By Robert Marus The Florida judge who ordered Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed has resigned his membership in a Southern Baptist church. According to media reports, Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge George Greer informed Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla., that he…
Alliance between evangelicals, Catholics among the legacies of John Paul II
By Robert Marus 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 evangelicals held him and many of his…
A Baptist’s reflection on John Paul II
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…
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…
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…
Fellowship hires Karen Gilbert to lead mission volunteers
ATLANTA (ABP) — Karen Gilbert of Dallas has been hired as the associate coordinator for volunteers and partnerships in the global missions office of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. The position is based in Dallas, where Gilbert had been minister of…