by Bob Allen | Feb 6, 2006 | News
A conservative United States senator warned against “far-left” environmentalists he claimed are trying to dupe the National Association of Evangelicals into adopting a policy statement on global warming. The Washington Post on Thursday reported that...
by Bob Allen | Feb 6, 2006 | News
A Southern Baptist congressman’s rapid rise to power in the Republican Party hit a snag on Thursday, when Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) lost a runoff vote to Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a bid to become House Majority Leader. The 122-109 ballot signaled a major change...
by Bob Allen | Feb 3, 2006 | News
Four months into his goal of leading churches in the Southern Baptist Convention to record 1 million baptisms in a single year, SBC president Bobby Welch has some catching up to do. According to a table on Welch’s “Everyone Can Kingdom Challenge” Web...
by Bob Allen | Feb 3, 2006 | News
A former Southern Baptist pastor and denominational leader on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to offering sex to a police officer decoying as a male prostitute, while the American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief saying charges against him should...
by Bob Allen | Feb 2, 2006 | News
The pastor of a British Baptist being held hostage in Iraq welcomed news that he is still alive and urged prayer for his release. Norman Kember, 74, along with three other peace activists, has been held hostage by a group calling itself the Swords of Truth Brigade...
