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Seminary, college encourages students to exercise
Among the magnolia trees scattered across Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s campus, joggers and walkers, as well as students headed for class, crisscross the Wake Forest campus to exercise. more »
by: Dianna L. Cagle - Aug 9, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health
Seminary president practices what he preaches
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Although the trim Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary president admits to having a weakness for caffeine and salt, Danny Akin still makes a healthy lifestyle part of his daily regimen. more »
by: Dianna L. Cagle - Aug 8, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health
A firm ‘no’
July 17 was a red-letter day for Mississippians, but many may have missed the significance of the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s firm refusal to skirt state law and thereby open a new chapter in the gamblers’ march to take over the state. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Aug 7, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
New law causes a ‘Big Bang’ on the bayou
Secularists have exploded over the passage of the “Louisiana Science and Education Act.”
The bill recently was signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal after having been passed by an overwhelming majority of the Louisiana legislature. more »
by: Ken Connor - Aug 7, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Education, Citizenship, Legislation
When is 800 feet not 800 feet?
As this issue of The Baptist Record lands in mailboxes across the state on Thursday, the Mississippi Gaming Commission will be in session in Biloxi to hear arguments that casino developers should be able to scrap the law passed by legislators in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that allowed them to move their gambling halls onshore. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Aug 6, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
ERLC urges action on indecency bill
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity is urging support for legislation to reaffirm the federal government’s authority to regulate broadcast indecency. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 5, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Pop Culture, Citizenship,
House approves FDA regulation of tobacco
The House of Representatives voted convincingly July 30 to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 31, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
House nears vote to curb tobacco deceptions, addiction
The $70 billion industry that claims the premature deaths of more Americans each year than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined could soon find business as usual a thing of the past. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Jul 29, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
House nears vote on FDA/tobacco bill
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on a bill that would authorize the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Court again blocks Internet porn law
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has again upheld a judge’s decision to block enforcement of a congressional effort to protect children from Internet pornography. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 24, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship,