Tuesday, April 30, 2002

• LifeWay store employee faces fear, helps customer

  by Polly House, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  PADUCAH, Ky. (BP)--An employee at the LifeWay Christian Store in Paducah, Ky., is a stronger woman today because she met the challenge of facing a fear. Read More

• Indonesian peace accord tenuous; 14 Christians killed in Maluku

  by Patrick Goodenough, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Armed militants rampaged through a predominantly Christian village in Indonesia's Maluku province during the early morning hours of April 28, killing 14 people and prompting fears that a peace deal reached in February may be dead, CNSNews.com reported April 29. Read More

• Israel & U.N. at impasse over inquiry into refugee camp clash

  by Art Toalston, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  Leaving Jenin Israeli troops leave the Jenin refugee camp in mid-April after eight days of intense fighting that have become the focus of a standoff between Israel and the United Nations. Photo courtesy of the Israeli Defense Forces

        NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Israeli Security Cabinet announced April 30 it will not permit a United Nations team to enter the country to investigate the clash between Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters in the Jenin refugee camp.

        "Israel presented several matters to the U.N. that are essential to holding a fair probe, but as long as these conditions are not met, it will be impossible for the team to proceed," the Security Cabinet said in its April 30 announcement. Read More

• NCC news release recaps exchange about 'the Jewishness of Jesus'

  by Art Toalston, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A National Council of Churches delegation disagreed with an Israeli government official's statement to them that most "Christian bishops" in the Holy Land "have a problem with the Jewishness of Jesus." Read More

• Ariz. foundation trial opens with Andersen innocence claim

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  PHOENIX (BP)--Accounting giant Arthur Andersen claims it was duped by executives of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona in a scandal that resulted in investor losses of $570 million, according to opening statements delivered in court April 29.

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• Former SBC church taps lesbian as co-pastor

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  RALEIGH, N.C. (BP)--Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C., voted to name a self-described lesbian as co-pastor April 21, the Raleigh News & Observer reported April 28.

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• Death penalty's constitutionality draws federal judge's challenge

  by Jeff Johnson, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--A U.S. district court judge has given the Justice Department just over two weeks to convince him not to rule that the federal death penalty is an unconstitutional denial of the Fifth Amendment right to "due process," CNSNews.com reported April 29. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Proverbs 31 at the White House

  by Russell D. Moore, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--"I want to spend more time with my family." Read More

• Chick-fil-A president burned in brush-clearing accident

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (22 years ago)

  WOOLSEY, Ga. (BP)--Dan Cathy, the president of Chick-fil-A and a board member of FamilyNet Television, was burned April 29 in a brush-clearing accident at his south Atlanta home. Read More