WASHINGTON (ABP) — A church-state watchdog group said a proposal by New York's governor to relocate a controversial Islamic center proposed in New York City to publicly owned property is legally flawed and should be abandoned. Barry Lynn, executive director…
Controversial theologian Clark Pinnock dies
HAMILTON, Ontario (ABP) — Clark Pinnock, an influential theologian whose spiritual pilgrimage led him from a fiery fundamentalism as a young professor to an openness that caused some to brand him a heretic, died Aug. 15 of a heart attack….
Judge throws out Missouri funeral protest law
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — A federal judge ruled Aug. 16 that a Missouri law banning protests at or near funerals is unconstitutional. In 2006 Missouri passed a law prohibiting picketers within 300 feet of a memorial service. It was…
Controversial theologian, seminary professor Clark Pinnock dies
HAMILTON, Ontario (ABP) — Clark Pinnock, an influential theologian whose spiritual pilgrimage led from a fiery fundamentalism as a young professor to an openness that caused some to brand him a heretic, died Aug. 15 of a heart attack. Pinnock,…
Judge throws out Missouri funeral protest law aimed at extremist church
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — A federal judge ruled Aug. 16 that a Missouri law banning protests at or near funerals is unconstitutional. In 2006 Missouri passed a law prohibiting picketers within 300 feet of a memorial service. It was…
ANALYSIS: Legal status of mosque project clear; pluralism’s status not
WASHINGTON (ABP) — One thing is settled in the controversy over building an Islamic cultural center near the former World Trade Center site in New York: There is no legal impediment to the facility rising there. A sign at a…
Hispanic evangelicals warn GOP against alienating Latino voters
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Leaders of the nation’s largest Hispanic evangelical organization warned leaders of the Republican Party Aug. 17 that their increasingly strident rhetoric on immigration puts the party at risk of losing an entire generation of Latino voters. Samuel…
Georgians learn German from Austrians thanks to Virginia Baptists
TBILISI, Georgia — An eight-day camp in the Caucasus Mountains to learn German may not sound like much of a vacation to some Americans. But for the young Georgians ages 12 to 23 who participated in the camp this summer,…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • John A. Duke, to Macedonia Church, Foster, as full-time pastor. • Scott Salsman, to James River Church, Williamsburg, as senior pastor, effective Aug. 29. • Edward G. Powell Jr., concluding his ministry as pastor of Bethel Church,…
MC2 combines Bible study, mission action for 400 attendees
LYNCHBURG, Va. — For the more than 400 people attending the MC2 conference July 19-24, the question, “What was your favorite part?” sparked a variety of responses. Painting houses gave MC2 participants opportunities to share their faith. An 8-year-old responded,…
Impact Virginia and 140 students converge on Bluefield area
BLUEFIELD, Va. — One hundred and forty youth from 13 Baptist churches across Virginia converged on Bluefield College, June 27-July 3, to make an “impact” on Greater Bluefield through service projects in the community. On the Bluefield campus as part…
Georgians learn German, thanks to Virginia Baptist support
TBILISI, Georgia — An eight-day camp in the Caucasus Mountains to learn German may not sound like much of a vacation to some Americans. But for the young Georgians ages 12 to 23 who participated in the camp this summer,…