Tuesday, February 14, 2006

• Strife over cartoons clouds Islam’s image

  by Olivia Tulley, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Tensions over whether Islam is a religion of peace or violence continue to fester, as anger and violence over a set of political cartoons continues worldwide.

  “This cartoonist has done with a drop of ink what [Satanic Verses author] Salmon Rushdie was not able to do with hundreds of pages of material,” said Emir Caner, dean of The College at Southwestern in Fort Worth, Texas, and coauthor of the book “Unveiling Islam.”

  A Danish daily newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, originally published 12 cartoons depicting Muhammad in September. Anger and violence erupted in numerous countries in January when the cartoons were republished, initially in a Norwegian newspaper followed by other European papers. Though the Danish paper apologized for any offense caused to Muslims, it defended the printing of the drawings as legitimate freedom of speech. Read More

• IMB exec. committee proposes revising action on Burleson

  by Tammi Reed Ledbetter, Southern Baptist TEXAN, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--Trustees of the nine-member International Mission Board executive committee will recommend at the March 20-21 meeting in Tampa that trustees reverse a Jan. 11 motion asking the Southern Baptist Convention to remove Wade Burleson of Enid, Okla., as a trustee. Read More

• Involvement in Atlanta Olympics fuels their outreach in Italy

  by Erin Curry Roach, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  TURIN, Italy (BP)--Twelve volunteers from the South Carolina Baptist Convention intend to spark interest in the Gospel among the thousands from around the world now in Turin, Italy, for the Winter Olympics. Read More

• Stretch beyond marketing, EKG leader exhorts churches

  by Lauri Arnold, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Too many people are in churches today for the convenience of church membership rather than out of conviction for the Gospel of Jesus Christ, said Kenneth Hemphill, the Southern Baptist Convention’s national Empowering Kingdom Growth strategist. Read More

• Travel to SBC in Greensboro spans airline, auto options

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  GREENSBORO, N.C. (BP)--Good options are available for both airline and automotive travel to the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2006 annual meeting in Greensboro, N.C., John R. (Jack) Wilkerson, vice president for business and finance and convention manager of the SBC Executive Committee, has noted. Read More

• Fly fishermen reel in fellowship & faith

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)--Wooly buggers, nymphs, strike indicators and sink tips. Praise and worship, Bible study and prayer. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: A film celebration of Black History Month

  by Phil Boatwright, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP)--In celebration of Black History Month, allow me to point out some films featuring African-Americans that have taught as well as entertained. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Making evangelism good news again

  by John Avant, posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (18 years ago)

  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--God is on the move these days. I am beginning to see it nearly everywhere I go. As I write this, I am in Alaska for their state evangelism conference. The week before I was in Missouri for theirs. Read More