by Bob Allen | Jul 21, 2005 | News
Civil rights groups are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to block implementation of a Georgia law supported by a freshman state senator and president of a company that publishes religious literature for moderate Baptists, claiming it violates the Voting Rights...
by Bob Allen | Jul 20, 2005 | News
Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, N.C., voted Sunday to escrow contributions to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina after two church members were denied nomination to convention boards of trustees. A nominating committee reportedly rejected Pastor...
by Bob Allen | Jul 19, 2005 | News
After religious and secular wire services circulated stories highlighting removal of a reference to Jesus Christ from the constitution of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, leaders of the Atlanta-based group said they are sensitive to concerns raised about the new...
by Bob Allen | Jul 19, 2005 | News
President Bush’s nominee to the first vacancy on the Supreme Court in 11 years is described as a conservative but not always predictable jurist on record as saying he is against Roe v. Wade. The president on Tuesday announced he was nominating John G. Roberts...
by Bob Allen | Jul 18, 2005 | News
A former editorial writer who is suing the Indianapolis Star alleging religious discrimination has spoken at conferences encouraging journalism students to use their careers to promote Christianity. “As a journalist, you can use your position to further the...