War on Global Hunger Losing Ground, U.N. Report Says

by | Dec 10, 2004 | News

The number of malnourished people continues to grow, despite an 8-year-old pledge by world leaders to cut chronic hunger by half by the year 2015. A report released Wednesday by the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization said the number of hungry...

Student Claims Dismissal from FCA Prompted by Vote for Kerry

by | Dec 10, 2004 | News

A student at Carson-Newman College says he was removed from leadership in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes after telling a chapter president he was voting for John Kerry. That contradicts official reports from FCA leaders, who say the matter has been resolved and...

Shooting Outsiders: An Interview With Paul Feig

by | Dec 8, 2004 | News

Paul Feig—actor, writer, director—woke up on a late summer morning several years ago to begin work adapting a children’s novel for the big screen. The novel was the 1963 classic North to Freedom by Anne Holm. The day would be unforgettable. “The day I was...

Clergy No. 7 in Ranking of Honesty and Ethics

by | Dec 8, 2004 | News

Clergy ranked seventh in an annual survey on honesty and ethical standards of certain professions, ahead of judges, day-care providers and bankers but behind police, doctors and military officers. This year’s Gallup survey found Americans in general giving...

Former SBC Leaders Advocate Support for BWA

by | Dec 8, 2004 | News

A group of retired state and national Southern Baptist Convention leaders issued a statement declaring themselves advocates of the Baptist World Alliance. The group, convened by former BWA President Duke McCall, encouraged Southern Baptists to remain involved in the...