by Bob Allen | Dec 21, 2006 | News
An American Muslim group has joined a campaign asking Wal-Mart to stop selling a “Left Behind” themed video game, saying it demonizes Islam by creating targets with Muslim-sounding names. A coalition of church-state separation and liberal Christian groups...
by Bob Allen | Dec 20, 2006 | News
A prominent Southern Baptist mega-church has placed a long-time staff member on administrative leave and launched an internal investigation into allegations he molested a member of his family 17 years ago. Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova,...
by Bob Allen | Dec 19, 2006 | News
A Baptist Center for Ethics Christmas campaign urging Wal-Mart to be a “Golden Rule” employer earned mention in Jay Leno’s Friday “Tonight Show” monologue. “Hey, did you hear about this?” Leno asked. “A controversial new...
by Bob Allen | Dec 18, 2006 | News
The executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics said Friday on national television that Jesus would be more concerned about children of Wal-Mart employees going without health care than saving shoppers money. Appearing on CNBC’s “On The...
by Bob Allen | Dec 15, 2006 | News
Conservative media criticized a campaign spearheaded by the Baptist Center for Ethics singling out Wal-Mart in a challenge to set an example as a “Golden Rule” employer this Christmas. An interviewer on the self-described “fair-and-balanced”...