Thursday, December 03, 2009

• NIH approves first embryonic stem cells for research

  by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 (14 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--The Obama administration took a barrier-breaking step into embryo-destructive research Wednesday when it announced the approval of the first human embryonic stem cell lines for use in federally funded experiments.

        The National Institutes of Health (NIH) authorized 13 stem cell lines -- 11 developed by Children's Hospital in Boston and two by The Rockefeller University in New York City -- for study by scientists using public funds. NIH is expected to approve 20 more stem cell lines, or colonies, Dec. 4, according to The Washington Post.

        President Obama initiated the process that led to the approval of the stem cells for study when he overturned in March a policy by President Bush that barred the use of federal funds for such research that results in the destruction of human embryos. In July, NIH issued final guidelines ... Read More

• Sluggish world economy affecting missions

  by Shawn Hendricks, posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 (14 years ago)

  

  RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Jodi Nichols cries when she talks about it. Her husband Kevin says he would rather be hit with a baseball bat. Read More

• Abortion group drops ex-worker suit

  by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 (14 years ago)

  BRYAN, Texas (BP)--Planned Parenthood has dropped a lawsuit against a former clinic director who quit her job after viewing an abortion by means of an ultrasound machine. Read More

• New Bible captures Adrian Rogers' legacy

  by Staff, posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 (14 years ago)

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP)--Adrian Rogers' legacy of real-world, lived-out faith in Jesus Christ will be preserved for many generations that never had the opportunity to sit under his teaching, the CEO of Love Worth Finding Ministries ... Read More

• Anne Graham Lotz downplays religion

  by Erin Roach, posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 (14 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In the aftermath of 9/11, religions in America took a front page position, and Anne Graham Lotz felt burdened to convey the message that the one true God is not interested in religion.

  "We've always known about other religions, but Islam, Judaism and Christianity are three major world religions that are talked about in the news every day now," Lotz told Baptist Press.

  "Abraham is considered the patriarch of these religions, but he actually left religion in order ... Read More

• Ohio Baptists plant 29 churches

  by Staff, posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 (14 years ago)

  MANSFIELD, Ohio (BP)--With the theme "That All May Hear," messengers to the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio convened for the 56th annual meeting at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center in Mansfield Nov. 4-5.

  Messengers rallied around Mission Ohio, the cooperative effort of Southern Baptists in the state to see at least 1 million new believers in 2,020 congregations by 2020.

  Jack Kwok, the convention's executive director, preached from Romans 10:9-17 and 1 Peter 3:1-7, encouraging pasto... Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: A (bad) marriage made in D.C.

  by Doug Carlson, posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 (14 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--More than 400,000 residents of the nation's capital are eligible to exercise their right to vote -- but not on marriage. Read More