PHILADELPHIA — A University of Pennsylvania study has found that abstinence-only education is the most effective way to reduce health risks associated with sexual activity,
DALLAS — Suzii Paynter has been named director of the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission (CLC) — the first woman to hold the influential position.
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A Baptist church in Watertown, N.Y., has dismissed an 81-year-old female adult Sunday School teacher, citing a biblical passage that prohibits women from
After a three-year-long debate, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved wider distribution of a “morning-after” contraceptive, angering some religious conservatives and anti-abortion
Vested in white albs, and ultimately donning brilliantly colored silk stoles, 12 women were ordained July 31 as deacons and priests aboard a riverboat in
Teenagers who listen to sexually degrading music, including some forms of popular rap music, are more likely to be sexually active than are other teens,
TORONTO — The Bush administration has come under attack at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto for tying millions of dollars in U.S. funding to
A letter representing 78 Texas Ford dealers was sent to Ford’s Detroit headquarters earlier this summer, urging the company to “cease” advertising in homosexual publications.