Baptists work for peace in India’s tribal conflict
November 17, 2005
KOHIMA, India — Baptists have tried to intervene in the tribal warfare between the Karbi and Dimasa tribes in northeast India. Baptists have a
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Religious freedom focus of U.S. report
November 17, 2005
The State Department’s annual report on the state of religious freedom around the globe stars the usual villains but also contains some new bright
Court rules schools can discuss sex topics
November 17, 2005
Parents have “no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on [the subject of sex] to their students in any forum
Election day has ‘mixed’ results nationwide
November 17, 2005
Religious conservatives claimed victory in Texas as voters overwhelmingly approved a measure Nov. 8 bolstering the state’s ban on same-sex “marriage.” But religious conservatives lost
Baylor’s Underwood likely to be Mercer president
November 17, 2005
MACON, Ga. — Trustees of Mercer University are poised to elect Bill Underwood, interim president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, as president of
GuideStone offers expanded dental coverage
November 17, 2005
DALLAS — GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention will offer a choice of three dental plans through CIGNA Dental beginning Jan. 1.
Former Arizona foundation leader on trial
November 17, 2005
PHOENIX — Six years after financial irregularities first surfaced, the Baptist Foundation of Arizona’s (BFA) former president and legal counsel are on trial for
Disaster relief units respond after deadly tornado
November 17, 2005
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers were immediately mobilized in Indiana when the deadliest tornado to hit the state in more than
