Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

By Greg Warner Fundamentalist Baptists in February formed a new international organization they hope will include Southern Baptists, who last year withdrew from the Baptist World Alliance, an international fellowship Southern Baptist Convention leaders maligned as too 'liberal.” But the…

The Sri Lankan government appears poised to vote on anti-conversion legislation in April, according to a number of media reports. If approved, the vote would cap a three-year effort by Buddhist leaders to stem the tide of rural Buddhists turning…

A search-and-rescue team from Baptist World Aid and Hungarian Baptist Aid is trying to find survivors on the Indonesian island of Nias after a March 28 earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale. According to reports, the quake killed hundreds…

Just months after a devastating earthquake and tsuanmi, the Indonesian island of Sumatra was hit by a second earthquake that left thousands dead. Baptists once more were on the scene offering relief and ministry. By Erich Bridges Southern Baptist relief…

Pastor Rick Warren's book The Purpose Driven Life hit the top spot on four best-seller lists this week, two weeks after an Atlanta-area woman read it to her kidnapper. The book is the first to reach the number one spot…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…