News, FL)
June 8
Southern Baptist Meeting Shows Tension (Guardian Limited, UK)
Seven Missouri Baptist Convention Ministers to Lose Jobs (Word & Way)
Baghdad Christians Threatened With Tax, Eviction (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Christian Teacher Bans Reading of 'Harry Potter' in Class (This London, UK)
Religious Leaders, Clintons Decry Loss of 'Family Values' in Immigration Bill (ABP)
Calvinist Churches Targeted by Florida Baptist Convention (Associated Baptist Press)
Creation Museum Equips Believers For Evolution Debate (Baptist Press)
June 7
Huckabee Moves Away From Bush, Moves on From Evolution (Arkansas News)
McCain Makes Play for Evangelicals' Support (Washington Post)
Texas Baptists Stepping Up Fight Against Clergy Abuse (Valley Morning Star, TX)
Iraqi Christians Split on Plan for 'Assyrian Enclave' (Catholic World News)
Religion, Social Issues Again Prominent in GOP Debate (Associated Baptist Press)
In Unique Event, Democratic Hopefuls Respond to Queries on Faith, Poverty (ABP)
June 6
Baptist Builders Group Reels After Burglary of Tool Trailer (Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX)
Montana Baptists Seek Visionary Strategy (Baptist Press)
June 5
Democratic Presidential Candidates Talk About Faith, Religion (WKRN, TN)
Ghana: Baptist World Alliance Conference to be Held in Accra (AllAfrica.Com)
Southeast Asian Christians Celebrate Uniqueness in Diversity (Gospel Herald)
Pittsburgh's Largest Presbyterian Church Votes to Split (Christian Post)
Evangelicals, Catholics Attack Dobson (NewsMax, FL)
Half of SBC Pastors Approve of 'Prayer Language' in SBC Study (Associated Baptist Press)
Page to be Nominated for Second Term as SBC President (Baptist Press)
June 4
Pakistan Shuts College Over Blasphemy Row (Gulf News)
Rev. Jonathan Falwell Takes Over as New Head Pastor (WAVY-TV, VA)
Christian Challenge Hots Up on Climate Change Deliberations (Ekklesia, UK)
ICLU Objects to Chaplain for ISU Football Team (Radio Iowa)
Chinese Rule of Law Easing for Religious Expression (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
June 3
Southern Baptists Seek Revival as Evangelism Sputters (USA Today)
Religion and Politics Go Hand-in-Hand in 2008 Race (CNN)
Christian Principal Suspended for Alleged Muslim Blasphemy (Canton Repository, OH)
Election of Romanian President Seen by Some as Step Toward Unity (ABP)
June 2
Celebrated Pastor Warren Speaking at BGCT Annual Meeting (WFAA, TX)
Church to Vote Whether Falwell's Son Will Take Over (Washington Post)
Baptists to Hit Street for Evangelism Push (San Antonio Express, TX)
Poll Finds Some Support for Speaking in Tongues (Dallas Morning News)
Survey: There's Fulfillment in the Pulpit (Free Lance-Star, VA)
AL Supreme Court Rules Church Doesn't Have to Reveal Records (Montgomery Advertiser)
Christian Exodus Leader to Call Anderson Home by July (Anderson Independent Mail, SC)
Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy (Journal Chretien, France)
June 1
Historic Downtown Raleigh Church Gets An Updated Look (Charlotte News & Observer)
Billy Graham: 'A Spiritual Gift to All' (TIME Magazine)
Billy Graham Library Opens With Emotional Dedication From Presidents (KSDK, MO)
Iraq: Christian Population Dwindling Due to Threats, Attacks (Relief Web, Switzerland)
Religion in Business: Invoking the Almighty or Just the Almighty Dollar? (Medill Reports, IL)
N.C. Pastor Nominated as CBF Moderator-Elect (Associated Baptist Press)
SBC Meeting Likely to Include Debate Over Resolutions, Mission Boards (ABP)
New Hampshire Governor Signs Civil Unions Bill (Baptist Press)
May 31
More Than 1300 Bid Farewell to Former Baylor President (Waco Tribune Herald)
Reynolds Lauded as 'Friend of All True Baptists' (Baptist Standard)
Baptist Megachurch Prepares for Female Senior Pastor (Church Executive)
Evangelicals, Activists: Stronger Action Needed in Darfur (Christian Post)
India: 4000 Christians Arrested During Peaceful Protest (Independent Catholic News, UK)
May 30
Robins Air Force Base Caught in Church-State Holiday Flap (Macon Telegraph, GA)
March to "Take Back" Social Circle (Walton Tribune, GA)
Report: Media Skewing Religion With Dominant Conservative Voices (Christian Post)
Christian Convert Fights Malaysian Law (Boston Globe)
Ex-Guatemalan Soldier Finds Calling as Minister (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY)
Malaysia Court Rules in Religion Case (Guardian, UK)
Belarus: Protestants Still Barred From Rebuilding Premises (Forum 18, Norway)
In Pictures: Christian Peacemakers, Hebron (BBC, UK)
May 29
Pennington-Russell Set to Make History as Pastor of Large Decatur Church (ABP)
N.C. Baptist Newspaper Set to Elect PR Director Jameson as Editor (ABP)
May 26
Spiritual Liberty, Integrity Part of Herbert Reynold's Legacy (Waco Herald-Tribune, TX)
Pastor Accepts Post With Southern Baptist Convention (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Pastors to Write Holy Spirit Book From Baptist View (Christian Post)
May 25
Evangelical Prayer Banquet Promotes Love for Israel (Jewish Journal of Greater LA, CA)
Christians Called to Support G8 Rally in London (Inspire Magazine)
Outspoken Pastor Reproves Huckabee's Withdrawal From Covenant Meeting (Christian Post)
Lyons May Try to Split Baptists (St. Petersburg Times, FL)
SBTS Establishes Center for Study of Baptist History and Thought (Towers Online, KY)
Muslim Survey Overall Points to Tranquil Lives (AZCentral, AZ)
Plan Allows N.C. Colleges to Elect Trustees But Give Up Funding (Associated Baptist Press)
No Rio Grande Lawsuits Planned; Too Costly and Complex, Lawyer Says (ABP)
Texas Baptist Board Elects Committee to Find Director (Associated Baptist Press)
TV News Producer Named News Director for Kentucky Baptist Paper (ABP)
Frankie Schaeffer Impacted Falwell (Baptist Press)
May 24
Adam and Eve in the Land of Dinosaurs (New York Times)
Virginia-Based Christian Group Prepares to Convert Adult Bookstore (WDBJ7, VA)
Theologian Damns Most Britons to Hell (Guardian, UK)
Uzbekistan Cracks Down on Religion (Spero Forum)
May 23
Thousands Mourn Falwell at Funeral (Houston Chronicle)
Liberty University Student Plotted to Set Off Explosives, Police Say (CNN)
Page: A New Leader for the Religious Right? (New York Sun)
Superpowers and Faith: What are the Possibilities? (WKRN, TN)
SIU, Christian Student Group Reach Lawsuit Settlement (Journal Gazette and Courier, IL)
Coffee Allows Christian Groups to Bring Jobs, Gospel to Uganda (Intl. Herald Tribune, France)
Drake Won't Repeat as SBC 2nd VP But Won't Rule Out Higher Office (ABP)
May 22
Evangelicals at Crossroads as Falwell's Generation Fades (Washington Post)
Thousands Expected to Attend Jerry Falwell's Funeral (WDBJ7, VA)
Religious Leaders Urge Action on Warming (Reuters)
Evangelicals Build Flock on Campus (San Francisco Chronicle)
Huckabee Cancels Covenant Speech Over Jimmy Carter's Criticism of Bush (ABP)
Missouri Conservatives Organize Against Their Former Movement (Associated Baptist Press)
May 21
Falwell Say Law School as Tool to Alter Society (Chicago Tribune)
What is a 'Real Christian'? (Yahoo News)
Judge Ousts Pastor From Church (Boston Globe)
May 18
Falwell's Funeral Set for May 22 (Church Executive Magazine)
Westboro Protestors Skip Soldier's Funeral for Falwell's (Dallas Morning News)
James Dobson Says No to Giuliani (Los Angeles Times)
Christians Plan for Beijing Olympics (Christian Post)
3 Prominent Republicans Join Carter, Clinton, Gore on New Covenant Roster (ABP)
Treasury Withdraws Cuba Fine Against Alliance of Baptists (Associated Baptist Press)
Carter Meets With SBC Bloggers to Discuss 2008 Convocation (Associated Baptist Press)
Florida Baptists Respond as Wildfire Sweeps State (Baptist Press)
May 17
Falwell Dies; A Forced in the Christian Right (Wilmington Morning Star, NC)
Support Claimed for New Christian Values Party (New Zealand Radio, New Zealand)
Rev. "Buzz" Offers Controversial Views on Religion (Nashville City Paper, TN)
For Polarizing Figure, Falwell Leaves Complex Legacy (Associated Baptist Press)
European Conservatives Say Acceptance of Gay Marriage Renders it Meaningless (ABP)
May 16
Jerry Falwell, Moral Majority Leader, Dies at 73 (New York Times)
For New Generation of Evangelicals, Falwell Was Old News (Washington Post)
Falwell, Symbol of Religious Right's Influence and Excesses, Dead at 73 (ABP)
SBC Leaders Voice Appreciation for Falwell (Baptist Press)
Women Caught in Crosshairs of Global Debate Over Families (Associated Baptist Press)
Competing State Conventions Challenge Associations, Baptists Say (ABP)
Dallas Baptist University Unveils New Program in Educational Leadership (DBU)
May 15
Families Would Gain Time in 'Futile Care' Compromise (Houston Chronicle)
Abyssinian Baptist Church Celebrates 200th Anniversary (ABC7 Online, NY)
May 13
Former Fundamentalists Face Recovery Issues at Workshop (Oakland Tribune, CA)
Religious Groups Reap Share of U.S. Aid for Pet Projects  (New York Times)
Face of Abortion in China: A Young, Single Woman (New York Times)
Turks Rally to Support Secularism (CNN)
E-vangelist Seeks Souls on the Web (Ashland City Times, TN)
May 12
Giuliana Takes on GOP Orthodoxy on Social Issues (Tuscaloosa News, AL)
DNC Chair Dean Says Party Needs to Invite Young Evangelical Christians (S.F. Chronicle)
Egypt Christian-Muslims Clash in Church Building Dispute (Gospel Herald)
May 11
Muslims Warned: Christians Swear, Drink and Kiss (Church Times, UK)
Young Muslim Woman Helps Two Elderly Iraqi Christians Start a New Life (Reuters, UK)
The Religion Test (TIME)
Romney Works to Put His Skeptics' Doubts to Rest (New York Times)
Christians Flee Town After Threat (Independent Online, South Africa)
IMB Holds to Baptism, Prayer Guidelines (Baptist Press)
May 10
Rick Warren Gets Heat for Mogul's Porn Channel (World Net Daily)
Carter Challenging Baptists on Conversions, Says Rabbi (The Jewish Week)
Old-Time Religion and New Americans (Dallas Observer)
Kansas Board of Ed. Erases Conservative Sex Ed Policies (CNN)
Christians Test Masculine Side (Charlotte News & Observer)
SBC President Frank Page Clarifies Views on Education (Baptist Press)
May 9
Baghdad Christian District Besieged (Chicago Tribune)
North Carolina Debates Use of Koran, Other Non-Christian Texts in Court (Fox News)
2 Christian Missionaries, 11 Hindus Arrested in Dispute Over Conversions (Int. Herald, France)
Mideast Christians Have Harmonious Relations with Muslims: Bishop (Peninsula Online, Qatar)
Professors Comments on Islam Spark Controversy in Texas (Associated Baptist Press)
Baylor Prof Beckwith Becomes Catholic, Resigns as Head of Evangelical Society (ABP)
Missionaries Return to Tanzania After Surviving Brutal Attack (Associated Baptist Press)
Abortion, Evolution Featured in GOP Debate (Associated Baptist Press)
May 8
King Herod's Tomb Unearthed, Israeli University Claims (CNN)
New Coalition of Christians Seeks Change at Borders (New York Times)
ABP, Three State Baptist Papers From Partnership (Biblical Recorder)
Iraq's Christian Minority Flees Violence (Los Angeles Chronicle)
Maciel Named President at Baptist University of Americas (Baptist Standard)
UK Baptists Back New Human Trafficking Campaign (Ekklesia, UK)
May 7
Church Decline Not Inevitable, Baptists Told (Christian Today, UK)
Baptists Call on Workers to to More for Migrant Workers (Christian Today, UK)
Southern Baptists Face Sexual Abuse Crisis (Christian Century)
Students Seek Comfort in Faith (UW Badger Herald, WI)
Historic Tree Resurrected on Church Grounds (Nacagdoches Daily Sentinel, TX)
Is There Disdain for Evangelicals in the Classroom? (Washington Post)
Religion Police Shut Down Canadian Exhibit (Edmonton Journal, Canada)
May 6
Baptism Declining in North Carolina (NBC17, NC)
Pat Robertson's Regent University Welcomes Romney (Los Angeles Daily News)
May 4
Baptist History and Heritage Society Honors Wake Forest Divinity School Dean (CBF News)
Christians Gather on Day of Prayer (Journal and Courier, IN)
Faith Celebrated on National Day of Prayer (Green Bay Press Gazette, IN)
Mitt Romney's LDS Faith Takes Center Stage at Republican Presidential Debate (ABC4, UT)
Bush Joins National Day of Prayer (Baptist Press)
May 3
Flynt Honored as Advocate for Alabama Poor (Alabama Baptist)
Christian Leaders: Children Need Homes (Seattle Times)
Baghdad Christians Flee as Violence Against Them Mounts (Reuters)
Non-Partisan Federal Panel Decries Iraq's Religious-Freedom Record (ABP)
Turkey's Few Baptists Fear Threats After Murder, Civil Unrest (Associated Baptist Press)
Turkey's Few Baptists Fear Threats After Murders, Civil Unrest (Associated Baptist Press)
Panel Debates 'Tongues' in Baptist Life; Burleson Sees McKissic as SBC Prez (ABP)
Jim Austin Confirmed as Executive for South Carolina Baptists (Associated Baptist Press)
May 2
Prayer for All Faiths: Event Takes Off From its Evangelical Roots (Detroit Free Press)
Baptists to Focus on Freedom at Forthcoming Assembly (Christian Today, UK)
Baptist Homes Accused of Forced Religion (Louisville Coutier-Journal, KY)
Southern Baptists Debate Charismatic Practices (Christian Post)
First Southern Baptist Del City Has New Pastor (KTEN-TV, OK)
Dalit Christians and Muslims Rally to Demand Equal Rights (Indian Catholic, India)
Bible Verses Fill Billings From Above (Billings Gazette)
Texas House Preliminarily Adopts Religious Expression School Measure (News 8 Austin, TX)
May 1
The Church on the Heath: Two Baptists Help Plant a Miracle (Christian Today, UK)
Jamestown Proclamation Neglects Christianity (WorldNetDaily)
Evangelical Christians Taking Up The Cause of Environment (Sioux City Journal, IA)
Christians Divided Over Smacking Bill (TVNZ, New Zealand)
Immigration Ethics: Anti-Immigration Rhetoric Not New, Historians Say (ABP)
Immigration Ethics: Can Churches Legally Help Illegal Aliens? (Associated Baptist Press)
Holy Spirit Conference Urges Unity, Decries its Absence in Baptist Life (ABP)
Texas Baptists Minister to Tornado Victims in Texas and Mexico (Associated Baptist Press)
Gruesome Murders, Islamist Candidate Worry Turkish Christians, Secularists (ABP)
Holy Week Begins for Christians (Sun-Sentinel, FL)
Prison in Past, Lyons Hears God's Call to Lead (St. Petersburg Times, FL)
Church Leaders Unite to Stamp Out Tobacco Use (Tuscaloosa Times, AL)
Christians Pleasantly Surprised by Time's Pro-Bible Article (Christian Post)