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Anti-Muslim bias skyrocketed in U.S. in 2006, report claims
Posted: 6/26/07
Anti-Muslim bias skyrocketed
in U.S. in 2006, report claimsBy Robert Marus
ABP Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON (ABP)—Complaints of anti-Muslim bias in the United States shot up by 25 percent in 2006 as compared to the previous year, according to an annual report by an Islamic group.
The annual report of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, titled “Presumption of Guilt: the Status of Muslim Civil Rights in the United States,” said government acts accounted for much of the increase in reports of discrimination and bias.
06/25/2007 - By John Rutledge
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REBUILDING LIVES: Abilene church renovates home, touches family
Posted: 6/22/07
Volunteers from Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene renovate the family home of a boy who was disabled after a fight in the church’s parking lot one year ago. (Photos courtesy of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church) REBUILDING LIVES:
Abilene church renovates home, touches familyBy George Henson
Staff Writer
ABILENE—A home renovation cannot come close to repairing the damage done in a young boy’s life, but it has allowed his family to see the love of Christ through the kindness of members of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene.
Last summer, a 12-year-old boy—small for his age—was challenged to fight by a much bigger boy late at night in the church’s parking lot. Other children who were present report the younger boy refused and turned away to leave. Reports say the larger boy spun him around and hit him one time in the chest.
06/22/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Honduran boy ‘comes home’ to San Antonio family
Posted: 6/22/07
After Noelia and Allix Aguilar stood with 11-year-old Gabriel between them to make the “final vows” for adoption, Allix Aguilar leaned over and kissed the boy on the cheek as his wife wiped away tears. Honduran boy ‘comes home’ to San Antonio family
By Craig Bird
Baptist Child & Family Services
AN ANTONIO—The judges dressed in neon-hued robes, mothers and children carried roses, and everybody wore smiles for the “mass adoption” at the Bexar County courthouse.
“Usually these are held in a courtroom, but we have so many adoptions to approve today that we had to borrow the jury selection room to get all of us in,” explained Judge Richard Garcia as he greeting several hundred people crowded into the basement room.
06/22/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State
Posted: 6/22/07
Officers of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas were invited to the White House to take part in a Cinco de Mayo celebration held in the Rose Garden. They also took the opportunity to advocate passage of an immigration reform initiative. Pictured in the White House Rose Garden are Baldemar Borrego, president of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas; Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; and Carlos Alfaro, an evangelical leader from Miami, Fla. Around the State
• San Marcos Baptist Academy has received a $500,000 donation to fund a new sports and fitness center. The gift, made by Don and Nancy Mafrige, both 1955 graduates of the academy, is the largest ever given by alumni.
• Houston Baptist University has announced the creation of the Elsa Jean and Don Looser Endowed Scholarship. Looser, who has announced his retirement as vice president of academic affairs, has served the university more than 44 years. His wife also served as a faculty member for three years.
San Marcos Baptist Academy has broken ground on an alumni plaza in preparation for the school’s 100-year anniversary in the fall. The alumni plaza will feature items that were part of the original campus. San Marcos Academy was located on Academy Street in San Marcos from its founding in 1907 until it moved to its present location on Ranch Road 12 in 1982. Several lamp posts, a central fountain and bricks from the downtown campus will be used to construct a memorial garden plaza outside the entrance to the school’s Carroll Hall. Construction of the plaza has been funded by Mary Nelle Payne Grusendorf, SMA class of 1948, and Nancy Payne Willingham, SMA class of 1950. Participating in the groundbreaking were Grusendorf, SMA Vice President for Development Bobby DuPree and Willingham. (San Marcos Baptist Academy/Photo by Don Anders) • Seventeen Dallas Baptist University students explored educational developments and leadership trends in South Korea earlier this month as a part of the school’s new doctor of education in educational leadership program. The students and their faculty sponsors partnered with local education leaders and visited a variety of K-12 schools and universities. Future trips abroad are being planned in conjunction with the program. For more information, call (214) 333-5484.
• Each summer, undergraduate and graduate students serve across the country and around the world working alongside Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions field personnel and Fellowship partners. Mary Beth Cooper of Gainesville, working with immigrants in Fredricksburg, Va.; Ashley Gatta of Round Rock, serving with Touching Miami with Love in Florida; Mary Beth Gilbert of Dallas, teaching English as a second language in Macedonia; Matt McGee of Arlington, serving in Southeast Asia; and Bethany Williams of Rising Star, who is serving as a service volunteer in Southeast Asia are among the more than 30 students taking part this summer.
06/22/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Atheists view ‘radical Christianity’ as threat
Posted: 6/22/07
Atheists view ‘radical Christianity’ as threat
By Adelle Banks
Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)—More than half of atheists and agnostics think “radical Christianity” is just as threatening in the United States as “radical Islam,” a new study reveals.
The Barna Group, a Ventura, Calif.-based research firm, found 56 percent of atheists and agnostics agree with that view. The firm, which often looks at opinions of religious Americans, delved into the beliefs of people of no faith and compared them to religious adults over a two-year period.
06/22/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Book Reviews
Posted: 6/22/07
Book Reviews
101 Amazing Truths about Jesus That You Probably Didn’t Know, by Mark Littleton (Howard Books)
Most of us know that Jesus was born of a virgin, died on a cross and rose three days later, but what about the things many Christians do not know? Did Jesus pay taxes? Was he an only child? Did he ever lose his temper? Did he like to have fun?
Mark Littleton answers these questions and more by taking an in-depth look at Jesus’ life.
What are you reading that other Texas Baptists would find helpful? Send suggestions and reviews to books@baptiststandard.com. Using contemporary language and modern examples, Littleton makes Jesus’ life applicable to the average person. He uses Scripture references to back up his claims.
06/22/2007 - By John Rutledge
