by Bob Allen | Nov 29, 2006 | News
Carson-Newman College trustees this week are hearing firsthand complaints of faculty members who want them to fire President James Netherton. Faculty at the Baptist-affiliated school in Jefferson City, Tenn., passed a resolution of no-confidence in Netherton’s...
by Bob Allen | Nov 29, 2006 | News
Observing perceptions that Southern Baptists are of two minds about public education–both critical–a former Southern Baptist Convention church in Virginia sent a message to its local educators that some Baptists still appreciate their public schools....
by Bob Allen | Nov 28, 2006 | News
A Baptist blogger and peace activist says Christians should speak out against the execution of condemned former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. “We worship One executed by a brutal tyranny on false charges,” Michael Westmoreland-White wrote Saturday on his...
by Bob Allen | Nov 22, 2006 | News
An international gathering of Christian leaders at a Baptist seminary in the Czech Republic explored ways for Israeli and Palestinian believers to build bridges between their communities. Delegates from more than 20 countries unanimously adopted a “Prague...
by Bob Allen | Nov 22, 2006 | News
After twice sponsoring laws requiring picture IDs in order to vote only to have them ruled unconstitutional by courts, a Georgia lawmaker with moderate Baptist ties now wants to amend the state’s constitution to stop judges from thwarting the will of the state...