Congress approves increase in indecency fines
June 8, 2006
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted May 18 to significantly increase the penalty to radio and television broadcasters for airing “indecency.” Passed unanimously by a
Judson Association helps area hunger needs
June 8, 2006
When Bob Pemberton, director of missions for Judson Baptist Association, heard that more than 38,000 people go to bed hungry every night in southeastern Alabama,
Senate passes immigration reform to secure border, allow guest workers
June 8, 2006
The Senate approved immigration reform legislation May 25, setting the stage for negotiations with a House of Representatives that differs dramatically on some aspects of
DVDs an extension of Mount Hope church
June 8, 2006
By Jeremy Dale Henderson The homebound seniors of Mount Hope Baptist Church, Mount Hope, in Muscle Shoals Baptist Association are a savvy bunch — savvier
New technology helps prayer requests travel farther, faster
June 8, 2006
How fast does a prayer travel? From a Florida hospital, parents sent out a cry for help for their 2-year-old daughter who was facing chemotherapy
Technology emerges as salvation of Christian music industry
June 8, 2006
Not long ago, illegal downloads flattened CD sales and sent the music industry into a panic. But that seems forgotten now, or nearly so, as
State’s Baptist churches promote purity among youth
June 8, 2006
In a culture that reaches out to teenagers with sex-saturated messages, youth pastors and ministry groups often feel the challenge of combating such messages with
Boycott memory fades as Disney hosts baptisms
June 8, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla. — In the latest, and perhaps final, act of reconciliation between the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and the Walt Disney corporation, First Baptist
