by Bob Allen | Feb 25, 2004 | News
President Bush is urging Congress and the states to amend the Constitution to ban gay marriage. While not endorsing any particular amendment being proposed, Bush said the move is needed to counter “activist judges and local officials” seeking to redefine...
by Bob Allen | Feb 25, 2004 | News
One American in four believes Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus, according to a survey commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League on the eve of the release of Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ.” A national poll of 1,200 adults...
by Bob Allen | Feb 24, 2004 | News
Southern Baptist Convention president Jack Graham’s proposal to possibly change the convention’s name met approval from denominational leaders contacted by EthicsDaily.com. Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, told the SBC...
by Bob Allen | Feb 23, 2004 | News
Southern Baptist Convention leaders accuse the Baptist World Alliance of being anti-American because of views of Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, BWA General Secretary Denton Lotz charged in a letter to members of the BWA general council, committees and...
by Bob Allen | Feb 20, 2004 | News
The head of the Baptist World Alliance says last week’s vote urging Southern Baptists to cut ties with the BWA was based on misrepresentation of the global Baptist fellowship. “We are saddened because the statements made in the recommendations presented to...
by Chasity Ann Gunn | Feb 19, 2004 | News
Half of Americans say they have purchased a lottery ticket in the past year, establishing state-sponsored lotteries as the most popular form of gambling in America, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Ticket buyers spend an average of $19 a month, according to the...
