Month: January 2003

Associated Press

5-year-old’s torture, beating death brings questions

The Associated Press State & Local Wire January 11, 2003, Saturday, BC cycle 5-year-old’s torture, beating death brings questions BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 869 words DATELINE: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. In the wake of his death, the hell that 5-year-old Nathaniel Upshaw endured seems so obvious, so hard to ignore. A black eye observed by a neighbor. Screaming and slamming against walls inside his … Continue reading 5-year-old’s torture, beating death brings questions

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Associated Press

Baptists, gay activists clash over anti-discrimination ordinance

January 10, 2003, Friday, BC cycle Baptists, gay activists clash over anti-discrimination ordinance BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 717 words DATELINE: NASHVILLE, Tenn. A plan to add sexual orientation to the city’s list of classes protected from job and housing discrimination has angered the Southern Baptist Convention, which may reconsider staging its 2005 annual meeting in its hometown. Bill Merrell, an SBC vice president, … Continue reading Baptists, gay activists clash over anti-discrimination ordinance

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Associated Press

It pays to learn the Ten Commandments

It pays to learn the Ten Commandments By Bobby Ross Jr.| Associated Press Saturday, January 04, 2003 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – George Kelley believes the nation has lost its moral conscience and he plans to do something about it – one child and $10 at a time. The 76-year-old retired flower shop owner has started a ministry out of his home that pays children $10 each … Continue reading It pays to learn the Ten Commandments

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