Another View for April 7, 2005 By James Leo Garrett Jr. John Paul's 26-year pontificate, the third longest in history, we are told, will be remembered for much more than its longevity. Its impact both on the Roman Catholic Church…
Remembering Pope John Paul II
Another View for April 7, 2005 By David S. Dockery This week many around the world will mourn the death of Pope John Paul II. No pope in recent memory has had the impact of John Paul II. His tours…
Terry Shiavo’s case sparks ethical questions
Guest Editorial for April 7, 2005 By Robert Marus The Terri Schiavo case polarized public opinion on end-of-life issues, but for many Americans the issues are anything but clear-cut. For example, House Republican leader Tom DeLay, who has crusaded to…
A matter of values
Heritage Column for April 7, 2005 By Fred Anderson My last column concerned the various dates in the history of the University of Richmond, a school founded by Virginia Baptists, which celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. Across the long…
WMU president criticized for addressing moderates
National Woman's Missionary Union executive director Wanda Lee will follow through with a commitment to speak at the annual meeting of the moderate Baptist General Convention of Missouri in April-despite an attempt to convince her to decline. David Clippard, executive…
Bugg named dean of divinity school
Charles Bugg, professor of preaching at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, is the new dean of Gardner-Webb University's school of divinity. Bugg, 62, an author and popular preacher, will also serve as professor of church ministry and leadership at the…
Passion images, ringtones available for cell phones
The next time your cell phone rings, it could be Mel Gibson-or at least the soundtrack from his The Passion of the Christ-calling. Los Angeles-based AG Interactive is making three snippets of the movie's soundtrack available to download as ringtones…
CBF providing clean water to tsunami victims in Asia
ATLANTA (ABP) — Since the Dec. 26 tsunami swept through Southeast Asia, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has been working to ensure clean water reaches tsunami survivors in several countries. Ranging from water-purification tablets in India to larger purification systems capable…
Women’s basketball team wins national title for Baylor
INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) — Baylor University's Lady Bears basketball team won the university's first NCAA title in a major sport with a decisive 84-62 victory over the Michigan State Spartans April 5 in Indianapolis. The Baylor women's team finished the season…
Voters make Kansas 18th state with marriage amendment
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Kansas voters made that state the 18th in the nation to adopt a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage April 5. With all but one of the state's 210 precincts reporting April 6, voters had approved an amendment…
Southwestern elects former Muslim dean of new undergrad college
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Trustees of Southwestern Theological Seminary elected a controversial Muslim convert to Christianity as dean of the seminary's new undergraduate school, the College at Southwestern. Emir Caner, 34, was brought up to be a devout Sunni…
Alliance between evangelicals, Catholics among legacies of John Paul II’s papacy
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The dynamic bishop from Krakow who became one of the 20th century's most towering figures departed earthly life April 2, but his legacy — including the special esteem in which many American evangelical Protestants held him —…