News For Tuesday Oct 7, 2008 News For Tuesday Oct 7, 2008

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Neonatal intensive care is ministry's focus - Added 8 weeks ago

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP)--Many babies admitted to this neonatal intensive care unit —- those born unexpectedly early, some even before their own baby showers -— receive their first gifts from Dana Gallahair."Yes, I'm the...

Economics & the soul of America - Added 8 weeks ago

!P>HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (BP)--For perhaps the first time in my life since the final exam, I wish I had paid more attention in Economics 101. About all I can now recall is that economics has something to do with guns and...

Mont. Baptists to strengthen churches - Added 8 weeks ago

KALISPELL, Mont. (BP)--A new executive director, new strategy and newly revived newspaper were key highlights of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention's Oct. 1-2 annual meeting at Easthaven Baptist Church in...

U.S. aid blocked to abortion provider - Added 8 weeks ago

WASHINGTON (BP)--The Bush administration has cut off federal aid to a leading international provider of abortions because of the organization's alleged support of China's coercive population control program.The U.S....

New poll: Calif. marriage amend. leading - Added 8 weeks ago

!P>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--A proposed constitutional marriage amendment in California has taken a lead in a new statewide poll, days after supporters of the proposal began airing their first statewide television ad.The...

Platform comparison published by ERLC - Added 8 weeks ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Voters have a lot on their minds as they ponder which candidate to support in the upcoming presidential election -- a shaky economy, the war on terrorism, the energy crisis, increasing pressure to...

Philly archdiocese warns teens of sexual violence - Added 8 weeks ago

In the wake of the priest-abuse crisis, the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia debuted a short film that urges teens to report sexual violence. The film reminds teens that victims are never to blame and that...

Scary halls, walls & stalls - Added 8 weeks ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--My family and I recently attended a church we had never visited before, and we pulled into the parking lot eager to worship in a new place and to interact with new people.At the door, we were...

Youth leaders' needs on conference agenda - Added 8 weeks ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The "main reason" for the National Youth Workers Conference "was to answer a need that Southern Baptist youth workers had been making known to us," said Paul Turner, national student ministry...

Houston univ. adjusts to Ike's disruption - Added 8 weeks ago

HOUSTON (BP)--It has been good to get back into the routine of campus life at Houston Baptist University, said Martha Morrow, HBU assistant vice president for communications. Students have completed two weeks of classes...

Without arms or legs, art is her expression - Added 8 weeks ago

BOLIVAR, Mo. (BP)--In 1988, a baby named Swapna was born without arms or legs in India, a country where women with disabilities have little control over their lives. She was not given much hope to live.That same year, a...

'Fireproof' still a box office hit - Added 8 weeks ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In its second week at the box office, "Fireproof" topped $12 million in total receipts and stayed among the top five movies in average theater revenue.Fireproof averaged $4,776 in 852 theaters,...

Egyptian court: Muslim father gets custody of Christian boys - Added 8 weeks ago

ISTANBUL, Turkey (BP)--Following a decision by the Appeal Court of Alexandria in Egypt to grant custody of 13-year-old Coptic Christian twins to their Muslim father, their mother lives with the fear that police will...

Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California - Added 8 weeks ago

He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach. So Sunday at dawn, on the white sands of the town where the U.S. Surfing...

Pa. Episcopal diocese OKs split over Bible, gays - Added 8 weeks ago

Clergy and lay members of the theologically conservative Pittsburgh diocese voted overwhelmingly Saturday to break from the liberal Episcopal Church, with which it differs on issues ranging from homosexuality to...

Episcopalians meet in Pa. to apologize for slavery - Added 8 weeks ago

Episcopal leaders gathered in Philadelphia expect to formally apologize Saturday for their ancestors' slave ownership _ and to discuss the "white privilege" they say endures. In a solemn repentance service,...

'Bailout' vs. prosperity - Added 8 weeks ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Now that the economic "bailout" plan has been passed by Congress, expect all parties involved to claim credit if it appears to work and deny blame if the crisis worsens. Though the primary problem...

Pulpit politicking and the IRS - Added 8 weeks ago

ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--On Sunday, Sept. 28, a few dozen pastors across the United States endorsed or opposed political candidates from pulpits during their churches' worship services. The coordinated effort apparently...

Missions video stirs husband to new birth - Added 8 weeks ago

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (BP)--Forget art imitating life. Try art ushering in new life.That's what happened when Arturo Carrillo showed a segment of the 2008 California Mission Offering video to a man in his church he had been...

CULTURE DIGEST: Evangelicals now are more environmentally conscious, Barna says - Added 8 weeks ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Millions of evangelicals have become more environmentally conscious in the last year, according to a study by The Barna Group dubbed as the most comprehensive look at the Christian community and...

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: John McCain & Barack Obama on the energy crisis - Added 8 weeks ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of a special series of stories focusing on the election that Baptist Press will run between now and Nov. 4. Stories will run on Wednesdays and Fridays.NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--This is the...

'Pulpit freedom' touted in 7 SBC churches - Added 8 weeks ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Pastors of at least seven Southern Baptist congregations participated in "Pulpit Freedom Sunday," a Sept. 28 free speech initiative to test the 54-year-old Supreme Court ruling that forbids the...

VP debate includes 'gay marriage,' Darfur - Added 8 weeks ago

ST. LOUIS (BP)--The first and only vice presidential debate of the 2008 election season, held Oct. 2 at Washington University in St. Louis, covered domestic topics such as taxes and "gay marriage" as well as foreign...

Thousands continue to be fed daily - Added 8 weeks ago

GALVESTON, Texas (BP)--On Galveston Island and in inland areas of southeast Texas, disaster relief volunteers from Texas and six out-of-state conventions are continuing the work of recovery -- and feeding thousands...

Coastal town faces long recovery - Added 8 weeks ago

BRIDGE CITY, Texas (BP)--In Bridge City, a Texas community near the Louisiana border, residents are just beginning to dig out from Hurricane Ike. Much of Bridge City was underwater when the storm surge pushed water from...

World Hunger Fund aids overseas outreach - Added 8 weeks ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: On Oct. 12, Southern Baptists will observe World Hunger Sunday and congregations across the United States will collect offerings for the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund. Since its inception in 1974,...

A needed channel for food & the Gospel - Added 8 weeks ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: On Oct. 12, Southern Baptists will observe World Hunger Sunday and congregations across the United States will collect offerings for the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund. Since its inception in 1974,...

Cooperating to fight hunger - Added 8 weeks ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: On Oct. 12, Southern Baptists will observe World Hunger Sunday and congregations across the United States will collect offerings for the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund. Since its inception in 1974,...