Baptist Press Archive

Friday, March 03, 2006

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  • New campaign in India may be proof of Gospel's progress
    by Erich Bridges, posted Friday, March 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

    DANGS, India (BP)--A new campaign against the conversion of Hindus to Christianity is “evidence of success” for the spread of the Gospel in India, a Christian worker there says.

          Militant Hindu leaders mounted a major gathering in February in the northwestern state of Gujarat, the scene of many violent attacks on Christians and Muslims in recent years. The three-day “Shabari Kumbh Mela” attracted more than 400,000 Hindus to the Dangs district of Gujarat, home to as many as 60,000 tribal Christians. Billed as a worship gathering, the event raised major concerns among Indian Christians, who saw it as an attempt to intimidate -– or force -– tribal believers into “reconverting” to Hinduism. Read More

  • Bush urged to press Pakistan on Muslim extremists’ violence
    by Staff, posted Friday, March 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP)--President Bush should call on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at their March 4 meeting to act to protect Christians and other minorities from “rampant” attacks by Muslim extremists, two members of a federal panel on religious freedom overseas have said. Read More

  • Mississippi House passes ban on most abortions
    by Michael Foust, posted Friday, March 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

    JACKSON, Miss. (BP)--Adding momentum to what some see as a national challenge to Roe v. Wade, Mississippi's House of Representatives easily passed a bill March 2 banning most abortions. Read More

  • Inner-city missionary thankful for the ‘good stuff that happens’
    by Mickey Noah, posted Friday, March 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

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    Chet Cantrell is pastor, coach and mentor to these and more than 240 other kids at the Christian Activity Center in East St. Louis, Ill., supported by the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering.Photo by Morris Abernathy

    EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (BP) “... it is not the will of your Father in heaven that even one of these little ones perish.” Jesus’ words in Matthew 18:14 are what drive North American missionary Chet Cantrell -– 24/7, 365 days a year.

    For the past 16 years -– with his wife Michelle at his side -– Cantrell has served as director of the Southern Baptist-supported Christian Activity Center (CAC) in East St. Louis, Ill. -– a safe haven for hundreds of children and teenagers growing up in a rough-and-tumble town. East St. Louis is not for sissies -- physical or spiritual.

    The Cantrells are among the 5,300-plus missionaries in the United States, Canada and their territories supported by the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions. Chet is one of eight Southern Baptist missionaries to be highlighted as part of the annual Week of Prayer, March 5-12, 2006. The 2006 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering’s goal is $56 million, 100 percent of which is used for missionaries like the Cantrells. Read More

  • GuideStone trustees receive reports on 2005 performance
    by Staff, posted Friday, March 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

    DALLAS (BP)--“Each of our ministry areas contributed to enhancing the financial security of our participants in 2005,” GuideStone Financial Resources President O. S. Hawkins told trustees of the Southern Baptist entity during their Feb. 27-28 meeting in Dallas. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: America turns its back on Brokeback
    by Kelly Boggs, posted Friday, March 03, 2006 (18 years ago)

    ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences might be all a-twitter over a homosexual cowboy movie, it seems that America’s movie-going public may not be as enamored as we have been led to believe. Read More