by Bob Allen | Sep 9, 2004 | News
Does George W. Bush believe, as has been reported, that God wanted him to be president? If so, could it be in part because a Baptist preacher told him so? The Dallas Morning News reported Atlanta pastor James Merritt’s account of a private meeting with Bush and...
by Bob Allen | Sep 8, 2004 | News
The newly elected leader of North Carolina Cooperative Baptist Fellowship hopes to make the chapter a more viable alternative for moderates torn between denominational politics and cooperation. North Carolina moderates met in January to discuss options after a failed...
by Bob Allen | Sep 8, 2004 | News
Baptist families are among the thousands grieving in Beslan, Russia, site of last week’s school massacre. According to news reports, many people in Russia had never heard of the peaceful industrial city in south Russia before armed militants seized Middle School...
by Bob Allen | Sep 7, 2004 | News
A man who this summer called for a mass exodus of Southern Baptists from public schools now says sending children to a Christian school might not be enough. Parents must also distinguish between schools that are “truly” Christian and those that are...
by Bob Allen | Sep 7, 2004 | News
A 42-year-old pastor and immediate past moderator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina has been named to lead the second-largest state or regional chapter of the national organization of moderate Baptists. Larry Hovis, pastor of The Memorial Baptist...
