by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 3, 2005 | Opinion
Euro-American evangelicals, supposedly empowered by the recent election, are demanding that public schools teach the religious concept of creationism (a literal reading of Genesis 1-2). My question is which creation story should be taught? After all, anyone who has...
by Bob Allen | Dec 20, 2004 | News
A lawsuit alleging religious discrimination deep in the Bible Belt proves Southern Baptist leaders were wrong to oppose a resolution this summer calling for an exodus from public schools, says the statement’s co-author. Lawyers in Plano, Texas, filed a...
by Bob Allen | Dec 6, 2004 | News
While the Southern Baptist Convention is not yet ready to endorse a mass exodus from public schools, the day will come when most Southern Baptist children are educated at home or in church-run schools, says a Christian education leader. Ed Gamble, executive director...
by Bob Allen | Nov 12, 2004 | News
Five months after it was discussed but not voted on at the Southern Baptist Convention, a grassroots effort calling on Southern Baptists to remove their kids from public schools remains controversial. The Tennessee Baptist Convention on Wednesday killed a resolution...
by Bob Allen | Sep 30, 2004 | News
At least 10 Baptist state conventions are being asked to consider resolutions this fall inspired by a failed Southern Baptist Convention resolution calling for a mass exodus from public schools. An SBC resolutions committee in June declined to recommend a resolution...
