Messengers back capital punishment
Adopting a pro-capital punishment statement for the first time in Southern Baptist Convention history, messengers to the annual convention approved a resolution describing the practice as "a legitimate form of punishment for those guilty of murder or treasonous acts that result in death." ... (Read the story)

Protest marks SBC meeting
Twenty-seven people were arrested June 14 outside the meeting hall for the Southern Baptist Convention protesting Southern Baptists for their characterization of homosexual activity as a sin. ... (Read the story)

Baby boomer elected president
Southern Baptists elected their first baby boomer president and their first leader of the 21st century June 13 in Orlando. ... (Read the story)

Falwell urges Southern Baptists to help defeat Gore
Baptist churches need to help defeat Al Gore in the November presidential elections by getting involved in voter-registration drives, Jerry Falwell said in a radio interview June 12 during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando. ... (Read the story)

Quotable quotes
"We are indeed people of the book, but we are also people who bow only to Jesus Christ as Savior." ... If Jesus is not the guiding principle for biblical interpretation, "then who or what is?" ... (Read the story)

Caswell conference teaches youth to be 'Soncatchers'
Youth and adults from across North Carolina made their way to the N.C. Baptist Assembly (Caswell) June 5-10 to be a part of the first of four Youth Conferences sponsored by the Evangelism/Church Growth team of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. ... (Read the story)

Matthews gets recording contract
Kyle Matthews, a singer/songwriter from Nashville and popular performer at N.C. Baptist functions, has signed a recording agreement with Benson Records. ... (Read the story)