Southern Baptist Leader Cites Affinity for Pope

A Southern Baptist agency head quoted in a national magazine said he shares more common ground with the Catholic pope than with fellow Baptists Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. “I’ve got more in common with Pope John Paul II than I do with Jimmy Carter or...

Robertson Predicts ‘Triumph’ in Second Bush Term

Pat Robertson, who began last year with a prediction that President Bush would win re-election in “a blowout,” says he has another word from the Lord. On the Jan. 3 broadcast of Christian Broadcasting Network’s “The 700 Club,” Robertson...

Baptists Cooperate to Meet Tsunami Needs

Mounting human needs in tsunami-stricken South Asia are prompting record gifts and unprecedented cooperation among Baptist relief agencies. The Asian Baptist Federation, one of six regional bodies comprising the Baptist World Alliance, is working with Baptist World...

Limbaugh Says Muslim States Stingy With Tsunami Relief

Amid charges that the United States was slow or stingy in its response to the South Asia tsunami disaster, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh shot back that predominantly Muslim nations aren’t doing any better. According to an Internet report, Limbaugh compared...

Tsunami Relief Effort Continues to Grow

Ten days after a tsunami killed thousands and displaced millions in Southeast Asia, aid workers continued to learn more about the scope of the disaster while relief funds for victims poured in from around the world. Working with and through Baptist communities and...