Baptist Press Archive

Friday, April 05, 2002

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  • Manger Square standoff continues; Bush exhorts Palestinians & Israelis
    by Art Toalston, posted Friday, April 05, 2002 (17 years ago)

    BETHLEHEM (BP)--The International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem has charged that Palestinian gunmen are using "the landmark Church of the Nativity and other religious sites in Bethlehem as a safe haven" and using "innocent civilians as human shields."

          The ICEJ statement condemning "the deliberate and provocative exploitation by armed Palestinian elements" quoted the embassy's executive director, Malcolm Hedding, as saying, "As a voice for millions of Christians worldwide, we cannot accept this transgression on the sanctity of the Church of the Nativity and we thoroughly denounce it." Read More

  • Southern Seminary journal examines evangelical-Catholic dialogue
    by Jeff Robinson, posted Friday, April 05, 2002 (17 years ago)

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Unity between evangelicals and Roman Catholics must not compromise central biblical doctrines such as justification by faith alone, essayists conclude in the latest edition of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology.

    The latest SBJT (Volume 5, No. 4), titled "Reflections on the Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue" and published by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., examines issues of unity and disunity between evangelicals and Catholics. Read More

  • ACLJ seeking to overturn campaign finance reform law
    by Staff, posted Friday, April 05, 2002 (17 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP)--The American Center for Law and Justice filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., April 4 challenging the constitutionality of the campaign finance reform on First Amendment grounds. Read More

  • Bubba & Cindy Cathy describe business ties to God's kingdom
    by Gary D. Myers, posted Friday, April 05, 2002 (17 years ago)

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    Cindy and Bubba Cathy


    NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Corporate America has a bad reputation. The recent collapse of energy giant Enron has done nothing to help this "looking out for number one" image. However, one American company stands in stark contrast to the rest, refusing to buy into the "success at any cost" way of doing business. Chick-fil-A Corporation was started on Christian principles back in 1946 and has managed to remain true to the conviction of its founder, Truett Cathy. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: 'I also know some of our missionaries'
    by Chip Bayer, posted Friday, April 05, 2002 (17 years ago)

    INDIANAPOLIS (BP)--In January, International Mission Board President Jerry Rankin sent a letter to each of the more than 5,000 Southern Baptist missionaries asking them to sign an affirmation of the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message. Since Southern Baptist missionaries have been required to affirm our convention's statement of belief for decades, one would think this bit of housekeeping would have gone relatively unnoticed. Read More