Audrey Barrick

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• May 17, 2007

  Poll: Most Americans, Protestants Favor Hate Crimes Expansion

  The majority of the American public, including Protestants, favors the expansion of the hate crimes bill to include violent attacks against gays and people targeted because of gender, a new poll found.

• May 16, 2007

  Survey Reveals Urban Youth Worker Burnout

  About one-third of urban youth workers report significant levels of posttraumatic stress, a recent study found.

• May 10, 2007

  Southern Baptist Trustees Approve Leeway for Speaking in Tongues

  Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s international missions agency this week approved more flexibility in its controversial policies on speaking in tongues and private prayer language.

• May 9, 2007

  United Methodist Bishop Says Council is 'Immobilized' in Homosexuality Debate

  The United Methodist Council of Bishops is "somewhat immobilized these days" on such big issues as homosexuality, said one of its members recently.

• May 9, 2007

  Survey Suggests University Faculty Bias Against Evangelicals

  Over half of non-Evangelical university professors say they hold unfavorable views of Evangelical Christians, a new study showed. This group of believers was the only major religious denomination to elicit highly negative responses from faculty.

• May 8, 2007

  Most Parents Want Abstinence Message in Schools

  Parents prefer abstinence education over comprehensive sex education by a 2 to 1 margin, a new poll found.

• May 7, 2007

  Southern Baptists to Unveil New 10-Year Evangelism Push

  Southern Baptists will unveil the general outline of a 10-year evangelistic strategy at their annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, next month.

• May 7, 2007

  Study: Mothers Spiritually Active; Fathers Lag Behind

  Mothers are among the most spiritually active segments of the America population, a new study found. They also outpace fathers in spiritual activity and commitment for the most part.

• May 3, 2007

  America Unites on National Day of Prayer

  The nation and its millions of residents are uniting in prayer today for the 56th Annual National Day of Prayer.

• May 3, 2007

  Pro-Family Leader Questions Christians' Credibility in Condemning Gays

  Christians condemning homosexuality and not heterosexual immorality reveals hypocrisy, notes the head of a pro-family ministry.