by Bob Allen | Oct 8, 2007 | News
A prominent Southern Baptist Convention pastor being sued by parishioners who accuse him of misspending church money and withholding financial records kept his job Sunday in a confidence vote, the latest round in a publicized dispute dividing a high-profile Tennessee...
by Bob Allen | Oct 5, 2007 | News
The National Council of Churches, America’s leading ecumenical group, charted a new course by selecting a long-time educator and ecumenical leader to head a newly restructured and downsized organization. After confirmation next month to a four-year term of...
by Bob Allen | Oct 5, 2007 | News
Religious leaders expressed disappointment after President Bush on Tuesday carried out his threat to veto legislation to provide health insurance for 10 million American children. Bush used the fourth veto of his presidency to reject a bipartisan measure expanding the...
by Bob Allen | Oct 4, 2007 | News
A Southern Baptist pastor was among 40 men arrested on indecency charges in a two-week investigation of city parks in Johnson City, Tenn. Robert E. Riley, 55, stepped down as pastor of Rogersville First Baptist Church in Rogersville, Tenn., after being charged with...
by Bob Allen | Oct 3, 2007 | News
A private security contractor at the center of a congressional probe of alleged war profiteering and misconduct objected to characterizations of his business as a “Republican” company that employs “mercenaries.” “We are not a partisan...
