by Lauren Weaver | Aug 29, 2008 | News
WASHINGTON (BWA) Baptist World Alliance President David Coffey and General Secretary Neville Callam are appealing for prayer for those affected by the conflict between Georgian and Russian forces over the Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia....
by Bob Allen | Aug 29, 2008 | News
On the football field a “crackback” is an unexpected blind-side block that takes a would-be tackler out of the play. When it comes to hiring black coaches, it’s a standard part of the playbook, says Fitz Hill, former head coach at San Jose State...
by Bob Allen | Aug 28, 2008 | News
Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered 45 years ago today, established the Baptist preacher as a modern-day prophet, according to scholars contacted by EthicsDaily.com. Delivered Aug. 28, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln...
by Eron Henry | Aug 27, 2008 | News
WASHINGTON (BWA) A global Baptist leader decried attacks targeting Christians in the state of Orissa in eastern India. More than 600 churches have reportedly been demolished, 4,000 Christians forced to flee from their villages and at least 25 killed as a result of...
by Bob Allen | Aug 26, 2008 | News
For the first time in at least a decade, a majority of Americans believe churches should keep out of politics as opposed to expressing their views on social and political concerns. The biggest shift occurred for Republicans, according to a new survey by the Pew...
by Bob Allen | Aug 22, 2008 | News
A Focus on the Family Action broadcaster has apologized for a tongue-in-cheek video asking people to pray for rain during Barack Obama’s outdoor speech at next week’s Democratic National Convention, but a former Southern Baptist Convention officer quickly...
