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Fact, Fiction And Faith
With the movie version of Dan Brown's novel "The DaVinci Code" about to debut, all the anxiety that accompanied the book's success is back. Of course, we must account for the success, and the fact is, it's a pretty...
Newspaper Columnist Endorses Pro-Public Education Letter
A columnist in Kentucky's largest newspaper has endorsed a Baptist Center for Ethics pastoral letter urging support for public schools. David Hawpe, vice president and editorial director of the Louisville...
‘Anti-Christian Culture’ No. 1 Issue in LifeWay Survey
"Anti-Christian culture" topped a list of the 10 most important issues facing today's families in an Internet survey by LifeWay Christian Resources. "Removing 'Christ' from Christmas, banning references to the Ten...
Belmont Dispute Part of Realigning of Baptist Higher Education
A leadership dispute between the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Belmont University--likely headed to court after Tennessee Baptists refused a settlement offered by university trustees at a special convention session...
Regard for the Foreigner
Christians, for whom the Bible is a sacred text, will surely struggle to find a certain voice on the issue of immigration within the pages of their various canons. Fear and mistrust of foreigners is an ancient habit....
Survey Finds Interfaith Cooperation Up Since 9/11
Differing faith communities are coming together with more frequency to pray together and serve together than before the Sept. 11 2001 terrorist attacks, a new survey reports. The survey, sponsored by the Cooperative...
Hats Off to UGA for Policy on Underage Drinking
I don't want to sound like some poor soul locked into a constraining fundamentalist religion that keeps me from enjoying life; nor do I want to sound pious or preachy. It's just a fact of my life--I've never drank a...
Shooting of Chicago Teen on City Bus Prompts Debate Over Gun Control
African-American clergy on Monday boarded a Chicago Transit Authority bus for a symbolic ride calling for stricter gun laws and more community presence on local buses and streets. Later, hundreds of students walked out...
McCain Mends Fences With Falwell
Sen. John McCain called for greater respect amid political differences in a symbolic commencement address Saturday at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. Six years ago, while running for president against George W....
Pastor Arrested on Charges of Paddling Girl
A Chicago-area Baptist pastor faces misdemeanor charges of battery for allegedly spanking a 12-year-old girl with a piece of wood. Police arrested Daryl Bujak, 30-year-old pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church in...
Saints Are Diverse And All Around Us
For about a year now I have been piecing together stories of saints I have met over the last 50 years. Of the dozen or more lives I have written about I met them all but one. That is because Lois Howard Mashburn died...
‘The Da Vinci Code Adventure: On the Trail of Fact, Legend, Faith & Film’
The book's strength is easily its approach to the novel and controversy. Gunn and company have moved beyond saying "Here's where the novel is laughable," to "Here's where the novel can still surprise you." Frankly,...
Half of Public School Teachers Quit Within Five Years
Nearly half of new public school teachers leave the profession within five years, most often because of poor working conditions or low pay, according to a recent study by the National Education Association. Release of...
Dean Misstates, Then Corrects, Democrats’ Stance on Gay Marriage
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean misstated the party's platform on gay marriage in an interview with CBN News, prompting backlash from a gay-rights group. Trying to dispel the notion that Democrats are "godless...
Upcoming ‘Da Vinci Code’ Movie Sparks Plentiful Resources
With the movie adaptation days away from unspooling on several thousand screens, numerous Web sites—many of them rather complex—are available for individuals and groups still grappling with perhaps the most...
The Ups And Downs Of Mothers’ Day
This Sunday churches around the country will incorporate into their services of worship some sort of recognition of the role of motherhood. In fact, so powerful is the emotional pull of this holiday that even some...
Iran’s President Asks Bush What Jesus Would Do
In the first formal communication between the two nations in 27 years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote a letter to President Bush challenging U.S. policies as contrary to the teachings of Jesus. "I have been...
201 Baptist Ministers Sign Letter Supporting Public Education
More than 200 signatures are on a Baptist Center for Ethics pastoral letter supporting public education issued three weeks ago. The Nashville, Tenn.,-based BCE issued the letter with 56 original signatures April 21....
Looking at Baptists and Public Schools from Africa
What is the value of public education? Should Baptist Christians enroll their children in public schools, or is a mass "exodus" to home and parochial schools in order? This question is once again at issue in the...
Seminaries Endorse ‘Kingdom Education’ Summit
Two of the six Southern Baptist Convention seminaries have joined as sponsors of a "Kingdom Education Summit" during next month's SBC annual meeting, and a top administrator at one will speak, the meeting's organizer...
Public School Criticized for Sponsoring Creationist Lecturer
A public school district in Missouri refused to change plans to sponsor Monday's high school lecture and visit to a middle school by a creationist lecturer despite warnings by a church-state watchdog group that it...