European Baptists Decry ‘Modern-Day Slave Trade’

BUDAPEST, Hungary–European Baptist leaders pledged prayer and action against the worldwide sex industry in an April 14-16 consultation on “human trafficking” sponsored by the European Baptist Federation. The Budapest conference pledged to engage...

Frist Opposes Filibuster at Church Rally

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist defended removing Democrats’ power to filibuster against judges nominated by President Bush in a videotaped message to a rally labeled “Justice Sunday” in a Kentucky Baptist church. Democrats earlier criticized...

Air Force Academy Cracks Down on Religious Harassment

Hoping to avoid a repeat of a scandal two years ago over sexual assault, the U.S. Air Force Academy is requiring religious-sensitivity training amid complaints that dominance by evangelical Christians at the school fosters anti-Semitism and other forms of religious...

Harvard Scholar Gives Inaugural Lecture at Samford

A Harvard scholar and minister discussed honoring the body for an inaugural lectureship at Samford University Monday night. Stephanie Paulsell, associate dean of ministry studies at Harvard Divinity School and author of Honoring the Body: Meditations on a Christian...