by Bob Allen | Mar 10, 2005 | News
Taco Bell has agreed to pay an additional 1 cent per pound for tomatoes, prompting a group of Florida farm workers to end a consumer boycott of the fast-food chain. Several religious organizations, including the National Council of Churches, Presbyterian Church (USA),...
by Bob Allen | Mar 9, 2005 | News
The judge at the center of a Florida right-to-die dispute is a Southern Baptist and conservative Republican, whose vilification by pro-life groups has affected his relationship with his church, according to a newspaper profile. The St. Petersburg Times portrayed...
by Bob Allen | Mar 8, 2005 | News
The “day of entitlement” for Baptist organizations is over, and is being replaced by new models of cooperation that foster flexibility, responsiveness and collaboration, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Coordinator Daniel Vestal wrote in a monthly...
by Bob Allen | Mar 8, 2005 | News
Three-time Southern Baptist Convention president Adrian Rogers retired after 32 years as senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in suburban Memphis last weekend. Several current and former denominational leaders honored the popular preacher credited with launching...
by Bob Allen | Mar 7, 2005 | News
An Army sergeant who refused to return to Iraq saying he now opposes the war said Wednesday that an investigating officer is recommending that the military deny his bid to be classified as a conscientious objector. Sgt. Kevin Benderman, 40, is facing charges of...
