by Bob Allen | Apr 18, 2006 | News
A young Texas pastor plans to submit a resolution at this year’s Southern Baptist Convention affirming “principled dissent” in the denomination, signaling opposition to recent efforts to suppress criticism on controversial issues. Benjamin S. Cole,...
by Bob Allen | Apr 18, 2006 | News
Bob Reccord resigned Monday as president of the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board, citing reaction to a critical Baptist newspaper story two months ago, which he said had “created an environment which makes it difficult to lead the...
by Bob Allen | Apr 17, 2006 | News
Senate Majority Leader and likely presidential candidate Bill Frist recently praised a gathering of state homeschool leaders for “helping to make America a better place.” Frist was among four senators and eight members of the House of Representatives to...
by Bob Allen | Apr 13, 2006 | News
A former Southern Baptist missionary fired in 2002 for teaching at a seminary in Brazil that his superiors deemed out of bounds of the 2000 “Baptist Faith & Message” said news that a missionary couple in West Africa may be terminated for working with...
by Bob Allen | Apr 12, 2006 | News
A Southern Baptist missionary couple has been asked to resign and expects to be fired for starting a church in West Africa, in partnership with non-Baptist missionaries, that doesn’t use Baptist in its name. It exacerbates controversy between trustees of the...
