Condom distribution by Olympics sparks family groups’ protest
WASHINGTON (BP)--Pro-family groups are decrying a decision by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) to provide free condoms to Olympic athletes attending the winter games, as doctors in and out of Congress point out their deficiencies in preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), CNSNews.com reported Feb. 4.
Southern Baptists follow torch through Idaho
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (BP)--Southern Baptist excitement flared across the southern part of this state as the Olympic torch raced through the region on its roundabout way from Atlanta to Salt Lake City.
Carry the light
FORT WORTH, Texas. (BP)--Cameron Smith lights the torch of another runner as the Olympic torch passes in front of the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 12. Smith is a member of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002.
Southern Baptists ‘Share the Light’ as Olympic Torch Relay begins
ATLANTA (BP)--As the 2002 Winter Olympics Torch Relay began its 13,500-mile journey from Atlanta to Salt Lake City Dec. 4, Southern Baptists volunteers were on the sidelines sharing their own source of hope and inspiration with the crowds.
Atlanta was the first of 65 cities along the route where volunteers affiliated with Global Outreach 2002 will offer both hospitality ministries and free "More Than Gold" evangelistic trading pins and "Interactive Pocket Guides" that contain a presentation of the gospel.
Global Outreach 2002, offering Southern Baptists an opportunity to "Pass the Torch, Share the Light," is sponsored by the North American Mission Board, churches of the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention and the Georgia Baptist Convention.
Atlanta was the first of 65 cities along the route where volunteers affiliated with Global Outreach 2002 will offer both hospitality ministries and free "More Than Gold" evangelistic trading pins and "Interactive Pocket Guides" that contain a presentation of the gospel.
Resort missionary chosen to participate in torch relay
TAHOE CITY, Calif. (BP)--Debbie Wohler, a North American Mission Board resort missionary in California, is one of the participants in the Torch Relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
