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JULY 8, 2010 ARCHIVED STORIES:
CHICAGO (BP)--A coalition of legal and pro-family groups asked the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals July 7 to reverse a lower court ruling and declare the National Day of Prayer constitutional, asserting that the district court's decision amounted to "an act of hostility to religion."
The 28-page friend-of-the-court brief was filed nearly three months after U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that a congressional statute setting aside the first Thursday of May each year for the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional and amounts to a government establishment of religion.... Read More
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Landmark ruling would force U.S. to recognize 'gay marriage'
BOSTON (BP)--In a landmark decision that could force the federal government to recognize "gay marriage," a U.S. district judge Thursday overturned part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, ruling that the government cannot constitutionally distinguish between traditional marriage and same-sex "marriage."
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Obama recess appointment 'dangerous' for the elderly, SBC ethicist Land says
"(Berwick) is the No. 1 advocate for rationing care to the elderly and to the terminally ill as cost-saving measures."
-- Richard Land | WASHINGTON (BP)--President Obama's recess appointment of a controversial advocate for health-care rationing demonstrates how committed he is to socialized medicine and makes life "more dangerous" for elderly Americans, Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land said.
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World Cup gives segue to Gospel in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal (BP)--The Muslim religious leaders are upset. It's a good sign.
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FIRST-PERSON: Beyond the facade
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (BP)--I've read hundreds of compelling stories from across the African continent as an editor who works with international issues and events. So I thought I was prepared for a two-week trip to South Africa, the focus of global attention as host of the World Cup competition.
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GGBTS: Campus gains student housing
MBTS: Online degree program launched
NOBTS: Kelley recounts God's providence
SEBTS: Platt pleads for Gospel sharing
SBTS: New school thrives in first year
SWBTS: Read broadly, journal exhorts
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