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Friday, April 14, 2000

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  • New VP, college name approved in Southeastern trustee meeting
    by Melissa King , posted Friday, April 14, 2000 (24 years ago)

    WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees elected Waylan Owens as vice president of institutional effectiveness and assessment and a new name for the the seminary-related college during their April 10-11 meeting at Wake Forest, N.C. Read More

  • Dobson: Culture of death 'continues to flourish,' 1 year after Columbine
    by Staff, posted Friday, April 14, 2000 (24 years ago)

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--The culture of death that fueled the Columbine massacre "continues to flourish," Focus on the Family's James Dobson said April 13 in a statement circulated nationally by PRNewswire.

    Twelve students and a teacher were killed and numerous others were wounded by two classmates at Columbine High School, Littleton, Colo., April 20, 1999.

    "We've seen virtually no change in society's glorification of death and violence," Dobson said. "If anything, we've witnessed a ris... Read More

  • Senate panel votes to ban gambling on amateur sports
    by Tom Strode, posted Friday, April 14, 2000 (24 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP)--A Senate committee has given the go-ahead to legislation that would prohibit gambling on Olympic, college and high school sports.

    The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved by voice vote April 13 the Amateur Sports Integrity Act, S. 2340. The bill would prohibit any government entity from sponsoring, operating, advertising, promoting, licensing or authorizing any type of gambling, including lotteries and sweepstakes, on amateur sports.

    "Legalized gam... Read More

  • Grappling with youth issues likened to pointing youth away from hell
    by Robyn Little, posted Friday, April 14, 2000 (24 years ago)

    FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--The wrestler enters the ring with a sense of anticipation and fear facing a foe who should not be battled alone. The battle is not one of glamour and show but one in which a loss means the loss of a soul.

    "The Ultimate Wrestling Challenge," Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's 32nd annual Youth Lab April 6-8, addressed the battle that all who minister to youth face.

    Through seminars and sermons, the conference used its theme verse, Ephesians 6:12, to emphasize ... Read More

  • North America's 'massive need' prompts NAMB worker's call for fresh thinking
    by Rodney E. Penn, posted Friday, April 14, 2000 (24 years ago)

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.--"North America is the only continent in the world where Christianity is not growing," said David Putman, leadership training associate with the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board.

    "How are we to respond to the massive spiritual needs of North America?" asked Putman April 11 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo.

    One extreme would be to ignore it by doing business as usual, Putnam said, borrowing from Albert Einstein: "Insanity is doing the s... Read More