America earns low rating on moral values, Barna says

May 30, 2002

Fewer than one-fifth of Americans give the nation high ratings on the state of its moral values, a new Gallup Poll shows. Eighteen percent of

Christianity exploding in southern hemisphere; Islam growing in western world

May 30, 2002

One of the often-heard comments since Sept. 11 is that Islam is growing so rapidly it will soon become the world’s largest religion, overtaking Christianity

Baylor gets grant for poverty study

May 30, 2002

WACO, Texas — Baylor University’s School of Social Work recently received a $2 million grant from Pew Charitable Trusts to study how urban churches and

California editor accepts university post

May 30, 2002

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Mark A. Wyatt, editor of The California Southern Baptist newsjournal since 1991, has been selected as California Baptist University’s first vice president

Report says 300,000 ‘child soldiers’ in combat

September 27, 2001

NEW YORK — Children as young as 7 are among the more than 300,000 children forced to fight in conflicts in 41 countries, according to a

Character education gaining ground in schools

December 21, 2000

Character education is moving to the top of the school reform agenda. Sixteen states now mandate or encourage it through legislation. Thirty-six states and Washington

Missionaries survive home attack

December 21, 2000

Southern Baptist missionaries Roger and Diana Gaunt are living proof that missionary couple serving in the Dominican Republic recently survived a home invasion and later