by Bob Allen | Sep 23, 2008 | News
A Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan must remain in jail for at least two more months while a criminal investigation against him continues, a court ruled Aug. 22. But supporters of imprisoned pastor Hamid Shabanov welcomed the court’s decision to transfer him to a...
by Bob Allen | Sep 22, 2008 | News
LifeWay Christian Stores reportedly pulled a Christian magazine from its racks because five smiling women on its cover are pastors.”It is contrary to what we believe,” Chris Turner, a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention publishing house, which...
by Bob Allen | Sep 18, 2008 | News
The Obama campaign is reportedly rolling out a line of faith-themed merchandise catering to religious voters. BeliefNet’s “God-o-Meter” blog–a tongue-in-cheek scorecard of God-talk in U.S. elections–published an e-mail reportedly prepared...
by Bob Allen | Sep 17, 2008 | News
Sarah Palin is a front-line culture warrior whose election as vice president would be a “disaster” for the country, says an American Baptist pastor and longtime nemesis in local politics in the governor’s hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. Howard Bess, who...
by Bob Allen | Sep 16, 2008 | News
Aidsand Wright-Riggins expected some sort of emotional response years ago as a religious-studies major in college when he illustrated a presentation on race and religion by tearing up an Ebony magazine portrayal of Jesus as an African-American. His audience sat...
