Wednesday, April 09, 2008

• Planned Parenthood income tops $1 billion for first time

  by Katherine Kipp, posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the country's largest abortion business, garnered more than $1 billion in income for the first time in history last year.

        Planned Parenthood jumped from making $972 million in 2005-06 to $1.017 billion in the 2006-07 fiscal year, according to its recently released annual report. Of last year's revenue, $336.7 million, or about one-third, came in government grants and contracts.

        Planned Parenthood's abortion figures also increased markedly from calendar year 2005 to 2006, according to the report. The number of abortions provided by Planned Parenthood affiliates grew to 289,750 from 264,943. Read More

• As FEMA shuts trailers in New Orleans, rebuilding need mounts

  by Mickey Noah, posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  

  NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Plans to discontinue use of FEMA trailers in New Orleans have added a new sense of urgency to Southern Baptists' Operation NOAH Rebuild, a three-year initiative to rebuild or repair Hurricane Katrina-ravaged homes. Read More

• In court: Church's use of former Wal-Mart

  by Martin King, posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  CARLINVILLE, Ill. (BP)--Carlinville Southern Baptist Church "can do everything we want in the new facility except use it for worship," the church's First Amendment attorney, Daniel Dalton, said. Read More

• High court turns back pro-life sheriff

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider an Arizona sheriff's request that he not be forced to take jail inmates to clinics for elective abortions. Read More

• WRAP-UP: MBTS enhances origins studies

  by Amelia Hendra, posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--An academic chair and institute for the study of Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian origins was approved by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees during their March 17-18 meeting in Kansas City, Mo.

  The G. Richard and Judy Hastings Chair and Institute for the Study of Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins will advance and encourage the academic study of the Hebrew roots, context, language and theology of Christian faith from biblical times to the present.

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• Faith nuggets from the Kan.-Memphis game

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  Story corrected April 11, 2008

  SAN ANTONIO (BP)--Something may have seemed amiss on the telecast of Kansas' victory over Memphis for the NCAA championship Monday night. No coach or athlete voiced thanks to God.

  But the game had its faith moments. Dramatic ones, even.

  ESPN online columnist Pat Forde recounted a story about Mario Chalmers' father, whose son sank a clutch 3-pointer to send Kansas into overtime.

  With just over two minutes left in the game -– before Kansas ... Read More

• Ways to make guests feel unwelcome

  by David Francis, posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 (16 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--April Fool's Day is behind us, but it is still close enough for some people -- like me -- to slip in some tongue-in-cheek jesting. Read More