Right or Wrong? Fair trade coffee

Posted: 11/11/05

Right or Wrong?
Fair trade coffee

I've heard about Fair Trade coffee, which supposedly provides a decent wage to overseas coffee growers. What's right or wrong with how we buy groceries? Since being asked to respond to this question, I have (a) been told that if I have time to research Fair Trade coffee, I have too much time and (b) had more coffee than I should while working on this project. I also have realized the ethical issues surrounding coffee are far more significant than (a) defending myself when friends cite studies that “prove” coffee consumption is bad for you or (b) deciding what is worse, shelling out $2.75 for a latte or a gallon of gasoline. I have discovered that, in addition to deciding between a latte and a cappuccino, I need to decide whether or not to purchase coffee with a Fair Trade logo.

11/11/2005 - By John Rutledge

BaptistWay Bible Series for Nov. 20: Wasted potential is a danger all face

Posted: 11/08/05

BaptistWay Bible Series for Nov. 20

Wasted potential is a danger all face

• Judges 13:1-7; 16:18-30

By Ronnie Prevost

11/08/2005 - By John Rutledge

Explore the Bible Series for Nov. 20: When evil closes in, remember God’s promises

Posted: 11/08/05

Explore the Bible Series for Nov. 20

When evil closes in, remember God’s promises

• Romans 8:15-27

By Trey Turner

11/08/2005 - By John Rutledge

Friends, family recall Lake’s legacy at funeral

Posted: 11/08/05

Friends, family recall Lake's legacy at funeral

By Eric Guel

Texas Baptist Communications

WACO—Funeral participants said it was only appropriate to remember Kyle Lake on All Saints Day, two days after the 33-year-old pastor of University Baptist Church died after being electrocuted while standing in a baptistery.

11/08/2005 - By John Rutledge

Court considers congregation’s right to use hallucinogenic tea

Posted: 11/08/05

Court considers congregation's
right to use hallucinogenic tea

By Robert Marus

ABP Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (ABP)—Hearing a case on All Saints’ Day, the Supreme Court struggled with the rights of a tiny Christian group whose members believe the road to sainthood is lined with cups of a hallucinogenic tea the federal government considers dangerous.

11/08/2005 - By John Rutledge

Alito confirmation would mean Catholic majority on high court

Posted: 11/08/05

Alito confirmation would mean
Catholic majority on high court

By Greg Warner

Associated Baptist Press

WASHINGTON (ABP)—If Samuel Alito is confirmed to the Supreme Court, it will give the court a Roman Catholic majority for the first time in its history.

11/08/2005 - By John Rutledge

Affordable housing bill excludes non-profits

Posted: 11/08/05

Affordable housing bill excludes non-profits

By Robert Marus

ABP Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (ABP)—A wide range of religious and political leaders expressed outrage over House leaders’ last-minute alterations to an affordable-housing bill they say discriminate against religious groups.

11/08/2005 - By John Rutledge

Family Bible Series for Nov. 20: Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

Posted: 11/08/05

Family Bible Series for Nov. 20

Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

• Job 28:12-19; 23-28

By Donald Raney

11/08/2005 - By John Rutledge

Baylor regents vote to downsize board

Posted: 11/04/05

Baylor regents vote to downsize board

By Ken Camp

Managing Editor

WACO–Baylor University regents approved a charter change to downsize the school's governing board from 36 to 16 members over nine years and agreed to a 7.8 percent tuition hike for 2006-07.

11/04/2005 - By John Rutledge

Church mourns pastor electrocuted during baptism

Posted: 11/04/05

Church mourns pastor
electrocuted during baptism

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

WACO–Kyle Lake, 33-year-old pastor of the innovative University Baptist Church in Waco, was electrocuted and died Oct. 30 after he grabbed a microphone while in a baptistry full of water.

11/04/2005 - By John Rutledge

Explore the Bible Series for Nov. 13: A lack of vigilance will bring sin to the fore

Posted: 11/01/05

Explore the Bible Series for Nov. 13

A lack of vigilance will bring sin to the fore

• Romans 8:1-14

By Trey Turner

11/04/2005 - By John Rutledge

A HEALING TOUCH: Clinic offers aid to otherwise unserved people

Posted: 11/04/05

A HEALING TOUCH:
Clinic offers aid to otherwise unserved people

By George Henson

Staff Writer

DALLAS–The Agape Clinic has no fancy instruments and conducts no surgeries, but Director Charles Kemp transplants his heart into his young students.

11/04/2005 - By John Rutledge