by Bob Allen | May 27, 2005 | News
A politician who in March 2003 demanded that congressional cafeterias rename french fries to “freedom fries” now says the United States went to war in Iraq “with no justification.” Walter Jones, R-N.C., was one of two Representatives...
by Bob Allen | May 26, 2005 | News
A Southern Baptist leader who three years ago defended a former convention president for declaring the Muslim prophet Muhammad a “demon-possessed pedophile” said Tuesday he disapproves of a sign at a small North Carolina church saying the Quran...
by Bob Allen | May 26, 2005 | News
A Southern Baptist woman who wrote a book about her experiences worshipping with Jews has converted from Christianity to Judaism. Mary Blye Howe, author of the 2003 book A Baptist Among the Jews, has written about her love for Judaism and participation in worship...
by Bob Allen | May 25, 2005 | News
A black Southern Baptist evangelist says he wants to take back language stolen from the struggle for civil rights and used by gay-rights activists to make the push for same-sex marriage sound more acceptable. “When the homosexual movement jumped on the bandwagon...
by Bob Allen | May 25, 2005 | News
Students at Hope College in Holland, Mich., protested the departure of religion professor Miguel De La Torre, after rumors circulated that the school’s president forced him out because of a controversial newspaper column. De La Torre, whose regular Holland...
by Bob Allen | May 23, 2005 | News
Central Baptist Theological Seminary has announced a “workforce reduction” in faculty and staff on its campus in Kansas City, Kan., citing longstanding financial concerns and a new teaching philosophy that emphasizes distance learning through remote campus...
