Mennonites elect first woman president
August 31, 2000
GUATEMALA CITY — The Mennonite World Conference has elected its first woman president to lead the body of 1 million Anabaptist Christians around the world. Nancy Heisey,
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Saudis pledge to improve status of women
August 31, 2000
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s cabinet agreed Aug. 21 to join a United Nations-sponsored women’s rights agreement but rejected any clause that contradicts Islamic sharia law.
German lawyers want Bible outlawed
August 31, 2000
BERLIN — Lawyers of a religious sect in Germany want to outlaw the Bible. Christian Sailer and Gert-Joachim Hetzel, two lawyers belonging to the “Universal
Baptists plan outreach during Olympics
August 31, 2000
HURST, Texas — While millions of people will be watching the Olympics on television, scores of Southern Baptists will be among 230 Americans engaged in
Southwestern approved for music Ph.D.
August 31, 2000
FORT WORTH, Texas — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has been approved to offer a Ph.D. in church music. The National Association of Schools of Music approved
Staff changes part of centers’ upgrade
August 31, 2000
NASHVILLE — A centralized organization with top leadership based in Nashville has been announced as the first major step in revitalization of Southern Baptists’ two
Religion expert John Newport dies at 83
August 31, 2000
FORT WORTH, Texas — One of Southern Baptists’ leading authorities on the New Age, cults and world religions has died. John P. Newport, distinguished professor emeritus
More churches leave SBC over theology
August 31, 2000
HIGH POINT, N.C. — The 1,000-member First Baptist Church of High Point, N.C., has joined the ranks of churches to leave the Southern Baptist Convention
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