by Bob Allen | Oct 17, 2005 | News
If America is to have a competitive two-party system, Democrats must confront “dominant myths” that keep them from seizing the political center and building a stable majority, two political scientists and former Clinton advisers contend in a new paper....
by Bob Allen | Oct 14, 2005 | News
Both sides in an upcoming vote on a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Texas are recruiting clergy to promote their cause. “Texas Baptists have taken a clear stand recognizing that homosexual behavior is a sin and that we absolutely...
by Bob Allen | Oct 13, 2005 | News
Time is running out for people still trapped by last weekend’s deadly earthquake in Pakistan, according to initial reports of a Baptist World Alliance rescue team. “I have never seen anything like this, even though I have commanded 12 rescue operations...
by Bob Allen | Oct 13, 2005 | News
Facing threats that the Senate Judiciary Committee might subpoena him, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has disclosed details of a private conversation with presidential adviser Karl Rove. Dobson denied there was a “backroom deal” offering...
by Brian Kaylor | Oct 12, 2005 | News
When Congressman Tom DeLay was forced to step down as House Majority Leader following his indictment alleging involvement in a money-laundering scheme, he was replaced by fellow Southern Baptist Roy Blunt of Missouri. As a result of gaining a new position and more...
by Bob Allen | Oct 11, 2005 | News
Week four of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona fraud trial begins Tuesday in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. The state’s first witness contradicted defense attorneys, who attempted to distance former BFA executives William Crotts and Thomas Grabinski...
