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Progress in Senate on Addressing Global Warming
The old football metaphor "three yards and a cloud of dust" aptly describes the slow but crucial progress recently made in the Senate on having the federal government of the United States seriously address global...
Teaching a Pig to Sing
Sometimes, people say bad things about CBF, CBF-affiliated churches, and CBF-friendly individuals. Here are some of my responses: --The false teachers in the Bible are not the people who rely on God's grace but the...
Born On the Fourth of July
We were born as a nation on the fourth of July 229 years ago. We celebrate this beginning annually with fireworks and flag displays and a faithful re-telling of the story. We pay homage to our founders—to their vision...
The Challenge of Praying For Our Enemies
Last month my wife slipped, hit her head on the bathtub and cut a gash in back of her head. When it appeared breakfast was burning I got up to see what she was doing. Seeing her head in a pool of blood (I never saw so...
CBF Elects Asian-American, African-American as Leaders
Fifteen years after forming around principles including the right of local churches to select their own leaders—whether male or female—the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship next year will for the first time be led by a...
Samford, Belmont Students Chosen as Delegates to G8
Ask recent Samford graduate Natalie McIntyre what she's doing next week, and she might say, "I'm going to the G8." It would be the truth. McIntyre, who graduated in May with a bachelor's in political science, is one of...
CBF Council OKs Catch-up Funding for BCE
The Coordinating Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship on Wednesday approved a one-time contribution of $30,000 to the Baptist Center for Ethics to make up a funding shortfall. Emmanuel McCall, head of the...
American Baptists Grapple With Homosexuality
As many as 2,000 American Baptists are expected to meet this weekend in Denver under a cloud of controversy At least three regions have threatened to leave or stop donations to the American Baptist Churches in the...
‘War of the Worlds’
With "War of the Worlds," the man who invented the movie blockbuster proves again why he owns the patent. Steven Spielberg is the best director there is. Period. And though the former boy wonder is now handling hostile...
Nation Needs Truth to Trust Government at War
President Bush tried to turn around falling public support for his invasion and occupation of Iraq in a speech before troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Tuesday, the very day that a U.S. Chinook helicopter with 17 crew...
British Church Leaders Urge Bush to Fight Poverty
Leaders of evangelical Christian churches and organizations in the United Kingdom have sent an open letter to the U.S. President, George W Bush, urging him to help alleviate world poverty. The letter, of which David...
SBC Motion Asks WMU to Waive Auxiliary Status
The Southern Baptist Convention could ask Woman's Missionary Union to surrender its auxiliary status and submit to convention control under a motion introduced last week at the SBC annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn....
UK Baptists Lead March on Global Poverty at G8 Meeting
Baptists in the United Kingdom are at the forefront of an effort to reduce global poverty through the Make Poverty History campaign that presses the world's richest countries to reduce the number of people dying in...
‘Sword of Gideon’
Close to three hours long and nearly 20 years old, this TV movie from HBO fares decently for what it was and is—a look at Israel's legendary counter-terrorist initiative following an attack on its Olympic athletes in...
Education Resolution Sponsor Faults Coverage by Baptist Press
A leader in the effort to get a resolution critical of public schools before the Southern Baptist Convention criticized the denomination's official news service for suppressing the story. Last Wednesday the SBC passed...
Supreme Court Rulings Split on Ten Commandments Displays
A divided United States Supreme Court on Monday ruled that some, but not all, displays of the Ten Commandments on public property are constitutional. Sparked by legal battles of former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore,...
Forbes Celebrity List Features Familiar Faces
Forbes magazine's annual Celebrity 100 list is out, and not much has changed. Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey bumped last year's topper, Mel Gibson, and took the top spot for the first time. Her Chicago-based show, going...
Patriotism Is More than Flag Waving
Is wrapping oneself in the American flag a sure sign of a scoundrel? Consider the recent actions of Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), who sponsored a recent resolution that was passed giving Congress the...
Spielberg Making Film About 1972 Munich Attack
Steven Spielberg is in the news for his "War of the Worlds" adaptation releasing June 29, but look for him to surface again during the holidays with a touchier topic. The Oscar-winning director's next project springs...
Moderate Leader Says SBC Resolution Encourages Gay Bashing in Schools
A moderate Baptist leader says a Southern Baptist Convention resolution on homosexual influences in public education will encourage gay bashing in schools. "Homosexual activists and their allies are devoting...
Billy Graham’s Final Crusade
Billy Graham may be preaching his final evangelistic campaign this weekend. If that is so, his career will conclude where it began. His first national crusade was held at Madison Square Garden in 1957. Of course now,...