LIBERTY, Mo. (ABP) — Big Muddy/Clean Water, a campaign to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia connected to the Missouri River 340 race, recently received a $5,000 grant by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri. The grant will be…
N.C. Baptist journalist tapped as contributor writer for Herald
RICHMOND, Va. — Norman Jameson, former editor of a North Carolina Baptist newspaper, has been named a contributing writer for the Religious Herald on a part-time basis. Jameson, who is based in Raleigh, N.C., will cover North Carolina Baptists for…
OPINION: Where to find root of strange reaction?
Reactions are important. I learned that early when my daughter would show me a new dress, or haircut, or artwork she’d labored over. When she asked what I thought, “Nice,” just didn’t cut it. My face needed to curl up,…
Ed Vick, moderate Baptist lay leader, dies
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Ed Vick, a prominent Baptist layman and supporter of moderate causes including Associated Baptist Press, died May 13, seven weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Vick, of Raleigh, N.C., served as a director of…
Baylor School of Social Work welcomes alumni from Carver School
WACO, Texas (ABP) — A movement birthed more than a century ago from passion to obey Jesus’ commandment to love one’s neighbor as oneself lives on through Baylor University’s School of Social Work. Recently, the school served as host for…
British Baptists urge end to tax-dodging
Julie Pennington-Russell, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga., gave the address on the Sunday evening at the Baptist Assembly. (BUGB photo) LONDON (ABP) – An annual assembly of British Baptists called on the government to crack down…
BJC says county’s prayer policy threatens religious liberty
WASHINGTON (ABP) – A Baptist church-state watchdog group urged the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower-court’s decision barring a North Carolina county commission from opening its meetings with prayers in Jesus’ name. Oral arguments were scheduled…
BJC says North Carolina county’s policy threatens religious liberty
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Baptist church-state watchdog group urged the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower-court’s decision barring a North Carolina county commission from opening its meetings with prayers in Jesus’ name. Oral arguments were scheduled…
Two-thirds of Americans believe Osama bin Laden’s in hell
WASHINGTON (RNS) — While Americans have debated whether Osama bin Laden’s body belongs at the bottom of the Arabian Sea, most agree on the final destination of his soul — in hell. A new poll reports most Americans (82 percent)…
British Baptists urge end to tax-dodging by multinational corporations
LONDON (ABP) — An annual assembly of British Baptists called on the government to crack down on strategies used by multinational corporations to avoid paying taxes in the Third World. While not illegal, a Baptist Union of Great Britain resolution…
Alliance of Baptists acts out call for economic justice
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – At its recent convocation in Louisville, Ky., the Alliance of Baptists not only adopted a statement on economic justice but implemented the commitment by equalizing salaries for members of the organization’s leadership team. Denouncing public policy…
J. Alfred Smith finds Gardner-Webb University open to diversity
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (ABP) — A predominantly white Baptist college in rural North Carolina might seem an unlikely place to find an urban African-American pastor from California known for an agenda of prophetic justice, but Gardner-Webb University just said goodbye…