Sandi Villarreal's News Clips
Throughout her educational and professional career, Sandi has amassed hundreds of news clips from various publications. On this page, you will find her clips from the Medill News Service, the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, the Associated Baptist Press and The Baylor Lariat.
Some of these articles have been picked up and re-published in publications such as The New York Times, The Daily Herald, Chicago Journal and the Baptist Press. Re-publications are noted.
Medill News Service
In a culture of choice, nearly half of Americans have changed religions
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has news for you: You are not alone.
Forty-four percent of adult Americans have switched religions at least once in their lifetime, according to a new comprehensive religion study on religious affiliation in the United States.
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has news for you: You are not alone.
Forty-four percent of adult Americans have switched religions at least once in their lifetime, according to a new comprehensive religion study on religious affiliation in the United States.
Choosing among the presidential candidates can be daunting for all Americans. But for some, there is more at stake: their faith.
In "Faithful Citizenship," a voting guide for parishioners, U.S. Catholic bishops urge voting with a well-formed conscience and to refrain from voting for candidates who support an "intrinsic evil" such as abortion, euthanasia and harvesting of embryonic stem cells.
In "Faithful Citizenship," a voting guide for parishioners, U.S. Catholic bishops urge voting with a well-formed conscience and to refrain from voting for candidates who support an "intrinsic evil" such as abortion, euthanasia and harvesting of embryonic stem cells.
Who would Jesus vote for?
When Christian magazine Relevant asked its young evangelical readers that question, it spawned an interesting response: Barack Obama beat out Baptist minister Mike Huckabee, 28 percent to 24 percent.
The Baylor Lariat
*Picked up by The New York Times.
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A no-confidence motion was passed in the Baylor Faculty Senate Tuesday by a vote of 26-6.The motion is a request by the Faculty Senate to the Baylor Board of Regents to "undertake a change in the leadership of the university." This comes on the heels of a letter released by five members of the board of regents calling for the resignation of President Robert B. Sloan Jr.
A no-confidence motion was passed in the Baylor Faculty Senate Tuesday by a vote of 26-6.The motion is a request by the Faculty Senate to the Baylor Board of Regents to "undertake a change in the leadership of the university." This comes on the heels of a letter released by five members of the board of regents calling for the resignation of President Robert B. Sloan Jr.
A George W. Truett Theological Seminary scholarship recipient recently was stripped of his scholarship after word spread that he was homosexual.
Matt Bass, 24, from Rowlett, left the seminary because he could no longer afford the tuition after his scholarship was revoked. However, when asked if Bass would have been allowed to continue his education had he been able to afford tuition without the scholarship, Dean Paul Powell's response was 'no.'
Matt Bass, 24, from Rowlett, left the seminary because he could no longer afford the tuition after his scholarship was revoked. However, when asked if Bass would have been allowed to continue his education had he been able to afford tuition without the scholarship, Dean Paul Powell's response was 'no.'
After serving almost 10 years as president of the largest Baptist university in the world, Robert B. Sloan Jr. announced Friday he is stepping down from his leadership position and into the role of chancellor effective June 1.
Sloan and Regent Chairman Will Davis held a press conference Friday morning announcing Sloan's new responsibilities and accepting questions from a statewide group of media outlets.
An area of St. Charles County gained national attention last week when it was listed on BusinessWeek.com's 25 Best Affordable Suburbs in the U.S.
With the recent surge of retail-based health clinics in the St. Louis area, doctors are taking notice and some aren't happy with what they see.
Dardenne Prairie Mayor Pam Fogarty had a tough job when she assumed her position four years ago.
Can a church leader withhold sacraments as an attempt to steer his parishioners' votes?