“The recent burning of the Qur’an by a church that is not representative of the larger American Christian community is an act that we deplore and causes us to reaffirm our historic Baptist commitment to religious liberty for all people and all faiths. In our religiously diverse world we believe it is vitally important that we all reach out to each other with respect and openness to advance mutual understanding and cooperation among faith communities.”
American Baptist statement
The joint expression by the American Baptist Churches in the USA was condemning the recent burning of the Qu’ran by a Florida pastor. (ABP)
“If Jesus continues to tarry and the mountains continue to vanish and the Church on Earth remains asleep then somebody ought to try and wake it up. Before we all have to learn to sing the Lord’s song in a treeless and mountainless land.”
Bill Leonard
The Baptist historian was decrying changes that are impacting the Appalachian region and may cause it to disappear as a clearly defined region. (ABP)