by Bob Allen | May 10, 2005 | News
A Houston attorney who last year failed in efforts to convince the Southern Baptist Convention to support a mass exodus from public schools is trying to resurface the issue by calling on churches to investigate whether their local schools promote homosexuality. Bruce...
by Bob Allen | May 10, 2005 | News
A North Carolina Baptist pastor who reportedly led efforts to remove the names of nine members from the church roll because they didn’t support President Bush’s re-election on Sunday called it a “great misunderstanding” that should “be...
by Bob Allen | May 9, 2005 | News
The Florida judge who presided over the Terri Schiavo case received a special award from a local legal association Thursday, prompting more controversy in a legal battle that brought him national attention and criticism from the religious right. The West Pasco Bar...
by Bob Allen | May 6, 2005 | News
Some 800 years after the fact, the Crusades—the historical setting for the new movie “Kingdom of Heaven”–remain a sore spot in interfaith relations. In his 2002 book, When Religion Becomes Evil, Charles Kimball noted that most Christians growing up...
by Bob Allen | May 6, 2005 | News
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State said Wednesday it plans to use an interfaith service in Oklahoma as a model for alternatives to the National Day of Prayer, which the group says “has been held captive by the religious right.” AU...
by Bob Allen | May 5, 2005 | News
First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City has withdrawn permission for an interfaith group to meet on the church site, citing differing views over the separation of church and state. Two days before an interfaith prayer gathering at the state Capitol marking the National...
