Daily Religious News Services Article Index 2007-08 from Baptists Today    Headlines
August 26	Is Voting a Christian Rite or Right?
August 22	Most Americans Believe God Can Save Lives, Even if Doctors Can't
August 18	Belief in Hell Dips, But Some Say They've Already Been There
August 14	New Bible Carves Up Stories Along Historical Timeline
August 13	Shakers cling to life, and no, they don't just make furniture
August 7	Atheists Come Up Short in British Bus Battle
July 30	Amish Not Immune to High Fuel Prices
July 28	Immigrant Abuse Often a Hidden Shame
July 24	Muslim Women Buck Tradition - And Stereotypes
July 21	Christian Retailers Find It's Survival of the Fittest
July 15	Creator of Shirtless Mormon Calendar Excommunicated
July 9	Philanthropist Sir John Templeton Dead
July 7	Evangelicals Meet and Decide to Support McCain
June 26	Full Gospel Baptists Mark Rapid Growth
June 23	World's Oldest Church Found in Jordan
June 7	South Carolina Gets 'I Believe' License Plates
May 30	Pastor Turns Pulpit Over to Wife to Focus on Atlanta Church
May 27	Celebrities, Religious Groups Often Go It Alone in Charity
May 21	Armed Guards on Peace-Church Campuses Raise Questions
May 19	A Bastion of Mormonism Arises in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains
May 15	Parents' Advocates Concerned Over Texas Polygamist Case
May 14	Muslims Campaign to Reclaim 'Jihad' From Extremists
May 8	One Year After Father's Death, Falwell's Sons Pick Up the Legacy
April 28	Pagans Find a Sometimes Uneasy Home Among Quakers
April 16	Some Jews Feel Pinch of Rising Passover Prices
April 12	Evangelical Leaders Endorse 'Reconciliation Referendum'
April 7	Theology Impacts Protestant Bank Accounts
April 2	Teacher Resigns Over Role in Discovery Channel Program
March 27	Poll: Pope Unknown to Most Americans
March 24	Reactions to Obama's Race and Religion Speech
March 19	Some Jews 'Uneasy' With High Profile Christian Allies
March 17	Obama Pastor's Fiery Sermons Part of Long Prophetic Traditon
March 14	Lutherans Find No Consensus on Homosexuality
March 3	UCC Welcomes Attention From Obama Campaign
February 28	Study Links SubPrime Crisis to Hunger
February 27	Bush Says Faith-Based Initiative a Success
February 25	Blacks and Whites Merge to Forge New Future
February 21	Nazarene Church Passes One Million Mark in World Missions
February 14	Congress Considers Workplace Freedom Bill - Again
February 12	Book Paints Complex Picture of Founding Fathers' Faith
February 9	Haggard Leaves 'Restoration' Process With Colorado Church
February 5	Monson Named 16th Mormon President
January 28	Guest Commentary: Religious Test Failed by Voters and Candidates
January 24	Baptists to Push Unity, Fresh Face in Atlanta
January 23	As Abortion Rates Fall, Opposition Keeps Up
January 19	SBTS Won't Change Diploma of Transgender Grad
January 17	New Book Examines the Life of the Other MLK
January 14	Evangelical Leaders Say Democratic/GOP Polling Skewed
January 11	Churches Feel Pinch of Rising Health Care Costs
January 7	Have Evangelicals Found Their Man in Huckabee?
January 3	Study Finds Limits to Willow Creek's Success Model
December 17	Rick Warren Teaches Jews About Building Community
December 14	Rick Warren Says Church 'Here to Stay' on AIDS Issue
December 12	As Revenue Shrinks, N.J. Church Says Goodbye to Bingo
December 6	When Happy Holidays Means No Gifts
November 30	Joyce Meyer Says $23,000 'Commode' is Not a Toilet
November 29	Businessman Pledges $70 Million to Oral Roberts University
November 21	Evangelicals Shift Toward Acceptance on Divorce
November 18	Oral Roberts Faculty Voice 'No Confidence' in President
November 14	Kentucky Family Sues Over Snake-Handling Death
November 9	Holy Land Religious Leaders Lobby Washington
November 7	Senate Probing Finances of Evangelical TV Ministries
November 5	Conner Blasts Conservatives for Abandoning Principles
November 2	Obscure Mandaean Faith Risks Extinction in Iraq
October 30	New Film Argues that Bible Doesn't Condemn Homosexuality
October 25	Some Christians torn on what to make of Halloween
October 23	'Values Voters' are as split over issues as they are candidates
October 22	Seventh-Day Adventists See Increase in Worldwide Members
October 15	Scholars Say Evangelicals and Their Votes are Shifting
October 9	Study: Young People See Christians as Judgmental, Anti-Gay
October 8	D.C. Church Gives Homeless a Ride to Services
October 5	Nat. Council of Churches Names New Leader Amid Cutbacks
October 3	McCain Under Fire for 'Christian Nation' Remarks
September 28	Reinhold Niebuhr is Unseen Force in 2008 Elections
September 27	Insurance Offered for Church Fender Benders
September 26	Episcopal Bishops Say No to Gay Blessings
September 24	50 Years Later, 'In God We Trust' Still Mints Controversy
September 18	Episcopalians Head to High-Stakes Meeting in New Orleans
September 12	Christian Broadcaster is Savior for Fla. Bible Theme Park
September 10	Student Honored for Publicizing Teacher's Proselytizing
September 6	Christian Group Fights Expulsion for Foot Washing
August 31	Muslims Hope New Show Breaks Cultural Barriers
August 28	Primitive Baptist Group Marks 100th Anniversary
August 20	CNN Documentary Probes Impact of God's Warriors
August 15	Billy Graham's Access to the Oval Office Spanned 11 Presidents
August 14	Lutherans Say No to Changing Gay Clergy Rules
August 13	Progressive Baptists Call for Protests of Demeaning Lyrics
August 8	Obama's Church Has a New Pastor for a New Generation
August 6	Homosexuality 'Inconsistent' With God's Plan, New Mormon Booklet Says
July 30	Singing the Praises of Charles Wesley's Work
July 23	Riffs Emerge Among Alabama Evangelicals in Abortion Fight
July 18	Poll Says Muslims, Evangelicals Closer Than Many Might Think
July 12	Protestant Response Mostly Muted to Vatican Statement
July 9	Move Over, Harry Potter; Christian Fantasy Has Arrived
July 5	American Baptist Churches Mark 100 Years
June 27	Play Tries to Bridge Gap Between Gays, Mormons
June 26	Unitarians Find They're Almost Universally White
June 22	UCC Marks 50 Years With Speech by Its Most Famous Member
June 21	Free Trips to Israel a New Rite of Passage, Jews Say
June 19	Bush Says Hispanic Evangelicals Key to Immigration Reform
June 12	Man Takes Up His Cross and Follows Jesus Cross-Country
June 8	Southern Baptists Seek Revival as Evangelism Sputters
June 5	For Some Joggers, Running Nurtures Body and Soul
May 24	Was College Predestined to Receive Calvin's Book?
May 22	Dobson: "I Cannot, and Will Not, Vote for Giuliani
May 14	Evangelical Scholar Turns Catholic, Stuns Colleagues
May 7	Biologist Issues Altar Calls to Evangelicals on the Environment
May 3	Worship Leader Robert E. Webber Dies
April 27	400 Years Late, Evangelicals to 'Rededicate' Jamestown for Christ
April 26	Study: Hispanics Transforming Nation's Religious Landscape
April 24	VA Approves Wiccan Symbol for Gravestones
April 18	At Virginia Tech, Trying to Explain the Unexplainable
April 17	Most Doctors See Positive Role for Faith in Treating Illness
April 16	In Iraq, Women's Fashion Doesn't Mix With Islamic Custom
April 14	Legislators' Prayers are Common but Controversial
April 12	American Muslims Urge 'Code of Honor' to Heal Sunni-Shiite Rift
April 10	Internet is the 21st Century Confessional
April 8	Women Figure Prominent in Easter Drama
March 27	Cubans Ask: Is it Wrong to Pray for Castro's Death?
March 22	Jews Mull Modern Menu Options for Passover
March 21	Supreme Court Hears 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' Case
March 17	Supreme Court Hears 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' Case
March 16	College Teams Bring Chaplains Along to the Big Dance
March 12	Churches Opt for Credit Cards as IRS Demands Receipts
March 11	Churches Often the First Stage for 'Idol' Contestants
March 5	Dobson, Others Seek Ouster of NAE Vice President
February 28	Book Explores Sports, Sabbath and Shopping on Sunday
February 21	Romney Once Tilted Left, Now Right of Official Mormon Teaching
February 20	Presbyterians Face Defection to Evangelical Denomination
February 13	For Many Americans, Religious Identity No Longer a Given
February 7	Study: Students' Political Labels Don't Always Match Faith Views
February 5	Christian Ecumenical Group Awaits First Official Meeting
January 29	South African Church Torn by Homosexuality Debate
January 25	National Baptists Meet, Eye More Aid for New Orleans Churches
January 23	Wiccan Ex-barista Sues Starbucks Over Religion
January 17	Churches Use Web to Reach Old, New Members
January 16	Advisers Resign, Rabbis Cancel Visit Over Carter's Palestine Book
January 2	Largest A Cappella Church of Christ Adds Instrumental Music
2006 Articles
December 15	Some Find Ways for A Simpler, Less Commercialized Christmas
December 12	New Congress Brings With it Religious Firsts
December 4	Paid Trip Offered Face Time for Lawmaker, Controversial OH Pastor
December 1	Progressive Christians Blast Conservatives for Criticism of Obama
November 22	NBA, Methodists Team Up to Fight Malaria
November 15	Youth Ministers Use MySpace to Keep an Eye on Kids
November 9	Dobson Steps Down From Haggard's Restoration Committee
November 7	Evangelicals Shift Through Ashes of Haggard Scandal
November 2	Dobson Responds to Armey, Calls Him a 'Very Bitter Man'
October 31	Gay Marriage Issue May Rally Dispirited Voters
October 26	Colson Resigns as Prison Fellowship Chairman
October 25	Mobile Baptist Association Ousts Church with Female Pastor
October 20	Methodists Hire Rabbi for Spiritual Renewal
October 19	Film Review: Jonestown Documentary Traces Cult from Poison to Perdition
October 16	Scientologists Move In, and Not Everyone's Happy
October 6	Poll Says Pentecostals Don't Speak in Tongues
October 2	It's Not a Clergy Shortage, but a Pulpit Shortage
September 18	Religious Faith a Mainstay of Korean Immigrants
September 13	Pastor Holds On to Remnant of Fractured Denomination
September 12	Baylor Study Shows Evangelicals Undercounted, Unaffiliated
September 8	Evangelical Students Puzzled by Georgetown's Ban on Groups
September 5	Christian Music Grows Up, and Sales Follow
September 1	Baseball Fans Aim to Give Jews a League of Their Own
August 30	Swearing Gets Bishop Banned From Two Pulpits
August 29	BYU, Reed at Opposite Ends of College Religiosity Poll
August 22	Former Catholic Church Official Charged in Kickback Case
August 8	At 28, Young Pastor Has Five Degrees and a 4,300 Member Flock
August 2	Jews Angered Over Mel Gibson's Alleged Anti-Semitic Tirade
July 26	Investors Hail Fraud Convictions of Arizona Baptist Foundation Execs
July 20	Adventists Aim to Stamp Out Smoking
July 19	Prominent Pastors Resign from Katrina Fund, Question Oversight
July 13	Romney Must be Guided—Not Constrained by—Mormon Faith
July 11	Graham Says Baltimore Sermon Could Be His 'Last Time' Preaching
July 10	Presbyterian Church (USA) Reports Missing $100,000; Official Fired
July 7	Cowboy Churches Have Wide-Ranging Appeal
July 5	Gospel Singer Stirs the Jewish Soul
June 27	Studies - Volunteers Primarily Work Through Religious Organizations
June 22	Secret Service Says Gospel Tracts Look Like Funny Money
June 20	Episcopalians Elect Female Nevada Bishop as Top Leader
June 19	Catholic Bishops Approve Change in the Mass
June 7	Southern Baptists to Confront Internal Divisions
June 2	Mark Your Calendars - 666 is Coming!
June 1	Literal Belief in Bible Down 10 Points in 30 Years
May 19	Megachurches Start to Look Beyond Their Walls
May 17	Muslims Look to Blacks for Civil Rights Guidance
May 15	American Baptist Group Votes to Leave Denomination
May 10	Technology Emerges as Salvation of Christian Music Industry
May 5	Invitation to Indigo Girls Singer to Meth. Event Draws Fire
May 3	Questions and Answers with Franklin Graham
May 1	Vatican Official Calls for Boycott of 'The Da Vinci Code' Film
April 27	Internet, Blogs Give New Power to the Religious Peanut Gallery
April 25	Muslim Extremists Increasingly Target Moderate Muslims
April 24	Gallup: Church of Christ Members Have Highest Attendance Rates
April 17	Should 'Jesus' Name' Be Scratched from Public Prayers?
April 13	Gentiles Who Rescued Jews from Nazis Honored as 'Righteous'
April 11	'Gospel of Judas' Hardly 'Threatens to Change Religious History'
April 7	Author, Minister Frederick Buechner Honored
April 6	Survey Says One of Three Americans Rarely Attends Religious Services
April 4	Bill Would Ban Protests at Soldier Funerals
March 29	Missionaries to Pass Out Solar-Powered 'GodPods' in Africa
March 28	Pope Installs New Cardinal and Raises Profile of U.S. Church
March 24	U.S. Government Outlines Ways Churches Could Battle Avian Flu Pandemic
March 22	Jewish-Muslim Congress Discusses 'United Nations' of Religion
March 21	Student on Spring Break Finds Stack of $100 Bills in Post-Hurricane Rubble
March 20	Presbyterians Say They Must Cut National Staff
March 16	Reporter Finds 'God Factor' in 32 Celebrities, Including Playboy Founder
March 15	Laws Requiring Same-Sex Adoptions Create Dilemma for Catholic Charities
March 14	Evaluating Myths, Religious or Otherwise, of St. Patrick
March 13	Alabama College Struggles with Ties to Church Arsonists
March 10	Religious Groups Divided Over U.S. Role Regarding Hamas
March 7	Restrictions on Religious Travel to Cuba Questioned
March 6	Pope Praises Role of Women in Church, But Repeats They Can't be Priests
March 3	American Muslims See Shiite-Sunni Tensions Growing Here
March 2	Pat Robertson Loses Seat on National Religious Broadcasters Board
March 1	Methodists Move Meeting Over Richmond Braves' Name
February 23	Religious Opponents of Abortion Predict Supreme Court Shift
February 20	Polls Show Ten Commandments Judge Fading in Ala. Race
February 14	Artists Find Creative Ways Around Muslim Ban on Muhammad Images
February 13	Wahhabism Raising Questions Even in Saudia Arabia
February 10	'Thrill Motive' Could be Behind Burning of Ala. Baptist Churches
February 9	Armless Guitar Player's Toe Jam Band Releases New CD
February 8	Muslim-Americans Defend Free Speech, Despite 'Blasphemous' Cartoons
February 7	Bible's Most Erotic Book Elicits Passion – and Discomfort
February 6	Jordan's King Seeks Interfaith Effort to Confront Extremism