by Bob Allen | Jan 6, 2005 | News
A moderate Baptist leader has pledged to engage in civil disobedience should the United States reinstate a military draft. Religion News Service reported Tuesday that the Selective Service System had asked the Church of the Brethren to dust off its long-standing...
by Bob Allen | Jan 6, 2005 | News
More than 225 religious leaders have signed a letter calling on U.S. Attorney General Nominee Alberto Gonzales to denounce all uses of torture. The leaders, from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communties across the United States, cite opinions in memos...
by Bob Allen | Jan 5, 2005 | News
Southern Baptist leaders have taken decisive steps to disconnect from ecumenical dialogues, says a critic who believes such relationships are prone to misinterpretation and misuse. Yet some prominent Southern Baptists, he warns, remain involved in “closed...
by Bob Allen | Jan 5, 2005 | News
Denton Lotz, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, on Tuesday sent a pastoral letter to Baptists in Asia expressing shared grief of Baptists worldwide and pledging long-term support and aid to victims of natural disaster. “Your brothers and sisters...
by Bob Allen | Jan 4, 2005 | News
The Southeast Asian tsunami that killed perhaps 150,000 signaled God’s wrath for sexual sin, says the controversial Web site GodHatesFags.com. “Thank God for the tsunamis—and for 5,000 dead Swedes,” proclaimed the Westboro Baptist Church Web site in...
