Friday, November 04, 2005

• ELECTION 2005: Calif. voters considering parental notification abortion law

  by Michael Foust, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--The argument is a simple one -- in California, a teenage girl needs a parent's permission to get her ears pierced, to get a flu shot and even to get an aspirin from the school nurse. Why, then, is she not required at least to notify her parents before getting an abortion?

        Although more than 30 states have adopted laws requiring either parental consent or notification before a minor can obtain an abortion, California is not among them. That could change Nov. 8 when citizens there vote on Proposition 73, which would amend the state constitution to require at least one parent of a teenager under 18 to be notified before the girl obtains an abortion. If the parent does not agree to the procedure, the minor must then wait 48 hours. Read More

• 9th Circuit: Parents have 'no right' in school sex discussions

  by Staff, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  SAN FRANCISCO (BP)--Parents have “no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on [the subject of sex] to their students in any forum or manner they select,” according to a ruling handed down by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Nov. 2. Read More

• Leaders say abstinence is key to decline in teen pregnancies

  by Erin Curry, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Children born out of wedlock today are more likely to have mothers in their early 20s than teens, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics that prompted leaders of the True Love Waits abstinence movement to point to virginity pledges as a leading factor in the reduction of teen pregnancies. Read More

• Small church with big heart budgets for missions year-round

  by Shawn Hendricks, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  SYLVANIA, Ga. (BP)--Whether giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering or the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, giving to missions is a year-around project at McDonald Baptist Church. Read More

• Disappointing Bush, Senate sets Alito hearings for Jan.

  by Staff, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Disappointing conservatives and President Bush, Senate leaders announced Nov. 4 that hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito will be held in January, and not this year as the president had hoped. Read More

• News of electricity, water tops NOBTS campus restoration report

  by Gary D. Myers, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  ATLANTA (BP)--Through the diligent of work seminary employees, construction workers and volunteers, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is making significant progress in restoration efforts following Hurricane Katrina. Read More

• Wilma opens new channels for disaster relief work & witness

  by James A. Smith Sr., posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  NAPLES, Fla. (BP)--Leon Branch -– a veteran of Florida Baptist disaster relief cleanup and recovery efforts –- was surprised by what he found in southwest Florida when he arrived shortly after Hurricane Wilma came ashore Oct. 24. Read More

• Churches hit by Hurricane Wilma qualify for LifeWay assistance

  by Staff, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Throughout the last few months, LifeWay Christian Resources has remained deeply involved in providing financial assistance and resources to Southern Baptist churches affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Nashville-based nonprofit organization is continuing its commitment to providing disaster relief by now aiding Florida Southern Baptist churches and pastors affected by Hurricane Wilma. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Deceitful tactics in Texas

  by Kelly Boggs, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  McMINNVILLE, Ore. (BP)--On Nov. 8, Texans will go to the polls to decide the fate of Proposition 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage in the Lone Star state as being exclusively between one man and one woman. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Coaches & profs should have equal rights

  by Tim Ellsworth, posted Friday, November 04, 2005 (18 years ago)

  JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Step into a classroom at Florida State University, or the University of Georgia -- or any state university, for that matter -- and you’ll likely find a professor who advocates abortion on demand. Read More