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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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  • Despite pressure, Miss Calif. stays true to Christian beliefs
    by Michael Foust, posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (15 years ago)

    Photo by Judy Eddy/WENN.com via Newscom
    LAS VEGAS (BP)--It had all the elements of good TV drama, especially in 2009 America: a gay celebrity blogger asking a California beauty queen contestant a question about "gay marriage" during the Miss USA pageant, hosted in anything-goes Las Vegas.

          Miss California, though, stood by her Christian beliefs, and some are wondering if it cost her the crown.

          Carrie Prejean, 21, told a nationwide TV audience Sunday she believed marriage should be between a man and a woman. She eventually finished runner-up to Miss North Carolina, but she says she has no regrets about her answer.

          The fact that Prejean is from California -- where the high court legalized "gay marriage" last year only to have voters reverse that ruling by passing Proposition 8 -- adds to the controversy surrounding her comments.

          "By having to answer that question in front of a national audience, God was testing my character and faith," she told Fox News. "I'm glad I stayed true to myself."

          She told NBC's "Today" show, "It's not about being politically correct. For me, it was being biblically correct." She added, regarding her missed opportunity to win the crown, "It wasn't what God wanted for my life that night." Read More

  • Texas Baptists engage in 'GPS' outreach
    by Bonnie Pritchett, posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (15 years ago)

    Photo by Jerry Stelter
    LUBBOCK, Texas (BP)--Excitement mounted as Baptists, young and old, sought to invite fellow residents to Easter services in Lubbock, Texas, to hear the Gospel.

          Their invitations were part of a Southern Baptist vision for sharing the Gospel with everyone in North America by the year 2020 ... Read More

  • Inner-city blitz yields 130 faith professions
    by Hannah Johnson, posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (15 years ago)

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP)--On Easter weekend, more than 300 volunteers saturated 12 of inner-city Memphis' toughest neighborhoods with the Gospel in the culmination of Impact Memphis. Read More

  • Roles of Father, Son, Holy Spirit examined
    by Michael McCormack, posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (15 years ago)

    NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Quoting hockey legend Wayne Gretzky isn't a typical launching pad for talks on theology.

    But for renowned theologian Millard Erickson, who addressed a packed crowd at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's Leavell Center March 27, Gretzky's words provided the perfect introduction for his topic of discussion: the Trinity.

    Gretzky, known as "The Great One" by hockey fans, once was asked the secret of his success, Erickson said.

    "Other hockey players skate to wh... Read More

  • TRUSTEES: SEBTS not raising tuition
    by Jason Hall, posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (15 years ago)

    WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Trustees of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary have approved a budget that will not raise tuition for students next year and will not call for any job eliminations on campus.

    "As we worked on this budget, our chief priorities were to keep costs down for our students and to retain all of our employees," President Daniel Akin said in presenting the budget proposal to trustees during their April 20-21 meeting at the Wake Forest, N.C., campus.

    "I am pleased t... Read More