by Bob Allen | Jul 7, 2005 | News
Denouncing a new Jessica Simpson video as “slutty,” a Christian media watchdog Web site called on the singer, actress and celebrity spokesperson for sexual abstinence to apologize and issue a more tasteful re-shoot. The music video, “These Boots Are...
by Bob Allen | Jul 7, 2005 | News
A Baptist ethicist challenged for claiming that abortions increased under President Bush says America needs a “motherhood mandate” to ensure that women have economic security and healthcare as a deterrent to abortion. Glen Stassen, a professor of Christian...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jul 6, 2005 | News
One of the most famous stories to emerge from the Columbine school massacre has become an award-winning short film. “Rachel’s Challenge,” a 7-minute film about student Rachel Scott who professed belief in God before being killed in the 1999 school...
by Bob Allen | Jul 6, 2005 | News
The head of American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. told delegates at the group’s biennial meeting that differences over homosexuality should not be allowed to split the 1.4-million-member body. Responding to ultimatums by some regions threatening to leave the...
by Bob Allen | Jul 4, 2005 | News
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 woman pastor. Officially elected last year as...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jul 1, 2005 | News
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 a handful of...
