Baptist Press Archive

Tuesday, February 05, 2002

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  • World Trade Center widow hears Redskins player's remorse, witness
    by Todd Starnes, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Dave Szott was standing in the front yard of his home in New Jersey when the World Trade Center towers collapsed into a heap of twisted steel and rubble. In that moment, Szott said he had to rely upon his strength in God, realizing that his brother, who is legally blind, was working in Building 5 of the WTC complex on that Sept. 11 morning. Read More

  • Collegians' Super Bowl prayers touched every Superdome seat
    by Todd Starnes, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    NEW ORLEANS (BP)--When the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams faced off in the Louisiana Superdome Feb. 3, it may very well have been a blessed house -- especially if more than 400 Bayou State Baptist Campus Ministry students had any say in the matter. Read More

  • Class assignment leads to French Quarter ministry
    by Doy Cave, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    NEW ORLEANS (BP)--If not for a class assignment, Randy Brown might not have found his way to the Vieux Carre Baptist Church in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. Read More

  • New faith-based director named; Land commends choice of Towey
    by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP)--President Bush has named a new director of one of his signature programs, the faith-based initiative, and a Southern Baptist leader who has closely monitored the effort has commended the selection. Read More

  • Condom distribution by Olympics sparks family groups' protest
    by Jeff Johnson, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP)--Pro-family groups are decrying a decision by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) to provide free condoms to Olympic athletes attending the winter games, as doctors in and out of Congress point out their deficiencies in preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), CNSNews.com reported Feb. 4. Read More

  • SBC child care pilots service for Pastors' Conference, WMU
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    ST. LOUIS (BP)--In addition to on-site child care during the June 11-12 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in St. Louis, the service is being extended on a one-year trial basis for the Sunday-Monday sessions of the Pastors' Conference and the Woman's Missionary Union annual meeting. Read More

  • SWBTS accreditation 'notation' reported by Fort Worth newspaper
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Amid various affirmations accompanying the extension of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's accreditation for the next 10 years, a "notation" has been issued by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Read More

  • Christians must be broken to be blessed, speaker says
    by Kelly Davis, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--The key to blessing is brokenness through humility and self-denial, Hayes Wicker said during Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's spring convocation Jan. 29. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: The unborn & the unwanted need a voice & a refuge
    by David P. Gushee, posted Tuesday, February 05, 2002 (22 years ago)

    JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--With each year's passing of the Roe v. Wade decision permitting abortion on demand in America, it remains the case that one of the most dangerous places to be in our land is inside a mother's womb. This is precisely the opposite of how things should be, and shows that our concern for human life in this nation remains selective at best. Read More