by Mark Wingfield | May 12, 2003 | News
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board has terminated 13 missionaries who refused to affirm the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message. It is thought to be the largest group of SBC missionaries ever fired at once. Meeting...
by Jodi Mathews | May 12, 2003 | News
Talk of changing a zoning code that prevents some Amish families from keeping horses has turned from a local spat into a religious-freedom issue. The three supervisors of Walker Township, Pa., heard arguments from townspeople and Amish folk about the zoning law that...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 9, 2003 | News
Cable channel FX axed plans for reality show “American Candidate” last Friday, but creator R.J. Cutler said the project—aiming to put a grassroots candidate in the 2004 presidential election—will find a new home. Cutler’s previous projects include...
by Jodi Mathews | May 8, 2003 | News
Almost 20 years ago, the world rallied in response to media images of starving people in Ethiopia. Today, a famine that some fear could be worse than the one that killed nearly a million people in 1984 and 1985 is by comparison going largely unnoticed, leaving aid...
by Bob Allen | May 6, 2003 | News
Exposed as a high roller in Nevada and New Jersey casinos, conservative moralist William Bennett said Monday he has gambled too much and that his gambling days are behind him. “A number of stories in the media have reported that I have engaged in high stakes...
by Jodi Mathews | May 5, 2003 | News
The number of black children living in “extreme” poverty has risen sharply in the last few years, according to a study of census figures by the Children’s Defense Fund. The number of extremely poor black children stood at 932,000 in 2001, according...
